Manoj Deshapriya

Manoj Deshapriya
Personal information
Born (1981-09-07) September 7, 1981 (age 43)
Colombo, Sri Lanka
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 27 6
Runs scored 675 71
Batting average 16.87 11.83
100s/50s 0/4 0/0
Top score 89 31
Balls bowled 1,817 127
Wickets 27 0
Bowling average 39.88 –
5 wickets in innings 0 –
10 wickets in match 0 –
Best bowling 4/52 –
Catches/stumpings 6/– 1/–
Source: CricInfo, 16 October 2017

Ambegoda Liyanage Don Manoj Deshapriya (born 7 September 1981) is a Sri Lankan cricketer who generally plays in First class and List A cricket matches. He has played in 27 first class cricket matches and in 6 List A matches.

Fixing allegations

Manoj Deshapriya has been banned from all forms of cricket from September 2017 for two years due to the alleged misconduct during a domestic first class cricket match between Panadura Cricket Club and Kalutara Physical Culture Club along with Chamara Silva who was the captain of the Panadura Cricket Club.[1] Manoj Deshapriya, the captain of the Kalutara Physical Culture Club was found guilty for match-fixing allegations after the unusual scoring rate by Panadura side in a first class cricket match held in January 2017.[2][3][4][5]

References

  1. ^ "SLC suspends players involved in match fixing in domestic cricket". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  2. ^ "SLC temporarily lifts Panadura, Kalutara bans". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Panadura SC denies wrongdoing, demands bans be rescinded". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  4. ^ "SLC unable to find conclusive evidence in first-class match probe". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Premier League Tournament Tier B at Kaluthara, Jan 23-25 2017 | Match Summary | ESPNCricinfo". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 October 2017.


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