Damian Fernando was a Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...

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Cricket

Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...

er. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-fast bowler who played for Chilaw Marians

Chilaw Marians Cricket Club

Chilaw Marians Cricket Club are a first-class cricket team based in Colombo, Sri Lanka. They play their home games at Colombo Cricket Club Ground. The club has won the one day Tournament in 2005 Sri Lankan first class competition....

. He was born in Marawila

Marawila

Marawila is a coastal town in the Puttalam District of the North Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is located along the junction of the road that connects the capital city of Colombo with the city of Chilaw, and the road that leads to Nattandiya...

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Fernando made a single first-class appearance for the team, during the 2002-03 season, against Antonians

Antonians Sports Club

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. From the lower-middle order, he scored a duck in the only innings in which he batted.

Fernando made four List A appearances for the team during the same season, scoring 33 runs in three innings - including a top score of 24 against Sri Lanka Air Force.

External links

• Damian Fernando at Cricket Archive