Michael Vandort

{{short description|Sri Lankan cricketer (born 1980)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Michael Vandort

| image =

| country = Sri Lanka

| fullname = Michael Graydon Vandort

| nickname = Vanda

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|1|19|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Colombo, Sri Lanka

| heightft = 6

| heightinch = 5

| batting = Left-handed

| bowling = Right-arm medium

| role = Batsman

| international = true

| internationalspan = 2001–2008

| testdebutdate = 6 September

| testdebutyear = 2001

| testdebutagainst = Bangladesh

| testcap = 87

| lasttestdate = 26 December

| lasttestyear = 2008

| lasttestagainst = Bangladesh

| oneodi = true

| odidebutdate = 13 January

| odidebutyear = 2006

| odidebutagainst = Australia

| odicap = 128

| club1 = Colombo Cricket Club

| year1 = {{nowrap|1998/99–2009/10}}

| club2 = Wayamba

| year2 = 2007/08–2009/10

| club3 = Ragama Cricket Club

| year3 = 2010/11–2013/14

| club4 = Nondescripts Cricket Club

| year4 = 2011/12

| club5 = Khelaghar SKS

| year5 = 2013/14

| columns = 4

| column1 = Test

| matches1 = 20

| runs1 = 1,144

| bat avg1 = 36.90

| 100s/50s1 = 4/4

| top score1 = 140

| deliveries1 = –

| wickets1 = –

| bowl avg1 = –

| fivefor1 = –

| tenfor1 = –

| best bowling1 = –

| catches/stumpings1 = 6/–

| column2 = ODI

| matches2 = 1

| runs2 = 48

| bat avg2 = 48.00

| 100s/50s2 = 0/0

| top score2 = 48

| deliveries2 = –

| wickets2 = –

| bowl avg2 = –

| fivefor2 = –

| tenfor2 = –

| best bowling2 = –

| catches/stumpings2 = 0/–

| column3 = FC

| matches3 = 171

| runs3 = 8,940

| bat avg3 = 32.98

| 100s/50s3 = 20/41

| top score3 = 251

| deliveries3 = 67

| wickets3 = 1

| bowl avg3 = 62.00

| fivefor3 = 0

| tenfor3 = 0

| best bowling3 = 1/46

| catches/stumpings3 = 122/–

| column4 = LA

| matches4 = 105

| runs4 = 3,116

| bat avg4 = 34.24

| 100s/50s4 = 5/16

| top score4 = 118

| deliveries4 = –

| wickets4 = –

| bowl avg4 = –

| fivefor4 = –

| tenfor4 = –

| best bowling4 = –

| catches/stumpings4 = 31/–

| date = 25 January

| year = 2025

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/srilanka/content/player/50809.html ESPNcricinfo

}}

Michael Graydon Vandort (born 19 January 1980) is a Sri Lankan former cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler. He made his Twenty20 debut on 17 August 2004, for Colombo Cricket Club in the 2004 SLC Twenty20 Tournament.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/twenty-20-tournament-2004-304926/colombo-cricket-club-vs-panadura-sports-club-1st-round-304929/full-scorecard |title=1st Round, Colombo, Aug 17 2004, Twenty-20 Tournament |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=22 April 2021}} He is of Dutch Burgher ancestry and was educated at St. Joseph's College.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2006/may/29/cricket.gdnsport31?CMP=gu_com|title=Cricket: Vandort shines as Sri Lanka falter|date=28 May 2006}}

International career

Vandort made his Test debut for Sri Lanka in March 2001 against England. Having emerged in 2001 after impressive club performances, he was picked against Bangladesh in September 2001 after an impressive century. His Test average was 36.90. He scored a century in Sri Lanka's defeat to England on 28 May 2006. He nearly became the first batsman since Javed Omar in 2001 to carry the bat through the whole innings. In his one-day international debut against Australia he scored a Test-like 48 off 117 balls in a run-chase of 318, and did not play an ODI for the remainder of his career. However, he was selected to play in the tests against Australia and scored a gritty 82 against Australia in the first test in Brisbane. He is considered a good slips fielder but less effective in the outfield. Vandort had a few notable performances, including scoring a century in each innings (140 and 105*) against Bangladesh in 2007.

He was dropped from the Sri Lankan Test team following a string of poor performances, especially against India in 2008–09.

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