Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium Role Cricketer Batting style Right-handed | Name Chaminda Ruwan Date joined May 2005 | |
Full name Chaminda Ruwan Kumarage Born 29 July 1979 (age 44) ( 1979-07-29 ) Kalutara, Sri Lanka 1999–2001 Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club First-class debut 8 January 1999 Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club v Burgher Recreation Club Last First-class 14 December 2001 Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club v Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club List A debut 28 October 2000 Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club v Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club Current team Singapore national cricket team | ||
Chaminda Ruwan Kumarage, usually known as Chaminda Ruwan (born 29 July 1979) is a Sri Lankan born cricketer, who is currently the captain of the Singapore national cricket team. A right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler, he has played for Singapore since 2005 having previously played first-class and List A cricket in his native Sri Lanka for Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club.
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Sri Lankan career
Born in Kalutara in 1979, Chaminda made his first-class debut for Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club in January 1999, playing against Burgher Recreation Club and Sinhalese Sports Club. He played just one first-class match in 2000, against Police Sports Club, and made his List A debut that year, playing seven matches between October and November.
His final year in Sri Lankan cricket was in 2001, during which he played seven first-class matches and one List A match before moving to Singapore.
Singapore career
His debut for Singapore came in the Stan Nagaiah Trophy series against Malaysia in May 2005. He also played ACC Fast Track Countries Tournament matches against Malaysia and Hong Kong that year.
In 2006, he again played in the Stan Nagaiah Trophy series, followed by the ACC Trophy in Kuala Lumpur. He then played ACC Premier League matches against Hong Kong and Nepal and the Saudara Cup match against Malaysia. He played only three times in 2007, the Saudara Cup match and matches against Hong Kong and the UAE in the ACC Twenty20 Cup.
He captained Singapore for the first time in the 2008 Stan Nagaiah Trophy series and most recently played for Singapore in Division Five of the World Cricket League in Jersey. He will again captain Singapore in the ACC Trophy Elite tournament in July 2008.
He recently won the player of the tournametnt award and help Singapore team to promote to ACC Division 3