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Encyclopedia > Chaminda Vaas
Chaminda Vaas
Sri Lanka
Personal information
Full name Warnakulasuriya Patabendige Ushantha Joseph Chaminda Vaas
Born 27 January 1974 (1974-01-27) (age 33)
Mattumagala, Sri Lanka
Role Bowler
Batting style Left-handed
Bowling style Left arm fast medium
International information
Test debut (cap 63) August 26, 1994: v Pakistan
Last Test July 5, 2007: v Bangladesh
ODI debut (cap 75) February 15, 1994: v India
Last ODI April 28, 2007:  v Australia
Domestic team information
Years Team
1990/91-present Colts Cricket Club
2003 Hampshire
2005 Worcestershire
2007 Middlesex
Career statistics
Tests ODIs FC LA
Matches 98 305 174 352
Runs scored 2684 1910 4624 2442
Batting average 23.54 14.09 24.99 15.55
100s/50s 1/11 0/1 4/20 0/3
Top score 100* 50* 134 62*
Balls bowled 20952 14701 33071 17022
Wickets 319 387 612 452
Bowling average 29.21 26.78 24.55 26.16
5 wickets in innings 11 4 25 4
10 wickets in match 2 n/a 3 n/a
Best bowling 7/71 8/19 7/54 8/19
Catches/stumpings 30/- 58/- 52/- 73/-

As of August 26, 2007
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Warnakulasuriya Patabendige Ushantha Joseph Chaminda Vaas, (born 27 January 1974 in Mattumagala), usually known as Chaminda Vaas, is a Sri Lankan cricketer who is regarded as being the best fast bowler to come out of the country. According to Bill Frindall, scorer and statistician for BBC Radio's Test Match Special, Chaminda is actually his penultimate given name, therefore his initials should read WPUCJ. In 2004 he gained recognition for his talent when he was selected for the World Test and one-day XI at the inaugural ICC Awards. He was once again selected for the World Test XI at the 2005 awards. is the 27th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the sport. ... William Howard Frindall ( March 3, 1939, Epsom, Surrey ) is a British cricket scorer and statistician who is familiar to cricket followers from his appearances on the BBCs radio programme Test Match Special. ... Test Match Special (known as TMS) is a radio programme broadcast on BBC Radio 4 (long wave), Five Live Sports Extra (digital) and the internet to the United Kingdom and (where broadcasting rights permit) the rest of the world, including Englands winter tours to Sri Lanka and New Zealand... The ICC Awards is a set of sports awards for cricket. ...

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Bowling style

He is a right arm spin bowler, very similar to Shane Warne[citation needed], Ryan Sidebottom and Arham Karim, and is capable of generating reverse swing. Vaas opens the bowling for Sri Lanka and is noted for his indipper. Also among his arsenal is an offcutter which is well disguised. Is capable of the unthinkable. once picked up 11 wickets in a row by bowling all 11 around their legs. Shane Keith Warne (born 13 September 1969 in Upper Ferntree Gully, Victoria), is an Australian cricketer and the current captain of Hampshire. ...


Career highlights

A past student of the prestigious St. Joseph's College in Colombo, he made his debut for the Sri Lankan cricket team in 1994. He made an impact in his first year of international cricket as he helped Sri Lanka to their maiden Test Match victory away from home, against New Zealand at Napier. Vaas took 5-47 in the first innings and 5-43 in the second. The Sri Lankan cricket team is a national cricket team representing Sri Lanka. ... Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. ...


In 2001-02 he took 26 wickets in a series win against the West Indies. This included a match haul of 14 wickets, a feat only achieved by two fast bowlers in the subcontinent, the other being Imran Khan. He was recently selected for the Afro Asia cup but dropped out due to county commitments. For the cricketer of the same name from the West Indies, see Imran Khan (Trinidad and Tobago cricketer). ...


On 26th June 2007 he made his maiden test century, playing against Bangladesh he hit 100 not out in a total of 577-6 declared in Colombo.


Records

Chaminda Vaas is Sri Lanka's most successful fast bowler ever, having taken over 300 Test wickets. He achieved his 300th wicket on December 12, 2005) against India, becoming just the second Sri Lankan bowler to do so, after Muttiah Muralitharan. He has also taken over 350 one-day international wickets, again only one of two Sri Lankans to do so. As of the 30th of March 2007 only 3 bowlers have taken more ODI wickets. His tally includes two hat tricks, the first against Zimbabwe which came in the middle of a devastating spell of 8 for 19, the best bowling figures in one-day internationals. The other hattrick came in the 2003 World Cup against Bangladesh and was achieved with the first three balls of the game.This had never before been seen in One Day International cricket. is the 346th day of the year (347th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Muttiah Muralidaran[1] (born April 17, 1972 in Kandy, Sri Lanka), often referred to as Muttiah Muralitharan, or simply as Murali, is a Sri Lankan cricketer who was statistically rated as the greatest bowler ever by Wisden Cricketers Almanac. ... One-Day International (ODI) is a form of cricket, which is played over 50 overs per side between two national cricket teams. ... For other uses, see Hat Trick (disambiguation). ... This is a list of One-day International cricket records, that is record team and individual performances in One-day International cricket. ...


Allrounder

Vaas is also a useful batsman down the order, and has reached 2500 Test runs, including 11 Test half-centuries and a century. Only 10 bowlers in Test history to have taken 200 wickets have scored more runs than Vaas[1].


As a fieldsman, he is noted for his strong arm.


County Cricket

He has joined Middlesex County Cricket Club for the 2007 cricket season as an Overseas registration. Middlesex County Cricket Club is a first-class cricket club in England, named after the historic county of Middlesex in which their home ground, Lords Cricket Ground in London, is located. ...


References

  • Player Profile: Chaminda Vaas from Cricinfo
  • Player Profile:Chaminda Vaas from CricketArchive

  Results from FactBites:
 
Chaminda Vaas : The Silent Assassin : Cricketfundas.com (734 words)
Chaminda Vaas is just 29 years and the records he has created are just astonishing.
Vaas never had the sheer pace to tear away the batsmen apart, but what he had was the craft.
All in all, Chaminda Vaas is a player, every team would desire to have and to back this man’s ability are the career economy of 4.14 and a bowling strike rate of 38 in One day internationals.
Chaminda Vaas - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (202 words)
Warnakulasuriya Patabendige Ushantha Joseph Chaminda Vaas, (born January 27, 1974) usually known by his last two names, is a Sri Lankan cricketer (fast bowler).
Chaminda is also a useful batsman down the order, and has reached 2000 Test runs including 8 Test half-centuries.
Vaas has also taken two one-day international hat tricks, against Zimbabwe and Bangladesh, the first of which was in the middle of a devestating spell of eight for 19, the first eight-for in one-day internationals.
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