Chathuranga Kumara – Interview

Players Name: Chathuranga Kumara

School Represented: St. Joseph’s College, Colombo



Batting Averages School Season 2009/2010

Matches        Innings      Runs     Average     Not Outs    Highest Score   50’s      100’s

15                   21             1007        47.42             -                   142                04          04

Bowling Averages

Matches        O            M              R         W         B/B      5 Wkts’s       10Wkt’s

15              300          91            921       75       6 for 31      04                 01

Highlights of School Career

  • Represented Sri Lanka U19 National Team during the England U19 Tour of Sri Lanka in January 2011 – Played one Test and one ODI
  • 2009/10 School Season – 1007 runs and 75 wickets
  • School Boy Cricketer of the year 2009/10
  • Adjudicated as the Best All-rounder by Sri Lanka Cricket during the 2010 Under 23 Tournament for Clubs


BT: – Your views of this opportunity afforded to you by SLC ?

CK: – Sir I thank our Chairman at SLC for helping me to play in England this summer, the School’s section at SLC have afforded me this opportunity, hence my ambition is not only to play for my new English club with great commitment but also set an example on an off the field so that more young School boys from Sri Lanka will get opptunity to play in the league.

BT: – You had an excellent School season in 2009/2010, are you happy with what you achieved?

CK: – I am very grateful to my coach Mr.Harsha De Silva and Dylan Ramanayake for guiding me, and helping me with my technique in all three areas of the game, Our rector father Sylvester Ranasinghe for encouraging me, the season was very challenging, my only regret is that I should have made the 50’s to 100’s if I did that my average and aggregate would have been better.

BT: – What are your views of the Schools standard today ?

CK: – Sir I was told that the Schools standard is getting back its lost glory after SLC got involved in raising the standards. Today we have so much talent at College level I am sure SLC will find lot of Cricketers especially in the outstation.

BT: – Who is your favorite Cricketer?

CK: – Angelo Mathews, he is a fine all rounder, I was a great admirer of his skill levels, and I remember watching him from my school days he was my senior at College.

BT: – Finally what’s your ambition?

CK:- Play for my Country, and be modest and humble, and be a good citizen of my motherland.

  • h rox

    ….ur my favrte….hpe u wl b da bst crcktr in future…gud luck….

  • Neighbours

    Well done Chathuranga, we at Etul Kotte are all proud of you achievements and wish you greater success in your cricketing career and the ultimate honour of representing your country. Best wishes for your future

  • kanishka

    yeah! i wish him all the best for his future.our motherland is waiting for another angelo mathews……….

  • Nixy Boy

    Well said Sir !!! As a fellow Josephian who has played with him in the team i’m really proud of what he has achieved up to now and I really do hope that Bubbly will go along way in cricket .. Knowing the hunger in him to do well every time he gets on to the field nothing should go wrong for this lad .. Hope you have a very successful stint in England .. All the Best Bubbly … Proud to be a Josephian !!!

  • HDS

    Young Chathuranga Kumara is a great prospect for the future and I wish him all the very best in England this summer. He was instrumental in St. Joseph’s winning the Big Match against arch rivals St. Peter’s in 2008 as a fresher. His achievements as an all rounder in the last couple of schools’ seasons and the U23 season speaks volumes of his ability. All the best Bubbly.