Sarath Jayawardene

Sarath Jayawardene
Personal information
Full name
Walikalage Sarath Peiris Jayawardene
Born (1969-07-22) 22 July 1969 (age 55)
Panadura, Sri Lanka
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1989–2007Panadura Sports Club
1991–1992Western Province Suburbs
1992Sri Lanka Board Under-23s XI
1994–1995Western Province South
1995–1997Antonians Sports Club
2004Malaysia
FC debut31 March 1989 Panadura Sports Club v Nomads Sports Club
Last FC23 February 2007 Panadura Sports Club v Lankan Cricket Club
LA debut26 January 1993 Panadura Sports Club v Nondescripts Cricket Club
Last LA4 December 2005 Panadura Sports Club v Sinhalese Sports Club
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 114 16 5
Runs scored 4,404 303 88
Batting average 23.55 20.20 22.00
100s/50s 4/24 0/0 0/1
Top score 133 45 50
Balls bowled 10,703 744 60
Wickets 181 33 5
Bowling average 32.33 14.36 12.60
5 wickets in innings 5 0 0
10 wickets in match 1 0 0
Best bowling 6/40 4/13 3/25
Catches/stumpings 52/– 4/– 1/0
Source: CricketArchive, 6 January 2008

Walikalage Sarath Peiris Jayawardene, usually known as Sarath Jayawardene (born 22 July 1969) is a Sri Lankan cricketer who has also played for Malaysia.[1] A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler,[2] he had two stints playing first-class cricket in Sri Lanka, one from 1989 to 2002 and the other from 2005 to 2007.[3] He played for Malaysia in 2003 and 2004.[4]