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Full name Franklyn Saliya Ahangama
Born September 14, 1959, Colombo
Current age 49 years 24 days
Major teams Sri Lanka,Sinhalese Sports Club
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
3
3
1
11
11
5.50
0
0
0
1
0
ODIs
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0
0
First-class
37
28
10
228
51
12.66
0
1
10
0
List A
7
1
1
13
13*
-
0
0
0
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
3
6
801
348
18
5/52
8/124
19.33
2.60
44.5
0
1
0
ODIs
1
1
18
23
0
-
-
-
7.66
-
0
0
0
First-class
37
5287
2288
120
7/30
19.06
2.59
44.0
7
2
List A
7
246
200
9
4/36
4/36
22.22
4.87
27.3
1
0
0
Career statistics
Test debut
Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (SSC), Aug 30-Sep 4, 1985 scorecard
Last Test
Sri Lanka v India at Kandy, Sep 14-19, 1985 scorecard
Test statistics
Only ODI
Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Lahore, Oct 25, 1985 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class span
1985/86 - 1995/96
List A span
1985/86 - 1990/91
Profile
Franklyn Saliya Ahangama had a meteoric rise to the Sri Lankan Test side. After making his first-class debut for the Sri Lankan Colts in 1985-86, he found himself thrust into the Test side to play India a mere two weeks later. He had a
triumphant entry into Test cricket capturing the wicket of Mohammad Azharuddin with only his fourth ball finishing with a match analysis of 5 for 109. In the third Test at Kandy he returned a career-best 5 for 52, ending the three-Test series with 18 wickets at 19.33. Sri Lanka's lack of Test cricket and injuries
prevented him from appearing in more, and despite touring England in 1988 and 1991 he never played another Test. He subsequently moved into broadcasting as a television commentator.
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