Clipdex page for "De Mel, Ashantha L F"
- Name:
- De Mel, Ashantha L F
- Date of Birth:
- 09 May 1959
- Gender:
- Men
- Place of Birth:
- Colombo, Sri Lanka
- Career:
- Teams:
- Sri Lanka (Country)
Emburey shines in Sri Lanka's first ever test (1982)
- Howstat Statistics:
- Test Career
ODI Career
- External Links:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashantha_de_Mel
https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/ashantha-de-mel-48447
https://www.cricbuzz.com/profiles/3514/ashantha-de-mel
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- Player profile:
Genuine swing bowler carried Lankan attack
He was a brisk right-arm bowler with the ability to gain genuine outswing, Ashantha de Mel was Sri Lanka's leading pace bowler following their elevation to full Test status. In Sri Lanka's inaugural test against England in 1981-82, de Mel took a highly creditable 4 for 70 and 1 for 33. In the following tour of Pakistan, he toiled willingly, taking 11 wickets.
In the one-off Test against India in 1982-83, he became the first Sri Lankan fast bowler to take a five-wicket haul, grabbing 5 for 68 in the second innings. With the bat, de Mel was a handy performer, capable of valuable contributions in the lower order with his aggressive style.
His finest moment as a bowler arguably came at the 1983 World Cup in England, where he used the helpful conditions to register his two only ODI five-wicket-hauls. First, at Headingley against Pakistan, he took five for 39, but got little help from his team-mates and couldn't quite carry the team to the target, being last out as Sri Lanka needed 12 more to win off 10 balls. Two days later, however, they moved to The County Ground, Derby, and de Mel once again took five wickets - this time for only 32 runs, as New Zealand crumbled to 181 and Sri Lanka won by three wickets, their only win in the tournament. De Mel returned Sri Lanka's best bowling figures in every match. He was the tournament's second highest wicket taker with 17 wickets, one behind India's Roger Binny.
A serious knee injury brought his career to a premature end after the 1987 World Cup, but he went on to represent Sri Lanka at bridge, including an appearance at the Commonwealth Games. He also served on the interim committee of the Sri Lanka cricket board, and was a national selector and manager of the under-19 side. He also served as the Chairman of the National Selection Panel until replaced in 2010.
Career Highlights
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 17 | 28 | 5 | 326 | 34 | 14.17 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| ODIs | 57 | 41 | 9 | 466 | 36 | 14.56 | 595 | 78.31 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
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| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 17 | 27 | 3518 | 2180 | 59 | 6/109 | 7/201 | 36.94 | 3.71 | 59.6 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| ODIs | 57 | 57 | 2735 | 2237 | 59 | 5/32 | 5/32 | 37.91 | 4.90 | 46.3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
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