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| Full name | Chaminda Ruwan Kumarage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1979-07-29)29 July 1979 (age 46) Kalutara, Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-armfast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2001 | Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 8 January 1999 Bloomfield v Burgher | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LastFC | 14 December 2001 Bloomfield v Tamil Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LA debut | 28 October 2000 Bloomfield v Tamil Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LastLA | 9 December 2001 Bloomfield v Tamil Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:CricketArchive,19 July 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chaminda Ruwan Kumarage, usually known asChaminda Ruwan (born 29 July 1979) is aSri Lankan-borncricketer,[1] who was acaptain of theSingapore national cricket team.[2] A right-handedbatsman and right-armfast-mediumbowler,[3] he has played for Singapore since 2005[4] having previously playedfirst-class andList A cricket in his native Sri Lanka forBloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club.[3]
Born inKalutara in 1979,[3] Chaminda made his first-class debut for Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club in January 1999, playing againstBurgher Recreation Club andSinhalese Sports Club. He played just one first-class match in 2000, againstPolice Sports Club,[5] and made his List A debut that year, playing seven matches between October and November.[6]
His final year in Sri Lankan cricket was in 2001, during which he played seven first-class matches[5] and one List A match[6] before moving to Singapore.[4]
His debut for Singapore came in theStan Nagaiah Trophy series againstMalaysia in May 2005. He also playedACC Fast Track Countries Tournament matches against Malaysia andHong Kong that year.[4]
In 2006, he again played in the Stan Nagaiah Trophy series, followed by theACC Trophy inKuala Lumpur. He then playedACC Premier League matches against Hong Kong andNepal and theSaudara Cup match against Malaysia. He played only three times in 2007, the Saudara Cup match and matches against Hong Kong and theUAE in theACC Twenty20 Cup.[4]
He captained Singapore for the first time in the 2008 Stan Nagaiah Trophy series[7] and most recently played for Singapore inDivision Five of theWorld Cricket League inJersey.[4] He again captained Singapore in the ACC Trophy Elite tournament in July 2008.[2]
He won the player of the tournament award and helped Singapore team to promote toACC Division 3.[8]
In October 2018, he was named in Singapore's squad in the Eastern sub-region group for the2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Asia Qualifier tournament.[9]