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Full name Michael Graydon Vandort
Born January 19, 1980, Colombo
Current age 28 years 223 days
Major teams Sri Lanka,Colombo Cricket Club,Wayamba
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
19
31
2
1094
140
37.72
2269
48.21
4
4
127
5
6
0
ODIs
1
1
0
48
48
48.00
117
41.02
0
0
3
0
0
0
First-class
127
214
14
6701
226
33.50
15
29
96
0
List A
68
66
8
2263
118
39.01
4
13
20
0
Twenty20
11
11
1
151
30*
15.10
167
90.41
0
0
16
4
5
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
19
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
ODIs
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
First-class
127
61
53
1
1/46
53.00
5.21
61.0
0
0
0
List A
68
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Twenty20
11
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Career statistics
Test debut
Sri Lanka v Bangladesh at Colombo (SSC), Sep 6-8, 2001 scorecard
Last Test
Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (PSS), Aug 8-11, 2008 scorecard
Test statistics
Only ODI
Australia v Sri Lanka at Melbourne (Dock), Jan 13, 2006 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class debut
1998/99
Last First-class
Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (PSS), Aug 8-11, 2008 scorecard
List A debut
1999/00
Last List A
Kandurata v Wayamba at Colombo (SSC), Jan 13, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut
Colombo Cricket Club v Panadura Sports Club at Colombo (Police), Aug 17, 2004 scorecard
Last Twenty20
Ruhuna v Wayamba at Kurunegala, May 1, 2008 scorecard
Profile
Michael Vandort, a tall left hander, emerged onto the national scene in 2001 after a string of impressive performances for Colombo Cricket Club and Sri Lanka A. A late developer, Vandort played only one first-class match for St Joseph's First XI, but he quickly made an impression. He was then picked for a Board XI side against India in August 2001 and booked himself a berth in Sri Lanka's 16-man Test squad on the back of an impressive century. He sat on the sidelines throughout the series, but was finally given a chance against Bangladesh in 2001 when the selectors rested senior players. However, despite scoring a century in the second Test, he then waited three-and-half-years before reclaiming a place in the national squad. Opportunities were restricted due to the established Jayasuriya-Atapattu opening combination, but many argue he has nonetheless been unfairly ignored by the selectors. An injury to Sanath Jayasuriya paved the way for his ODI debut against Australia at Melbourne in February 2006. He top scored with a gritty but slow 48 but was then dropped for the rest of his series. He played two Tests in the Bangladesh series that followed, again showing an impressive adhesiveness and is particularly strong off the front foot, through the off-side and leg-side. Rated highly as a slip fieldsman but is slow in the field, a weakness that continues to restrict his opportunities in the limited-overs game. A return to the one-day fold received a boost when he was included in the Champions Trophy probables.
