| Chaminda Vaas | ||||
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 Sri Lanka | ||||
| Personal information | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Warnakulasuriya Patabendige Ushantha Joseph Chaminda Vaas | |||
| Born | 27 January 1974 | |||
| Mattumagala, Sri Lanka | ||||
| Role | Bowler | |||
| Batting style | Left-handed | |||
| Bowling style | Left arm fast medium | |||
| International information | ||||
| Test debut (cap 63) | August 26, 1994: v Pakistan | |||
| Last Test | July 5, 2007: v Bangladesh | |||
| ODI debut (cap 75) | February 15, 1994: v India | |||
| Last ODI | April 28, 2007: v Australia | |||
| Domestic team information | ||||
| Years | Team | |||
| 1990/91-present | Colts Cricket Club | |||
| 2003 | Hampshire | |||
| 2005 | Worcestershire | |||
| 2007 | Middlesex | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| Tests | ODIs | FC | LA | |
| Matches | 102 | 305 | 180 | 352 |
| Runs scored | 2815 | 1910 | 4889 | 2442 |
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| 100s/50s | 1/12 | 0/1 | 4/22 | 0/3 |
| Top score | 100* | 50* | 134 | 62* |
| Balls bowled | 20952 | 14701 | 33071 | 17022 |
| Wickets | 331 | 387 | 631 | 452 |
| Bowling average | 29. A delivery or ball in Cricket is a single action of Bowling a Cricket ball towards the Batsman. In the sport of Cricket the word wicket has several distinct meanings Meanings of wicket Set of stumps Primarily the wicket Bowling average is a Statistic measuring the performance of bowlers in the Sport of Cricket. 33 | 26. 78 | 26. 90 | 26. 16 |
| 5 wickets in innings | 11 | 4 | 25 | 4 |
| 10 wickets in match | 2 | n/a | 3 | n/a |
| Best bowling | 7/71 | 8/19 | 7/54 | 8/19 |
| Catches/stumpings | 30/- | 58/- | 53/- | 73/- |
As of August 26, 2007 | ||||
Warnakulasuriya Patabendige Ushantha Joseph Chaminda Vaas, (born 27 January 1974 in Mattumagala), usually known as Chaminda Vaas, is a Sri Lankan cricketer who is regarded as being the best fast bowler to come out of the country. An inning, or innings, is a fixed-length segment of a game in any of a variety of Sports &ndash most notably Cricket and Baseball during For other uses see Stump (disambiguation Stump is a term used in the Sport of Cricket where has three different meanings Events 1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ( Sinhalese:, இலங்கை known as Ceylon before 1972 is an Island Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries According to Bill Frindall, scorer and statistician for BBC Radio's Test Match Special, Chaminda is actually his penultimate given name, therefore his initials should read WPUJC. William Howard Frindall MBE ( March 3, 1939, Epsom, Surrey) is a British Cricket Scorer Test Match Special (known as TMS) is a radio programme broadcast on BBC Radio 4 ( Long wave) Five Live Sports Extra ( In 2004 he gained recognition for his talent when he was selected for the World Test and one-day XI at the inaugural ICC Awards. The ICC Awards is a set of sports awards for Cricket. The awards recognise and honour the best international cricket players He was once again selected for the World Test XI at the 2005 awards.
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Bowling style
He is a left arm swing bowler. Vaas opens the bowling for Sri Lanka and is noted for his indipper. Also among his arsenal is an off cutter which is well disguised. Although his pace has dropped over the years, he has masterful control of line and length.
Career highlights
A past student of the prestigious St. Joseph's College in Colombo, he made his debut for the Sri Lankan cricket team in 1994. The Sri Lankan cricket team is a national Cricket team representing Sri Lanka. He made an impact in his first year of international cricket as he helped Sri Lanka to their maiden Test Match victory away from home, against New Zealand at Napier. Test cricket is the longest form of the Sport of Cricket. It has long been considered the ultimate test of playing ability between cricketing nations The New Zealand cricket team, also known as the Black Caps or BLACKCAPS, played their first Test in 1929-30 against England in Christchurch Vaas took 5-47 in the first innings and 5-43 in the second.
In 2001-02 he took 26 wickets in a series win against the West Indies. This included a match haul of 14 wickets, a feat only achieved by two fast bowlers in the subcontinent, the other being Imran Khan. Imran Khan Niazi ( عمران خان نیازی) (born November 25 1952) is a Pakistani Cricketer and politician He was recently selected for the Afro Asia cup but dropped out due to county commitments.
On 26th June 2007 he made his maiden test century, playing against Bangladesh he hit 100 not out in a total of 577-6 declared in Colombo.
Records
Chaminda Vaas is Sri Lanka's most successful fast bowler ever, having taken over 300 Test wickets. He has been the head of the Sri Lankan bowling attack for many years. He achieved his 300th wicket on December 12, 2005) against India, becoming just the second Sri Lankan bowler to do so, after Muttiah Muralitharan. Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Muttiah Muralitharan ( Tamil: முத்தையா முரளிதரன் born 17 April 1972 in Kandy, Sri Lanka) often referred to as Murali He has also taken over 350 One Day International wickets, again only one of two Sri Lankans to do so. Note Most of the information here pertains to men's cricket ODI matches are also played in Women's cricket. As of the 30th of March 2007 only 3 bowlers have taken more ODI wickets. His tally includes two hat tricks, the first against Zimbabwe which came in the middle of a devastating spell of 8 for 19, the best bowling figures in one-day internationals, Zimbabwe were dismissed for 38 which was the lowest score in one day internationals. A hat-trick in Sports is associated with succeeding at anything three times in three consecutive attempts The Zimbabwean cricket team is a national Cricket team representing Zimbabwe. The other hattrick came in the 2003 World Cup against Bangladesh and was achieved with the first three balls of the game. The Bangladeshi cricket team, also known as "The Tigers", is a national Cricket team representing Bangladesh. This had never before been seen in One Day International cricket.
Allrounder
Vaas is also a useful batsman down the order, and has reached 2500 Test runs, including 12 Test half-centuries and a century. Only 10 bowlers in Test history to have taken 200 wickets have scored more runs than Vaas[1].
As a fieldsman, he is noted for his strong arm.
County Cricket
He has joined Middlesex County Cricket Club for the 2007 cricket season as an Overseas registration. Middlesex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic Cricket structure representing the historic county
References
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