Basil Chandran Jayawardene (born 29 December 1963) is a former Sri Lankan-born international cricketer who represented the United Arab Emirates national team at the 1997 ICC Trophy. He was born in Sri Lanka, and played first-class cricket there for the Moors Sports Club.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Basil Chandran Jayawardene |
| Born | 29 December 1963 Colombo, Ceylon |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium |
| International information | |
| National side |
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| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 1986–1991 | Moors Sports Club (Sri Lanka) |
Source: CricketArchive, 11 March 2016 | |
Jayawardene was born in Colombo.[1] An all-rounder, he made his first-class debut in May 1989, playing for the Moors Sports Club in a Lakspray Trophy game against the Moratuwa Sports Club.[2] Jayawardene's best performance in his debut season was an innings of 53 not out against the Colombo Cricket Club.[3] He made no top-flight appearances during the 1989–90 season, but the following season made several appearances for Moors, in both the three-day Saravanamuttu Trophy and the limited-overs Hatna Trophy.[2][4]
While a resident of the UAE in the mid-1990s, Jayawardene began playing club cricket. After meeting the residency qualifications, he was selected in the UAE's squad for the 1997 ICC Trophy in Malaysia, as one of several players with first-class experience in other countries.[5] At the tournament, however, he played in only one game, against Argentina, in which he did not bat and failed to take a wicket opening the bowling with Ahmed Nadeem.[6] After returning to Sri Lanka, Jayawardene took up coaching, and had several stints with local teams. In September 2010, he returned to the Middle East, having been appointed coach of the Kuwait national team. He oversaw Kuwait's promotion from 2010 World Cricket League Division Eight to 2010 Division Seven to 2011 Division Six, and was also in charge for the 2011 ACC Twenty20 Cup.[7]
References
edit- ^ Basil Jayawardene – CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
- ^ a b First-class matches played by Basil Jayawardene – CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
- ^ Moors Sports Club v Colombo Cricket Club, Lakspray Trophy 1988/89 (Final Round Group B) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
- ^ List A matches played by Basil Jayawardene – CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
- ^ ICC Trophy matches played by Basil Jayawardene – CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
- ^ Argentina v United Arab Emirates, Carlsberg ICC Trophy 1996/97 (1st Round Group B) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
- ^ (29 November 2011). "Kuwait hoping to build on momentum" Archived 14 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine – ICC Europe. Retrieved 13 March 2016.