Mithra Wettimuny


Mithra de Silva Wettimuny was a Sri Lankan cricketer who played in two Test matches and one One Day International in 1983.

Family

He was one of three brothers to represent Sri Lanka. His elder brother Sunil played in the 1975 and 1979 Cricket World Cups while his youngest brother Sidath scored Sri Lanka's first Test match hundred.

International career

Wettimuny originally came to prominence as captain of the successful Ceylon Schools team which toured India in 1969/70, a team which included future Test captains Bandula Warnapura and Duleep Mendis. Sri Lanka gained Test status in 1982, and by then in his early thirties, Wettimuny's entire first-class cricket career incorporated nine matches in four countries in 127 days. His highest score was 55 on debut against Zimbabwe at Bulawayo in November 1982. He made his Test debut against New Zealand on 4 March 1983. He scored 17 and five runs in the two innings, respectively, in a match that New Zealand won by an innings and 25 runs.