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Full name Congenige Randhi Dilhara Fernando
Born July 19, 1979, Colombo
Current age 29 years 84 days
Major teams Sri Lanka,Asia XI,Mumbai Indians,Sinhalese Sports Club,Worcestershire
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
30
38
12
184
36*
7.07
604
30.46
0
0
20
1
10
0
ODIs
128
50
30
201
20
10.05
335
60.00
0
0
16
1
23
0
T20Is
9
4
1
24
21
8.00
20
120.00
0
0
4
0
1
0
First-class
88
95
27
491
42
7.22
0
0
35
0
List A
172
71
38
280
21*
8.48
0
0
34
0
Twenty20
16
6
3
26
21
8.66
22
118.18
0
0
4
0
3
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
30
54
4700
2848
84
5/42
7/95
33.90
3.63
55.9
3
3
0
ODIs
128
122
5520
4766
163
6/27
6/27
29.23
5.18
33.8
3
1
0
T20Is
9
9
186
208
10
3/19
3/19
20.80
6.70
18.6
0
0
0
First-class
88
12092
7238
254
6/29
28.49
3.59
47.6
6
0
List A
172
7562
6319
234
6/27
6/27
27.00
5.01
32.3
4
2
0
Twenty20
16
16
354
446
21
4/18
4/18
21.23
7.55
16.8
1
0
0
Career statistics
Test debut
Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Colombo (SSC), Jun 14-17, 2000 scorecard
Last Test
Sri Lanka v England at Colombo (SSC), Dec 9-13, 2007 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
South Africa v Sri Lanka at Paarl, Jan 9, 2001 scorecard
Last ODI
Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (RPS), Aug 29, 2008 scorecard
ODI statistics
T20I debut
England v Sri Lanka at Southampton, Jun 15, 2006 scorecard
Last T20I
Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe at King City (NW), Oct 10, 2008 scorecard
T20I statistics
First-class debut
1997/98
Last First-class
Worcestershire v Middlesex at Kidderminster, Sep 17-19, 2008 scorecard
List A debut
1998/99
Last List A
Glamorgan v Worcestershire at Cardiff, Sep 21, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut
Burgher Recreation Club v Sinhalese Sports Club at Colombo (NCC), Aug 17, 2004 scorecard
Last Twenty20
Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe at King City (NW), Oct 10, 2008 scorecard
Profile
When Fernando burst onto the international scene, young and raw, he soon inspired hope that he would be the long-term replacement for Chaminda Vaas as the cutting edge of the pace attack. He has natural pace - six months after his debut he was timed at 91.9 mph in Durban - hits the pitch hard and moves the ball off the seam. During the early years he paid for his inconsistent line and length, but then worked hard with Rumesh Ratnayake in the Fast Bowling Unit and became more reliable. He also learnt the art of reverse swing and developed a well-disguised slower ball. His career, though, has been plagued with injury. He suffered his second stress fracture of the back in 12 months in January 2004 and missed the entire home series against Australia. However, he has now been slowly nursed back to full fitness and after playing for Sri Lanka A in New Zealand, he has won his place back in the squad. He struggled to hold down a regular spot, especially in the Test team, and was again struck by injury in 2005. However, he fought his way back for the one-day leg of the tour of England and, although he is having to look over his shoulder at the young seamers, has forced off the attention of Nuwan Zoysa for a place in the 2007 World Cup squad. But he remains a wild card that can either win or lose a match in one spell. Worcestershire thought of him as a winner, however, when they signed him for the final few weeks of their Championship campaign in 2008.
Charlie Austin September 2008
