Samantha Dodanwela
Personal information
Full name
Samantha Bandara Dodanwela
Born (1970-09-15) 15 September 1970
Kandy, Sri Lanka
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1993-94 to 1996-97Sinhalese Sports Club
Career statistics
Competition FC LA
Matches 28 2
Runs scored 133 –
Batting average 10.23 –
100s/50s 0/0 –
Top score 22 –
Balls bowled 3367 72
Wickets 103 1
Bowling average 16.83 39.00
5 wickets in innings 5 0
10 wickets in match 1 n/a
Best bowling 6/44 1/28
Catches/stumpings 7/– 0/–
Source: Cricinfo, 30 March 2019

Samantha Dodanwela (born 15 September 1970) is a Sri Lankan former first-class cricketer who played for the Sinhalese Sports Club.[1]

Dodanwela was a right-arm opening bowler. His best season was in 1995-96, when he took 57 wickets at an average of 13.96,[2] including his best figures of 4 for 33 and 6 for 44 against Tamil Union.[3]

He was later the chairman of Sinhalese Sports Club, and served on some Sri Lanka Cricket committees.[4] He is a tea taster by profession and is the chief executive officer of Mercantile Produce Brokers (Pvt.) Ltd., a tea brokerage company.[5] He serves on the executive committee of the Colombo Tea Traders' Association and on the tea tasting panel of the Sri Lanka Tea Board.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Samantha Dodanwela". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  2. ↑ "First-class bowling in each season by Samantha Dodanwela". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  3. ↑ "Sinhalese Sports Club v Tamil Union 1995-96". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  4. ↑ Krishnamurthy, N. (30 December 2018). "Samantha Dodanwela resigns from SLC tournament committee". CricketAge. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  5. ↑ "Samantha Dodanwela heads SSC again". Sunday Times. 5 June 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  6. ↑ "About Us". Mercantile Produce Brokers Private Limited. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
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