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Origins of notable SL cricketers - Bada - 01-06-2024
Every SL Test player is here
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Sri_Lanka_Test_cricketers
I want to look into how many have come from outside Western province (Colombo + Gampaha + Kalutara). Batters in particular. Perhaps we can list them under each province.
RE: Origins of notable SL cricketers - Bada - 01-06-2024
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RE: Origins of notable SL cricketers - Bada - 01-06-2024
The last notable Test batter from outside Western province is DDS (#135). Looks like a lot of bowlers come from outstation areas, but not many batters.
RE: Origins of notable SL cricketers - criccontent - 01-06-2024
DDS also attended Mahanama if I am not mistaken
RE: Origins of notable SL cricketers - Bada - 01-06-2024
So he moved to Colombo, then went back
Quote:de Silva was born on 6 September 1991 at Hambantota as the second son of a family of three brothers. de Silva started his cricket career at Deberawewa National School in Tissamaharama, Hambanthota. After he moved to Galle, he then briefly attended Mahanama College Colombo, before moving to Richmond College, Galle. He played his senior school cricket at Richmond College, Galle and captained the Richmond first XI cricket team in the 2010/2011 season.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhananjaya_de_Silva
RE: Origins of notable SL cricketers - Charu26 - 01-06-2024
(01-06-2024, 04:11 AM)Bada Wrote: Every SL Test player is here
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Sri_Lanka_Test_cricketers
I want to look into how many have come from outside Western province (Colombo + Gampaha + Kalutara). Batters in particular. Perhaps we can list them under each province.
Exactly how jobless are you these days bada?
RE: Origins of notable SL cricketers - Bada - 01-06-2024
I'd say 11 on a scale of 1 to 10.
RE: Origins of notable SL cricketers - Pram - 01-06-2024
Wrote a small script to extract this info from cricinfo ('birth-place'). Sadly I could only get info off the most recent lot.
dilshan-madushanka Hambantota
nishan-madushka Moratuwa
dunith-wellalage Colombo
maheesh-theekshana Colombo
kamindu-mendis Galle
prabath-jayasuriya Matale
jeffrey-vandersay Wattala
charith-asalanka Elpitiya
praveen-jayawickrama Moratuwa
pathum-nissanka Galle
ramesh-mendis Ambalangoda
asitha-fernando Katuneriya
minod-bhanuka
wanindu-hasaranga Galle
oshada-fernando Colombo
lasith-embuldeniya Colombo
chamika-karunaratne Colombo
mahela-udawatte Colombo
kasun-rajitha Matara
akila-dananjaya Panadura
roshen-silva Colombo
sadeera-samarawickrama Colombo
lahiru-gamage Maradana
malinda-pushpakumara Colombo
danushka-gunathilaka Panadura
lahiru-kumara Kandy
asela-gunaratne Kandy
vishwa-fernando Colombo
lakshan-sandakan Ragama
dhananjaya-de-silva Colombo
dasun-shanaka Negombo
udara-jayasundera Minuwangoda
kusal-mendis Moratuwa
milinda-siriwardana Nagoda
kusal-perera Kalubowila
dushmantha-chameera Ragama
tharindu-kaushal Galle
niroshan-dickwella Kandy
dilruwan-perera Panadura
sachithra-senanayake Colombo
From this sample:
Western 28
Central 4
Southern 7
RE: Origins of notable SL cricketers - Bada - 01-06-2024
Good work there. So Nissanka's family moved to Kalutara.
Pathum Nissanka was born on 18 May 1998 in Galle. His father Sunil Silva worked as a ground boy and his income was low. Pathum's mother sold flowers near the Kalutara temple. In early childhood, he was raised in a poor family background. Started his cricket career during his time at Kalutara Vidyalaya.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pathum_Nissanka
RE: Origins of notable SL cricketers - Pram - 01-06-2024
(01-06-2024, 12:56 PM)Bada Wrote: Good work there. So Nissanka's family moved to Kalutara.
Pathum Nissanka was born on 18 May 1998 in Galle. His father Sunil Silva worked as a ground boy and his income was low. Pathum's mother sold flowers near the Kalutara temple. In early childhood, he was raised in a poor family background. Started his cricket career during his time at Kalutara Vidyalaya.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pathum_Nissanka
Birth place can be misleading since it's custom to visit mom's parents for child birth in SL