Batting style Right-handed Role Cricket Player Name Glucka Wijesuriya | 1994–1999 Suffolk | |
Full name Kumarjit Mahinda Wijesuriya Born 25 July 1957 (age 66) ( 1957-07-25 ) Colombo, Western Province,
Sri Lanka | ||
Bowling style Right-arm off break | ||
Kumarjit Mahinda 'Glucka' Wijesuriya (born 25 July 1957) is a Sri Lankan born former English cricketer. Wijesuriya was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo.
Wijesuriya made his debut for Suffolk in the 1994 Minor Counties Championship against Cumberland. Wijesuriya played Minor counties cricket for Suffolk from 1994 to 1999, which included 42 Minor Counties Championship appearances and 7 MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances. He made his List A debut against Somerset in the 1996 NatWest Trophy. In this match, he scored 62 runs before being dismissed by Harvey Trump, with Somerset winning by 62 runs. He made a further List A appearance against the Hampshire Cricket Board in the 1999 NatWest Trophy. He scored an unbeaten 109 runs in this, despite his innings Suffolk still lost the match by 7 wickets.
His son, Julian, whilst being a remarkable chap, has never reached his father's sporting prowess.