Athula Samarasekera
INTL CAREER: 1983 - 1994
Full Name
Maitipage Athula Rohitha Samarasekera
Born
August 05, 1961, Colombo
Age
62y 279d
Batting Style
Right hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right arm Medium
Playing Role
Middle order Batter
Other
Coach
Athula Samarasekera was an imposing figure; a strapping physique leant him the ability to play some commanding innings. With the bat in hand he was capable of powerful strikes and was a more than handy medium-pace bowler. Samarasekera made an inauspicious start to his career, scoring a duck on his one-day international
debut. On his Test debut he matched the performance, being dismissed in the first innings for a duck. In the second innings he played a characteristically breezy innings making 57, punctuated by a number of boundaries. He completed a promising allround match capturing two wickets and taking two catches. Too
often though Samarasekera was dismissed when he seemed set to dominate the bowling, a substantial score beckoning. When he did score it was well worth watching as he provided maximum entertainment with his aggressive style. Never able to fully establish a permanent position in the team, Samarasekera chose to
end his international career by deciding to take up professional cricket in Bangladesh.
Johann P Jayasekera
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