Ashantha de Mel

Ashantha de Mel
Personal information
Full name
Ashantha Lakdasa Francis de Mel
Born (1959-05-09) 9 May 1959 (age 65)
Colombo
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 1)17 February 1982 v England
Last Test17 December 1986 v India
ODI debut (cap 20)13 February 1982 v England
Last ODI30 October 1987 v England
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 17 57 42 70
Runs scored 326 466 918 577
Batting average 14.17 14.56 19.12 15.18
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 1/2 0/0
Top score 34 36 100* 39*
Balls bowled 3,518 2,735 7,056 3,347
Wickets 59 59 109 69
Bowling average 36.94 37.91 37.90 37.23
5 wickets in innings 3 2 3 2
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 6/109 5/32 6/109 5/32
Catches/stumpings 9/– 13/– 22/– 15/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 31 July 2015

Ashantha Lakdasa Francis de Mel (born 9 May 1959) is a former Sri Lankan Test and ODI cricketer and selector for the national team. He bowled Sri Lanka's first ball in a Test match.[1] He was one of few Sri Lanka bowlers in the 1980s above medium pace, and he was also said to have the ability to get the ball to swing out.

In November 2018, he was named as the chairman of Sri Lanka Cricket's National Selection Panel. He previously served in the role in 2012.[2]

  1. ^ "Packer's revolution". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Sri Lanka Cricket announce new selection panel". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 25 November 2018.