Shamilal Mendis
Balapuwaduge Gerald Anthony Shamilal Mendis (born 13 June 1983) is a Sri Lankan former first-class cricketer.
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| Full name | Balapuwaduge Gerald Anthony Shamilal Mendis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 June 1983 Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Manoj Mendis (brother) Duleep Mendis (uncle) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Oxford UCCE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 16 July 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mendis was born at Colombo, where he was educated at S. Thomas' College before going to England to study at Oxford Brookes University.[1][2] While studying at Oxford Brookes, he made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Oxford UCCE against Middlesex at Oxford in 2007.[3][notes 1] Batting once in the match, he was dismissed without scoring in the Oxford UCCE first innings by Tim Murtagh. With his off break bowling, he bowled 17 overs in the Middlesex first innings conceding 100 runs, while in their second innings he bowled 3.5 overs, conceding 11 runs and taking the wicket of David Nash.[4] Mendis was due to play minor counties cricket for Oxfordshire in 2015, but was prevented from doing so by registration problems.[5] His brother, Manoj, played first-class cricket, while his uncle Duleep Mendis played international cricket for the Sri Lanka national cricket team.
Notes and references
- Oxford UCCE differed from Oxford University Cricket Club in that it was open to students at Oxford Brookes University, whereas Oxford University Cricket Club is exclusively for students of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford.
- "Player profile: Shamilal Mendis". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- Dhambarage, Chris (25 March 2002). "Mendis's century gives Thomians Lemonade Cup". Daily News. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- "First-Class Matches played by Shamilal Mendis". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- "Oxford UCCE v Middlesex, 2007". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- "Mendis's Championship debut for Oxfordshire hit by registration problems". Oxford Mail. 19 June 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2020.