Rohan Weerakkody

{{Short description|Sri Lankan cricketer (born 1968)}}

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

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Rohan Weerakkody

| image =

| caption =

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm fast-medium

| columns = 2

| column1 = First-class

| matches1 = 10

| runs1 = 161

| bat avg1 = 13.41

| 100s/50s1 = 0/0

| top score1 = 32

| deliveries1 = 1055

| wickets1 = 26

| bowl avg1 = 21.34

| fivefor1 = 2

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 5/46

| catches/stumpings1= 6/–

| column2 = List A

| matches2 = 4

| runs2 = 30

| bat avg2 = 30.00

| 100s/50s2 = 0/0

| top score2 = 30

| deliveries2 = 138

| wickets2 = 6

| bowl avg2 = 16.83

| fivefor2 = 0

| tenfor2 = 0

| best bowling2 = 4/24

| catches/stumpings2= 1/–

| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/20/20840/20840.html CricketArchive

| date = 1 November

| year = 2022

}}

Rohan Nishantha Weerakkody (born 30 April 1968) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer. Making his known debut for the Sri Lankan Young Cricketers side (the original name of the Sri Lankan U-19 cricket team), he went on to captain the side on 7 occasions during the 1987/88 Youth World Cup, winning 3 matches but losing 4 and failing to qualify beyond the Group Stage.{{cite web | url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Seasons/AUS/1987-88_AUS_McDonalds_Bicentennial_Youth_World_Cup_1987-88.html | title=McDonald's Bicentennial Youth World Cup 1987/88 schedule | publisher=CricketArchive | accessdate=2007-07-02 | archive-date=2007-09-22 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070922204807/http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Seasons/AUS/1987-88_AUS_McDonalds_Bicentennial_Youth_World_Cup_1987-88.html | url-status=dead }} He went on to play domestic cricket professionally for Nondescripts Cricket Club at both First-class and List A level.

He played primarily a bowler, with a good bowling average in the low 20s-high 10s at senior level.

References

{{reflist}}