Shantha Jayasekera, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Shantha Jayasekera

cricketer

Date of Birth: 06-Jun-1963

Place of Birth: Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Profession: cricketer

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Shantha Jayasekera

  • Shantha Dhammika A.
  • Jayasekera (born 6 June 1963) is a former international cricketer who represented the Canadian national team between 1994 and 2004.
  • He played as a right-handed middle-order batsman. Jayasekera was born in Colombo, Sri Lanka, and attended S.
  • Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia, representing the school in the annual Royal–Thomian fixture in 1981 and 1982.
  • His older brother, Rohan Jayasekera, represented both the Sri Lankan national team and the Canadian national team, although the brothers never played together at international level.
  • Shantha Jayasekera made his debut for Canada at the 1994 ICC Trophy in Kenya.
  • He played in six of his team's seven matches, but had little success, scoring only 71 runs (with a best of 39 against Bermuda).
  • After his debut, Jayasekera did not play in another international tournament for over ten years.
  • He finally returned to the national team for the 2004 ICC Six Nations Challenge, where matches held List A status.
  • Aged 40, Jayasekera played in three of Canada's five matches, scoring 46 runs.
  • In his first match of the tournament, against the United Arab Emirates, he was out for a golden duck, although he top-scored with 34 from 65 balls in the next match (against the Netherlands).

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