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Full name Sidath Wettimuny
Born August 12, 1956, Colombo
Current age 51 years 348 days
Major teams Sri Lanka
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Other Referee
Relations Brother - SRD Wettimuny,Brother - MD Wettimuny
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
6s
Ct
St
Tests
23
43
1
1221
190
29.07
2
6
0
10
0
ODIs
35
33
1
786
86*
24.56
1636
48.04
0
4
3
0
First-class
55
90
5
2859
227*
33.63
6
15
21
0
List A
46
43
1
1139
105
27.11
1
5
4
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
23
2
24
37
0
-
-
-
9.25
-
0
0
0
ODIs
35
6
57
70
1
1/13
1/13
70.00
7.36
57.0
0
0
0
First-class
55
134
75
2
1/7
37.50
3.35
67.0
0
0
List A
46
72
73
1
1/13
1/13
73.00
6.08
72.0
0
0
0
Career statistics
Test debut
Sri Lanka v England at Colombo (PSS), Feb 17-21, 1982 scorecard
Last Test
India v Sri Lanka at Cuttack, Jan 4-7, 1987 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
Sri Lanka v England at Colombo (SSC), Feb 13, 1982 scorecard
Last ODI
India v Sri Lanka at Mumbai, Jan 17, 1987 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class span
1975/76 - 1986/87
List A span
1977/78 - 1986/87
ICC match referee statistics
Test debut
Zimbabwe v New Zealand at Harare, Sep 18-22, 1997 scorecard
Last Test
Zimbabwe v New Zealand at Bulawayo, Sep 25-29, 1997 scorecard
Test matches
2
Test statistics
ODI debut
Zimbabwe v New Zealand at Bulawayo, Oct 1, 1997 scorecard
Last ODI
India v Pakistan at Sharjah, Apr 16, 1999 scorecard
ODI matches
10
ODI statistics
Profile
Sidath Wettimuny was a fixture at the top of the order following Sri Lanka's inauguration into the Test arena. Wettimuny was a solid right-hand batsman with a compact technique. Wettimuny was the younger of two brothers to play for Sri Lanka; in fact in a rare instance he opened the batting with his brother, Mithra, in two Test matches. Wettimuny made two centuries at test level both
of them having historical significance. At Faisalabad, on Sri Lanka's initial overseas tour, Wettimuny stroked a 157, sharing a partnership of 217 with Roy Dias for the second wicket. It was the maiden century at Test level by a Sri Lankan player. At Lord's in 1984, Wettimuny eclipsed his previous effort scoring a superlative 190 in 636 minutes facing 471 balls. Marvellous strokeplay and a steely determination to succeed punctuated the innings. Wettimuny also became the first Sri Lankan to carry his bat through an innings when he completed the feat against New Zealand at Christchurch in 1982-83 - he scored an unbeaten 63 out of a meager total of 144.
Wettimuny suffered from not having a stable partner up the opposite end as Sri Lanka struggled to find an established opening partnership. Towards the end of his Test career he struggled to match his earlier achievements with the bat. His
record shows he was a far more effective player on overseas wickets.
After the conclusion of his playing days Wettimuny stayed involved in the game initially as a match referee and later becoming the chairman of selectors for the Sri Lankan cricket team. Johann P Jayasekera
