He was educated at Nalanda College, Colombo, where he played cricket for the first XI from 1968 to 1970. After leaving school, he played for Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club in Colombo. He represented the Sri Lanka Board President's XI in 1973, and the Sri Lanka national team in 1974 and 1975.[2]
He made his highest first-class score of 98 not out, the highest score of the match, when Sri Lanka lost by 17 runs to Pakistan in Karachi in 1973-74.[3]
Jayantha is a former national selector and national coaching committee member of Sri Lanka Cricket, the governing body for cricket in Sri Lanka. He also coached Bhutan, and has served as a curator. He also runs a private coaching school and has coached at Nalanda College for many years.[2]
Personal lifeedit
He and his wife Mekala live in Kohuwala, Colombo. They have three daughters.[2]
Referencesedit
^"Jayantha Seneviratne". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
^ abcThawfeeq, Sa'adi (31 October 2010). "Jayantha the unlucky one". The Nation. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
^"Pakistan v Sri Lanka, Karachi 1973-74". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
External linksedit
Jayantha Seneviratne at CricketArchive(subscription required)
"OBSERVER-MOBITEL School cricket show has unearthed latent talent- Jayantha Seneviratne By Ranjan ANANDAPPA". sundayobserver. 10 July 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
"A winning partnership with a home grown coach". sundaytimes. 24 July 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
"Jayantha Seneviratne". Cricket World. Archived from the original on 20 January 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
"Teams Jayantha Seneviratne played for". Cricket World. Archived from the original on 20 January 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
"42nd Battle of the Maroons". Battle of the Maroons. 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
"Jayantha and Ooshadie to prop Bhutan cricket". Sunday Times. 26 January 2003. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
April 19, 2024
jayantha, seneviratne, born, june, 1952, former, cricketer, played, first, class, cricket, lanka, cricket, team, from, 1973, 1979, playing, five, unofficial, test, matches, against, india, pakistan, west, indies, personal, informationfull, nameborn, 1952, june. Jayantha Seneviratne born 6 June 1952 is a former cricketer who played first class cricket for Sri Lanka cricket team from 1973 to 1979 playing in five unofficial Test matches against India Pakistan and the West Indies 1 Jayantha SeneviratnePersonal informationFull nameJayantha SeneviratneBorn 1952 06 06 6 June 1952 age 71 Colombo Western Province CeylonBattingRight handedBowlingRight arm mediumDomestic team informationYearsTeam1973 74 1975 76Sri Lanka Board President s XI1973 74Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic ClubCareer statisticsCompetition First class List AMatches 16 7Runs scored 646 68Batting average 30 76 11 33100s 50s 6 Top score 98 31 Balls bowled 328 7Wickets 4 Bowling average 29 75 5 wickets in innings 10 wickets in match Best bowling 2 72 Catches stumpings 12 1 Source Cricinfo 27 January 2012 Contents 1 Cricket career 2 Personal life 3 References 4 External linksCricket career editHe was educated at Nalanda College Colombo where he played cricket for the first XI from 1968 to 1970 After leaving school he played for Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club in Colombo He represented the Sri Lanka Board President s XI in 1973 and the Sri Lanka national team in 1974 and 1975 2 He made his highest first class score of 98 not out the highest score of the match when Sri Lanka lost by 17 runs to Pakistan in Karachi in 1973 74 3 Jayantha is a former national selector and national coaching committee member of Sri Lanka Cricket the governing body for cricket in Sri Lanka He also coached Bhutan and has served as a curator He also runs a private coaching school and has coached at Nalanda College for many years 2 Personal life editHe and his wife Mekala live in Kohuwala Colombo They have three daughters 2 References edit Jayantha Seneviratne CricketArchive Retrieved 8 July 2020 a b c Thawfeeq Sa adi 31 October 2010 Jayantha the unlucky one The Nation Retrieved 8 July 2020 Pakistan v Sri Lanka Karachi 1973 74 CricketArchive Retrieved 30 March 2017 External links editJayantha Seneviratne at CricketArchive subscription required Jayantha Seneviratne at ESPNcricinfo OBSERVER MOBITEL School cricket show has unearthed latent talent Jayantha Seneviratne By Ranjan ANANDAPPA sundayobserver 10 July 2011 Retrieved 17 January 2012 A winning partnership with a home grown coach sundaytimes 24 July 2011 Retrieved 17 January 2012 Jayantha Seneviratne Cricket World Archived from the original on 20 January 2013 Retrieved 17 January 2012 Teams Jayantha Seneviratne played for Cricket World Archived from the original on 20 January 2013 Retrieved 17 January 2012 42nd Battle of the Maroons Battle of the Maroons 2011 Retrieved 17 January 2012 Jayantha and Ooshadie to prop Bhutan cricket Sunday Times 26 January 2003 Retrieved 17 January 2012 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jayantha Seneviratne amp oldid 1155236618, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
