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Full name Thilan Thusara Samaraweera
Born September 22, 1976, Colombo
Current age 31 years 307 days
Major teams Sri Lanka,Colts Cricket Club,Kandurata,Sinhalese Sports Club,Sri Lanka A
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Relations Brother - DP Samaraweera
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
42
64
9
2309
142
41.98
5422
42.58
6
14
251
1
30
0
ODIs
17
13
1
199
33
16.58
379
52.50
0
0
15
0
3
0
First-class
192
259
47
9307
206
43.90
21
51
162
0
List A
116
82
21
1533
76
25.13
0
7
38
0
Twenty20
8
8
1
189
70
27.00
153
123.52
0
1
18
5
0
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
42
32
1291
679
14
4/49
6/67
48.50
3.15
92.2
1
0
0
ODIs
17
14
672
509
10
3/34
3/34
50.90
4.54
67.2
0
0
0
First-class
192
17458
8132
348
6/55
23.36
2.79
50.1
15
2
List A
116
4624
3061
108
7/30
7/30
28.34
3.97
42.8
0
2
0
Twenty20
8
2
44
37
3
3/17
3/17
12.33
5.04
14.6
0
0
0
Career statistics
Test debut
Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (SSC), Aug 29-Sep 2, 2001 scorecard
Last Test
West Indies v Sri Lanka at Port of Spain, Apr 3-6, 2008 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
India v Sri Lanka at Sharjah, Nov 6, 1998 scorecard
Last ODI
India v Sri Lanka at Vadodara, Nov 12, 2005 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class debut
1995/96
Last First-class
West Indies v Sri Lanka at Port of Spain, Apr 3-6, 2008 scorecard
List A debut
1995/96
Last List A
Kandurata v Wayamba at Colombo (SSC), Jan 13, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut
Burgher Recreation Club v Sinhalese Sports Club at Colombo (NCC), Aug 17, 2004 scorecard
Last Twenty20
Kandurata v Wayamba at Kurunegala, Apr 30, 2008 scorecard
Profile
As an offspinner, Thilan Samaraweera lived in the shadow of Muttiah Muralitharan during the early days, only sporadically playing in one-day matches. But since scoring a Test century on debut against India in August 2001, an innings that helped Sri Lanka to a 2-1 series win, he has carved out a reputation as a specialist Test batsman. An adhesive and well-organised player, he took a particular liking to his home ground, the SSC in Colombo, where he scored three centuries in his first six Tests. With the departure of Aravinda de Silva and Hashan Tillakaratne from the side, he has cemented his place in the middle order, where his patient and no-risks approach provides a useful counterpoint to his more flamboyant colleagues. Samaraweera has also impressed while leading the A team. Opportunities in the one-day team have been limited and he has been branded a Test specialist by the selectors. His steady off-spin is rarely used now, although he has a developing reputation as a partnership-breaker and clearly has the talent to become a more-than-useful support bowler. Inconsistent performances through 2006 resulted in him being dropped after the tour of England. He was recalled after more than a year for the tour of Australia. He announced his comeback on the tour of West Indies which followed, making a century and a fifty. He was back in the fray in the one-day squad when the probables for the Champions Trophy was announced.
