Kandage Hasantha Ruwan Kumara Fernando (born 14 October 1979), or Hasantha Fernando is a former Sri Lankan

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er, who played two Test matches and 7 One Day Internationals. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. He is a past student of

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Domestic career

He made his

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debut on 17 August 2004, for

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in the

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. He was the professional at Whitehaven Cricket Club in 2006 and he topped the league bowling averages. After losing his place in the Sri Lankan team he went to English semi-pro team Plymouth where he made them contenders in the local 50 over league until he had a surprise call up for the Sri Lankan 20/20 team and became one of their crucial reserves. Plymouth later were promoted to the top league in the westcountry after 3 of their 4 teams were promoted in the 2007 season. In 2011 he was the professional at Sudbury CC, where he helped the club keep their East Anglian Premier League status and rejoined them in the 2012 season.

International cricket

After just one first-class season, spent with Sebastianites Cricket and Athletic Club, he impressed the selectors after having made three centuries, and was an ideal player to be picked for the 2003

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. He made his one-day debut against

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, where his bowling was impressive. He was gentle in pace, but showed variation in line, length and style.

References

1979 births Living people Basnahira South cricketers Sri Lanka One Day International cricketers Sri Lanka Test cricketers Basnahira cricketers Chilaw Marians Cricket Club cricketers Kandurata cricketers Moors Sports Club cricketers {{SriLanka-cricket-bio-1970s-stub