Samantha Dodanwela
Samantha Dodanwela (born 15 September 1970) is a Sri Lankan former first-class cricketer who played for Sinhalese Sports Club.[1]
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| Full name | Samantha Bandara Dodanwela | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 September 1970 Kandy, Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1993-94 to 1996-97 | Sinhalese Sports Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 30 March 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dodanwela was a right-arm opening bowler. His outstanding season was 1995-96, when he took 57 wickets at an average of 13.96,[2] including his best figures of 4 for 33 and 6 for 44 against Tamil Union.[3]
He was later the chairman of Sinhalese Sports Club, and served on some of the committees of Sri Lanka Cricket.[4] He is a tea taster by profession and is the chief executive officer of Mercantile Produce Brokers (Pvt) Ltd, a tea brokerage company.[5] He serves on the executive committee of the Colombo Tea Traders' Association and on the tea tasting panel of Sri Lanka Tea Board.[6]
References
- "Samantha Dodanwela". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- "First-class bowling in each season by Samantha Dodanwela". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
- "Sinhalese Sports Club v Tamil Union 1995-96". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
- Krishnamurthy, N. (30 December 2018). "Samantha Dodanwela resigns from SLC tournament committee". CricketAge. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
- "Samantha Dodanwela heads SSC again". Sunday Times. 5 June 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
- "About Us". Mercantile Produce Brokers Private Limited. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
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