Michael Graydon Vandort (born 19 January 1980) is a Sri Lankan former

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er. He is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler. He made his

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debut on 17 August 2004, for

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in the

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. He is of Dutch Burgher ancestry and was educated at St. Joseph's College.

International career

Vandort made his Test debut for Sri Lanka in March 2001 against England. Having emerged in 2001 after impressive club performances, he was picked against

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in September 2001 after an impressive century. His Test average was 36.90. He scored a century in Sri Lanka's defeat to

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on 28 May 2006. He nearly became the first batsman since Javed Omar in 2001 to

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through the whole innings. In his one-day international debut against Australia he scored a Test-like 48 off 117 balls in a run-chase of 318, and did not play an ODI for the remainder of his career. However, he was selected to play in the tests against Australia and scored a gritty 82 against Australia in the first test in Brisbane. He is considered a good slips fielder but less effective in the outfield. Vandort had a few notable performances, including scoring a century in each innings (140 and 105*) against Bangladesh in 2007. He was dropped from the Sri Lankan Test team following a string of poor performances, especially against India in 2008–09.

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