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Full name Michael Graydon Vandort
Born January 19, 1980, Colombo
Current age 28 years 188 days
Major teams Sri Lanka, Colombo Cricket Club, Wayamba
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium

Batting and fielding averages

Mat

Inns

Runs

Ave

100

Tests

1055

140

43.95

2136

49.39

122

ODIs

48.00

117

41.02

First-class

124

209

6662

226

34.16

List A

2263

118

39.01

Twenty20

151

30*

15.10

167

90.41

Bowling averages

Mat

Inns

Balls

Runs

Wkts

BBI

BBM

Ave

Econ

Tests

ODIs

First-class

124

1/46

53.00

5.21

61.0

List A

Twenty20

Career statistics

Test debut

Sri Lanka v Bangladesh at Colombo (SSC), Sep 6-8, 2001 scorecard

Last Test

West Indies v Sri Lanka at Port of Spain, Apr 3-6, 2008 scorecard

Test statistics

Only ODI

Australia v Sri Lanka at Melbourne (Dock), Jan 13, 2006 scorecard

ODI statistics

First-class debut

1998/99

Last First-class

West Indies v Sri Lanka at Port of Spain, Apr 3-6, 2008 scorecard

List A debut

1999/00

Last List A

Kandurata v Wayamba at Colombo (SSC), Jan 13, 2008 scorecard

Twenty20 debut

Colombo Cricket Club v Panadura Sports Club at Colombo (Police), Aug 17, 2004 scorecard

Last Twenty20

Ruhuna v Wayamba at Kurunegala, May 1, 2008 scorecard

Michael Vandort, a tall left hander, emerged onto the national scene in 2001 after a string of impressive performances for Colombo Cricket Club and Sri Lanka A. A late developer, Vandort played only one first-class match for St Joseph's First XI, but he quickly made an impression. He was then picked for a Board XI side against India in August 2001 and booked himself a berth in Sri Lanka's 16-man Test squad on the back of an impressive century. He sat on the sidelines throughout the series, but was finally given a chance against Bangladesh in 2001 when the selectors rested senior players. However, despite scoring a century in the second Test, he then waited three-and-half-years before reclaiming a place in the national squad. Opportunities were restricted due to the established Jayasuriya-Atapattu opening combination, but many argue he has nonetheless been unfairly ignored by the selectors. An injury to Sanath Jayasuriya paved the way for his ODI debut against Australia at Melbourne in February 2006. He top scored with a gritty but slow 48 but was then dropped for the rest of his series. He played two Tests in the Bangladesh series that followed, again showing an impressive adhesiveness and is particularly strong off the front foot, through the off-side and leg-side. Rated highly as a slip fieldsman but is slow in the field, a weakness that continues to restrict his opportunities in the limited-overs game. A return to the one-day fold received a boost when he was included in the Champions Trophy probables.

Charlie Austin (July 9, 2008)

Apr 4, 2008

Ishara Amerasinghe is flanked by Michael Vandort and Chamara Silva after he dismissed Dwayne Bravo for 26 © AFP

Apr 3, 2008

Michael Vandort sways out of the line of a bouncer © AFP

Apr 3, 2008

Michael Vandort defends back to the bowler © AFP

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