Dinuka Hettiarachchi

Dinuka Hettiarachchi (born 15 July 1976) is a former Sri Lankan Test cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a slow left-arm bowler. Though he not played in international cricket since 2001, he is an active member in Sri Lanka domestic seasons. In 234 first-class matches, Hettiarachchi took exactly 1,000 wickets, the third Sri Lankan after Muttiah Muralitharan and Rangana Herath to achieve the landmark.

Dinuka Hettiarachchi
Personal information
Full name
Dinuk Sulaksana Hettiarachchi
BornJuly 15, 1976 (1976-07-15) (age 47)
Colombo, Sri Lanka
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
Rolebowler
International information
National side
  • Sri Lanka
Test debut (cap 86)15 March 2001 v England
Career statistics
Competition Test FC LA T20
Matches 1 234 136 19
Runs scored 1,691 377 51
Batting average 9.55 7.69 8.50
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 48* 33 25
Balls bowled 162 46,465 5,991 317
Wickets 2 1,000 208 26
Bowling average 20.50 23.54 19.08 11.57
5 wickets in innings 0 71 3 0
10 wickets in match 0 18 0 0
Best bowling 2/36 8/26 6/43 3/0
Catches/stumpings 0/– 55/– 15/– 1/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 31 March 2017
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