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Vinothen John

Sri Lanka

Personal Information
Born
May 27, 1960 (55 years)
Birth Place
Colombo
Height
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Role
Batsman
Batting Style
Right Handed Bat
Bowling Style
Right-arm fast-medium
ICC Rankings
 
Test
ODI
T20
Batting
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Bowling
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Career Information
Teams
Sri Lanka
Vinothen John was one of those impressive Sri Lankan pacers who had a very short stay in international cricket. He featured in just six Tests and accounted for two five-wicket hauls, both of...
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Batting Career Summary
M Inn Runs BF HS Avg SR NO 4s 6s 50 100 200
Test 6 10 53 120 27 10.6 44.17 5 3 1 0 0 0
ODI 45 19 84 152 15 9.33 55.27 10 7 0 0 0 0
T20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
IPL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bowling Career Summary
M Inn B Runs Wkts Avg Econ SR BBI BBM 5w 10w
Test 6 9 1281 614 28 21.93 2.88 45.75 5/60 8/159 2 0
ODI 45 45 2311 1655 34 48.68 4.3 67.97 3/28 3/28 0 0
T20 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 -/- -/- 0 0
IPL 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 -/- -/- 0 0
Career Information
Test debut
vs New Zealand, Mar 04 at 1983 at AMI Stadium
Last Test
vs England, Aug 23 at 1984 at Lord's
Odi debut
vs India, Sep 12 at 1982 at Gandhi Sports Complex Ground
Last Odi
vs England, Oct 30 at 1987 at Nehru Stadium
Profile
Vinothen John was one of those impressive Sri Lankan pacers who had a very short stay in international cricket. He featured in just six Tests and accounted for two five-wicket hauls, both of which came against New Zealand. Blessed with a tall frame, John wasn’t particularly quick for a fast bowler but he could hit the hard length and probe batsmen’s techniques, all this with some uncomfortable bounce that he could generate effortlessly. Lack of guile and predictable nature meant that he didn’t succeed in ODIs but he had all the attributes to succeed at the Test level. In fact, his performances had cemented himself to be one of the leading Sri Lankan bowlers in the years to come. That wasn’t to be though, and in contrast, he got to play more ODIs, perhaps due to his build and aggressive mindset. The returns weren’t great but he managed to hang on and retired after the 1987 World Cup.

Written by Hariprasad Sadanandan
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