Manjula Munasinghe

Arachchige Manjula Nishantha Munasinghe (born December 10, 1971), best known as Manjula Munasinghe, is a Sri Lankan Australian cricket coach and former cricketer who played five One Day Internationals (ODIs) between 1994 and 1996. He currently lives in Australia.[1]

Manjula Munasinghe
මංජුල මුණසිංහ
Personal information
Full nameArachchige Manjula Nishantha Munasinghe
Born (1971-12-10) 10 December 1971
Colombo, Ceylon
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 79)14 April 1994 v Australia
Last ODI20 January 1996 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1990–1998Sinhalese SC
1992Western Province South
1994Western Province North
Career statistics
Competition ODI FC LA
Matches 5 33 17
Runs scored 13 464 112
Batting average 4.33 17.84 8.61
100s/50s 0/0 0/2 0/0
Top score 8 59* 23
Balls bowled 217 4,198 680
Wickets 4 99 19
Bowling average 36.50 22.04 21.89
5 wickets in innings 0 5 0
10 wickets in match n/a 2 n/a
Best bowling 3/30 9/38 4/25
Catches/stumpings 0/- 26/- 3/-
Source: Cricinfo, 23 January 2016

Domestic career

Born in Colombo, Munasinghe made his first-class debut for the Sinhalese Sports Club during the 1990–91 season.[2] He first played for Sri Lanka "A" during the 1992–93 season in a quadrangular tournament also involving Bangladesh "A", India "A", and Pakistan "A".[3]

Munasinghe did not play for Sri Lanka, but remained active domestically until the 1997–98 season. His best first-class bowling figures came in February 1994, when he took 9/38 in the first innings of Western Province North's match against Central Province.[4]

International career

Munasinghe made his ODI debut for the Sri Lankan national cricket team during the 1994 edition of the Austral-Asia Cup in the United Arab Emirates, playing a single match. He did not play internationally again until the 1995–96 Benson & Hedges World Series Cup, held in Australia, where he played four matches as a right-arm fast bowler.[5]

After cricket

After the conclusion of his playing career, Munasinghe emigrated to Melbourne, Australia, firstly working with the Victorian Cricket Association as a junior coach. In 2006, he established the Aus–Lanka Cricket Academy in Rowville which was intended to provide cricket coaching for children of immigrants.[6]

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References
  1. http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/598345.html
  2. First-class matches played by Manjula Munasinghe (33) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  3. List A matches played by Manjula Munasinghe (17) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  4. Western Province North v Central Province, Singer President's Trophy 1993/94 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  5. ODI matches played by Manjula Munasinghe (5) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  6. Coverdale, Brydon (2012). Melbourne's Sri Lankan connection – ESPNcricinfo. Published 24 December 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
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