Jayantha Seneviratne
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| Full name | Jayantha Seneviratne | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Unknown | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Unknown | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1973/74–1975/76 | Sri Lanka Board President's XI | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1973/74 | Mercantile Cricket Association | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: Cricinfo, 27 January 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jayantha Seneviratne is a former cricketer who represented first-class cricket for the Ceylon team (later Sri Lanka) from 1973 to 1980 playing in five unofficial Test matches against India, Pakistan and the West Indies.
Life
He was educated at Nalanda College Colombo and played cricket for the college first XI team from 1968 to 70. After leaving school, Jayantha played cricket for Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club in Colombo. Later he represented Sri Lanka by playing for Ceylon Board President's XI, Sri Lanka Board President's XI.
Cricket administration
Jayantha is a former national selector and national coaching committee member of Sri Lanka Cricket, the governing body for cricket in Sri Lanka. Jayantha also had been a one time cricket coach for Bhutan representing Asian Cricket Council. Jayantha besides being a highly qualified cricket coach has served as a curator too.
References
- "OBSERVER-MOBITEL School cricket show has unearthed latent talent- Jayantha Seneviratne By Ranjan ANANDAPPA". sundayobserver. 10 July 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
- "A winning partnership with a home grown coach". sundaytimes. July 24, 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
- "Jayantha Seneviratne". Cricket World. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
- "Teams Jayantha Seneviratne played for". Cricket World. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
- "Sri Lanka / Players / Jayantha Seneviratne". Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
- "42nd Battle of the Maroons". Battle of the Maroons. 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
- "Jayantha and Ooshadie to prop Bhutan cricket". Sunday Times. 26 January 2003. Retrieved 17 January 2012.