Bandula Warnapura

Bandula Warnapura
Personal information
Full name
Bandula Warnapura
Born1 March 1953
Rambukkana, Ceylon
Died18 October 2021(2021-10-18) (aged 68)
Colombo, Sri Lanka
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleAll-rounder
Relations
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 10)17 February 1982 v England
Last Test17 September 1982 v India
ODI debut (cap 11)7 June 1975 v West Indies
Last ODI26 September 1982 v India
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1990–1991Bloomfield
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 4 12 57 33
Runs scored 96 180 2,280 579
Batting average 12.00 15.00 25.05 19.30
100s/50s 0/0 0/1 2/10 1/3
Top score 38 77 154 106
Balls bowled 90 414 1,211 1,018
Wickets 0 8 13 21
Bowling average – 39.50 48.30 37.42
5 wickets in innings – 0 0 0
10 wickets in match – 0 0 0
Best bowling – 3/42 2/33 3/21
Catches/stumpings 2/– 5/– 23/– 13/–
Source: Cricinfo, 31 January 2009

Bandula Warnapura (Sinhala: බන්දුල වර්ණපුර; 1 March 1953 – 18 October 2021) was a Sri Lankan cricketer and former captain of the Sri Lankan cricket team. He played four Test matches and twelve One Day Internationals (ODI) during his international cricketing career from 1975 to 1982.[1] He was a right-handed opening batsman and a right-handed medium pace bowler.[2]

Warnapura captained Sri Lanka's first Test match, and also faced the first delivery and scored the first run for his team.[3] He also had the rare distinction of opening the bowling and opening the batting in the second innings for Sri Lanka in their first ever Test match.[4]

He captained Sri Lanka in all the Tests he played, although he could not lead his team to victory in any of them. However, Sri Lanka won the first ODI match he captained. He scored one half-century in ODI cricket.

  1. ^ "ICC expresses sadness at the passing of Bandula Warnapura". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Sri Lanka's first Test captain Bandula Warnapura passes away". The Papare. 18 October 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference ofage was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Sri Lanka's first Test captain Bandula Warnapura passes away". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 18 October 2021.