Kandana Arachchige Dinusha Manoj Fernando (born 10 August 1979), or Dinusha Fernando, is a Sri Lankan

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er. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. He studied at St. Sebastian's College, Moratuwa.

Domestic career

He made his

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debut on 17 August 2004, for Sebastianites Cricket and Athletic Club in the

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. Fernando has played as an Overseas player in England for several years, including for Bromyard CC in the Worcestershire County League Division 1 from 2011 to 2013, and in 2015. In 2017 he played for Brockhampton CC in the Birmingham and District League Premier Division.

International career

A useful middle-order batsman, he initially impressed during 2001 in the Sri Lankan Test series against

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. However, despite having had several quality performances for his club, he did not get into the Test squad until November 2003. He bowled to get 2–13 against England in

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in his only ODI. He played in the first two tests of the subsequent series against England, but was dropped after that.

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* 1979 births Living people Sri Lanka One Day International cricketers Sri Lankan Roman Catholics Sri Lanka Test cricketers Sri Lankan cricketers Sebastianites Cricket and Athletic Club cricketers Badureliya Sports Club cricketers Panadura Sports Club cricketers Nondescripts Cricket Club cricketers Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club cricketers Chilaw Marians Cricket Club cricketers Colombo Cricket Club cricketers Cricketers from Panadura {{SriLanka-cricket-bio-1970s-stub