Dinuka Hettiarachchi

Dinuka Hettiarachchi
Personal information
Full name
Dinuk Sulaksana Hettiarachchi
BornJuly 15, 1976 (1976-07-15) (age 48)
Colombo, Sri Lanka
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
Rolebowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 86)15 March 2001 v England
Career statistics
Competition Test FC LA T20
Matches 1 234 136 19
Runs scored 1,691 377 51
Batting average 9.55 7.69 8.50
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 48* 33 25
Balls bowled 162 46,465 5,991 317
Wickets 2 1,000 208 26
Bowling average 20.50 23.54 19.08 11.57
5 wickets in innings 0 71 3 0
10 wickets in match 0 18 0 0
Best bowling 2/36 8/26 6/43 3/0
Catches/stumpings 0/– 55/– 15/– 1/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 31 March 2017

Dinuka Hettiarachchi (born 15 July 1976) is a former Sri Lankan Test cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a slow left-arm bowler. Though he not played in international cricket since 2001, he is an active member in Sri Lanka domestic seasons. In 234 first-class matches, Hettiarachchi took exactly 1,000 wickets, the third Sri Lankan after Muttiah Muralitharan and Rangana Herath to achieve the landmark.