Romesh Kaluwitharana
On scorecards: RS Kaluwitharana
In-game rating: 73/99
BATTING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Romesh Kaluwitharana played 49 Tests for Sri Lanka in CricArcade's archive, from 1992 to 2004. The first came against Australia at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, with scores of 132 and 4, and the last against Pakistan at National Stadium in 2004.
The most productive decade was the 1990s: 1,432 runs at 30.5 in 33 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 132 not out from 158 balls against Australia at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground in 1992, in a defeat. In all: 3 hundreds, 9 fifties.
At home the average was 30.6 across 24 Tests; away it was 23.8 across 24 Tests, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against New Zealand: 496 runs at 45.1 in 7 Tests. Sinhalese Sports Club Ground was the most frequent ground, with 10 Tests and 405 runs at 31.2. Sri Lanka won 13 of the Tests Romesh Kaluwitharana played and lost 17, with 19 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 49 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 132* | 158 | Australia | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 1992 | Lost |
| 103 | 103 | New Zealand | Carisbrook | 1997 | Lost |
| 100 | 144 | Pakistan | Gaddafi Stadium | 1999 | Drawn |
| 88 | 146 | New Zealand | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 1998 | Won |
| 76 | 90 | New Zealand | P Saravanamuttu Stadium | 2003 | Drawn |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 11 | 409 | 21.53 | 1/2 |
| Australia | 9 | 397 | 30.54 | 1/2 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 496 | 45.09 | 1/3 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 252 | 31.50 | 0/2 |
| South Africa | 6 | 185 | 16.82 | 0/0 |
| India | 4 | 86 | 21.50 | 0/0 |
| West Indies | 4 | 83 | 11.86 | 0/0 |
| England | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0/0 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 24 | 948 | 30.58 | 1/6 |
| Away | 24 | 976 | 23.80 | 2/3 |
| Neutral | 1 | 9 | 4.50 | 0/0 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33 | 1,432 | 30.47 | 3/7 |
| 2000s | 16 | 501 | 18.56 | 0/2 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 10 | 405 | 31.15 | 1/2 |
| R Premadasa Stadium | 5 | 271 | 45.17 | 0/3 |
| Galle International Stadium | 4 | 93 | 15.50 | 0/0 |
| Asgiriya Stadium | 3 | 63 | 15.75 | 0/0 |
| National Stadium | 2 | 136 | 34.00 | 0/1 |
| P Saravanamuttu Stadium | 2 | 116 | 58.00 | 0/1 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Australia, 1992 at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground
- Latest in the archive: v Pakistan, 2004 at National Stadium
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