Lalith Kaluperuma
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| Full name | Lalith Wasantha Silva Kaluperuma | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 June 1949 (age 75) off break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Sanath Kaluperuma (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 6) | 17 February 1982 v England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 14 March 1982 v Pakistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 4) | 7 June 1975 v West Indies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 13 February 1982 v England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lalith Wasantha Silva Kaluperuma (born 25 June 1949) is a former Sri Lankan international cricketer, who played first-class cricket from 1970 to 1983. He played in Sri Lanka's first Test team in 1982.[1]
Cricket career
Kaluperuma was educated at
Gopalan Trophy match in 1975-76 he took 2 for 36 and 8 for 43 to give Sri Lanka victory by 22 runs.[5]
Kaluperuma played in the first
Australians played Sri Lanka in a four-day match in 1981.[2] A few days earlier, in a 45-over match, he had taken 4 for 35 when Sri Lanka beat Australia for the first time.[7]
Kaluperuma played in Sri Lanka's inaugural Test against
South Africa's only innings, which were the Sri Lankan team's best figures of the tour.[8]
Later career
In 2003, Kaluperuma joined the board of national selectors in Sri Lanka, and two years later he was made chairman of the board.[2]
References
- ^ "Lalith Kaluperuma". Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- ^ a b c d Cyril, M. A. "Kaluperuma was rated the best off spinner of his time". The Island. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- ^ a b Epasinghe, Premasara. "Lalith Kaluperuma – Present Chairman of Selectors played in the First Test – 1982 and the First World Cup – 1975". Daily News. Archived from the original on 9 April 2007. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- ^ "North-West Frontier Province Governor's XI v Sri Lankans 1973-74". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- ^ "Sri Lanka Board President's XI v Tamil Nadu 1975-76". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- ^ S. S. Perera, The Janashakthi Book of Sri Lanka Cricket (1832–1996), Janashakthi Insurance, Colombo, 1999, p. 360.
- ^ S. S. Perera, pp. 392–93.
- ^ "South Africa XI v Arosa Sri Lanka, Johannesburg 1982-83". Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
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