rumesh ratnayake Profile - ICC Profile, Age, Career Info & Stats.
rumesh ratnayake is a cricketer(sportsman) from Sri Lanka. His ICC profile, age, career info & stats are given below.
Full Name
Rumesh Joseph Ratnayake
Born
January 02, 1964, Colombo
Age
59 years old
Batting Style
Right hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right arm Fast medium
Playing Role
Bowler
Other
Referee, Coach
Batting Stats
Test | ODI | T20I | IPL | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mat | 23 | 70 | - | - |
Inn | 36 | 55 | - | - |
Runs | 433 | 612 | - | - |
Avg | 14.43 | 16.54 | - | - |
SR | 94.96 | 86.81 | - | - |
HS | 56 | 33 | - | - |
NO | 6 | 18 | - | - |
100s | 0 | 0 | - | - |
50s | 2 | 0 | - | - |
4s | 35 | 43 | - | - |
6s | 10 | 18 | - | - |
Bowling Stats
Test | ODI | T20I | IPL | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mat | 23 | 70 | - | - |
Inn | 35 | 70 | - | - |
Balls | 4961 | 3575 | - | - |
Runs | 2563 | 2712 | - | - |
Wkt | 73 | 76 | - | - |
BBI | 66 / 6 | 32 / 5 | - | - |
BBM | 125 / 9 | 32 / 5 | - | - |
Eco | 3.1 | 4.55 | - | - |
Avg | 35.11 | 35.68 | - | - |
5W | 5 | 1 | - | - |
10W | 0 | 0 | - | - |
Teams he has played for:
- Sri Lanka
- Nondescripts Cricket Club
Heres what CricBuzz says about him.
Back in 1983, when New Zealand took on an inexperienced Sri Lankan side in Christchurch, the hosts looked set to thump the opposition ranks. Led by Sir Richard Hadlee's sterling efforts with the ball, on expected lines, the home team won by an innings.
The only bright spot for Sri Lanka was the performance of the 19-year-old seamer from Colombo, Ratnayake. He snared a couple of wickets, but it was Ratnayake's ability to generate swing, and dismiss Bruce Edgar and Geoff Howarth that caught the eye. He followed it up by taking a 4-for in the next Test in Wellington.
It was roughly two years later when Ratnayake's superlative show against India at Colombo (PSS) hit the headlines. His nine-wicket haul resulted in a shell-shocked Indian side hurtling towards a defeat. Remember, India were riding high on the confidence of emerging triumphant in the WCC in Australia. But the unfancied Sri Lankan side gave them a jolt.
In the first innings of that Test, it was his penetrative spell that led to India being reduced to 3 for 3. Even in the second essay, just when Kapil Dev was firing on all cylinders, Ratnayake dismissed him. In that series, he also picked up a 6-for in the first Test. Sri Lanka went on to win that series 1-0, largely on the back of Ratnayake's 20 scalps.
In 1989, in the Test played against Australia in Hobart, his six-wicket haul gave the visitors genuine hopes of overcoming the men from Dow Under. However, the Australian batsmen came back strongly in the second innings, and eventually crushed Sri Lanka by 173 runs.
Ratnayake was again in the thick of the things against New Zealand in Hamilton in 1991. Ratnayake bowled with zest and vigour to clean up New Zealand for under 300 in the first innings. The Test finally ended in a draw.
Ratnayake was a fine bowler in ODIs as well. In the tri-series held in Australia in 1984-85, he made the ball talk by moving it this way, that way with subtle changes of wrist. In the game played at the MCG against Australia, Wessels and Wood's stumps were shattered. On the other hand, he dismissed Craig McDermott with a scorcher of an inswinging yorker. Even at the fag end of his career, Ratnayake snared five scalps against Pakistan in Sharjah in 1990 to help his country win convincingly.
Even though he wasn't quick, Ratnayake could surprise the batsman for a bit of pace. At the MCG in 1984-85, he smashed Larry Gomes, the West Indian cricketer, flush on his face. Ratnayake though, was injury prone and lost his way by early 1990s. He still played in the Hero Cup in 1993. By then, he had lost that extra zing in his bowling and soon he retired from the game.
Since walking into retirement life, Ratnayake has become a Level III certified coach. He has been the Development Officer of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) since 2003 and once held the position of being the interim coach of Sri Lanka.
By Bharath Ramaraj
Heres what ESPNcricinfo says about him.
The wiry Ratnayake made his debut as teenager and displayed the ability to generate pace and bounce with his whippy action. Ratnayake was a consistent performer during the late eighties and early nineties troubling batsman with his ability to swing the new ball at a lively pace. However, due to injury he was never able to really fulfill his potential, though he showed determination to return to test cricket he was never quite the same bowler as in his younger days. Nevertheless he was a fine test bowler and one of the better pace bowlers produced by the island nation. A capable hitter in the lower order Ratnayake played some handy innings with the bat.
Making his debut against New Zealand at Christchurch he made an immediate impression taking the new ball providing the kiwi batsman with some awkward moments. In the 1985/86 series against India he came of age bowling superbly to capture 20 wickets at 22. At SSC he bowled with sustained pace and stamina capturing 6/85 from 41 overs. In Sri Lanka's comprehensive victory in the second test Ratnayake was a major factor taking 9 wickets in the match. Along with Ashantha de Mel and Saliya Ahangama the pace trio tormented the Indian batsman leading Sri Lanka to an inaugural series victory.
Niggling injuries were always a blight on his career, though he toiled manfully in generally unresponsive conditions. On his day he remained a quality pace bowler on the 1990/91 tour of Australia he produced a outstanding display of swing bowling in his only test at Hobart capturing 6/66. At Lords he gave another a ccomplished display taking 5/69, his pace and swing causing the English bats immeasurable trouble. With the bat he then rescued the team with a bright half century. Too often though his performances were let down with lackluster batting as Sri Lanka customarily wasted opportunities to press home the advantage that Ratnayake had helped achieve. Injuries limited his effectiveness in the series in Pakistan and it proved to be his final test series.
(Johann P Jayasekera