Rumesh Ratnayake
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Rumesh Joseph Ratnayake is a former Sri Lanka
n cricket
er who played in 23 Tests
and 70 ODIs from 1982 to 1993.
Ratnayake was a right arm fast-medium bowler who was capable of swinging the new ball and generating considerable pace and bounce. His career was often interrupted with injuries.
One of his best performances came in the 1985/86 series against India
, taking 20 wickets at 22 for the series. In the 2nd Test he managed 9 wickets in the match which gave Sri Lanka
a rare Test win, and inaugural series victory. Other good hauls include 6 for 66 against Australia
at Hobart
in 1990/91 and 5 for 69 against England
at Lords.
In 2003 Ratnayake was a development officer for the Asian Cricket Council
and was a coach and selector for the Asian Dream Team, a composite team of lesser Asian cricketing nations that played 6 matches in Sri Lanka that year.
Ratnayake was in May 2007 linked with the Sri Lankan national cricket team
assistant coaching job with some saying he had been given the interim coaching job. Ultimately it was the deputy's job that he was offered, and later declined in June 2007.:
He has also recently offered his skills advising cricket hopefuls in Canada
In August 2011, he became the head coach of Sri Lankan national team.
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...
n cricket
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 who played in 23 Tests
Test cricket
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and 70 ODIs from 1982 to 1993.
Ratnayake was a right arm fast-medium bowler who was capable of swinging the new ball and generating considerable pace and bounce. His career was often interrupted with injuries.
One of his best performances came in the 1985/86 series against India
Indian cricket team
The Indian cricket team is the national cricket team of India. Governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India , it is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and One Day International status....
, taking 20 wickets at 22 for the series. In the 2nd Test he managed 9 wickets in the match which gave Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan cricket team
The Sri Lankan cricket team is the national cricket team of Sri Lanka. The team first played international cricket in 1926–27, and were later awarded Test status in 1981, which made Sri Lanka the eighth Test cricket playing nation...
a rare Test win, and inaugural series victory. Other good hauls include 6 for 66 against Australia
Australian cricket team
The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. It is the joint oldest team in Test cricket, having played in the first Test match in 1877...
at Hobart
Bellerive Oval
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in 1990/91 and 5 for 69 against England
English cricket team
The England and Wales cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales. Until 1992 it also represented Scotland. Since 1 January 1997 it has been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board , having been previously governed by Marylebone Cricket Club from 1903 until the end...
at Lords.
After Retirement
In July 2001 Ratnayake became the administrative team manager for the Sri Lankan national cricket team.In 2003 Ratnayake was a development officer for the Asian Cricket Council
Asian Cricket Council
The Asian Cricket Council is a cricket organization which was established in 1983, to promote and develop the sport of cricket in Asia. It is the regional administrative body and is sub-ordinate to the International Cricket Council. The Conference became the Asian Cricket Council in 1995 and its...
and was a coach and selector for the Asian Dream Team, a composite team of lesser Asian cricketing nations that played 6 matches in Sri Lanka that year.
Ratnayake was in May 2007 linked with the Sri Lankan national cricket team
Sri Lankan cricket team
The Sri Lankan cricket team is the national cricket team of Sri Lanka. The team first played international cricket in 1926–27, and were later awarded Test status in 1981, which made Sri Lanka the eighth Test cricket playing nation...
assistant coaching job with some saying he had been given the interim coaching job. Ultimately it was the deputy's job that he was offered, and later declined in June 2007.:
He has also recently offered his skills advising cricket hopefuls in Canada
In August 2011, he became the head coach of Sri Lankan national team.