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PLAYER CAREER

Vinothen John

International career statistics, records and scorecard analysis

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MenSri Lanka1982–1987
51Internationals
137Career runs
0Centuries
62Wickets

Career records by format

Test

Official international career

Batting

Matches
6
Innings
10
Runs
53
Average
10.60
Strike rate
44.16
Highest score
27*
Not outs
5
100s
0
50s
0
Ducks
4
4s
3
6s
1
Balls faced
120

Bowling

Matches
6
Innings
9
Balls
1,281
Maidens
53
Runs conceded
614
Wickets
28
Average
21.92
Economy
2.87
Strike rate
45.75
Best innings
5/60
Best match
8/159
4 wickets
1
5 wickets
2
10 wickets
0

Fielding

Matches
6
Innings
9
Catches
2
Stumpings
0
Dismissals
2
Keeper catches
0
Fielder catches
2
Dismissals / inns
0.222
Best innings
1 (1ct 0st)

ODI

Official international career

Batting

Matches
45
Innings
19
Runs
84
Average
9.33
Strike rate
55.26
Highest score
15
Not outs
10
100s
0
50s
0
Ducks
3
4s
7
6s
0
Balls faced
152

Bowling

Matches
45
Innings
45
Balls
2,311
Maidens
44
Runs conceded
1,655
Wickets
34
Average
48.67
Economy
4.29
Strike rate
67.97
Best innings
3/28
Best match
3/28
4 wickets
0
5 wickets
0
10 wickets
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Fielding

Matches
45
Innings
45
Catches
5
Stumpings
0
Dismissals
5
Keeper catches
0
Fielder catches
5
Dismissals / inns
0.111
Best innings
1 (1ct 0st)

Career records checked: 2026-09-07. — means not recorded; N/A means the statistic does not apply. Career totals are independent of the scorecard archive.

Explore this player’s available match data

51 match appearances in available scorecards. Filters below apply to this archive only.

Recent available appearances

DateMatchFormatResult
1987-10-30England v Sri LankaODIEngland won by 8 wickets
1987-10-25Pakistan v Sri LankaODIPakistan won by 113 runs
1987-10-21Sri Lanka v West IndiesODIWest Indies won by 25 runs
1987-10-17England v Sri LankaODIEngland won by 108 runs
1987-10-13Sri Lanka v West IndiesODIWest Indies won by 191 runs
1987-10-08Pakistan v Sri LankaODIPakistan won by 15 runs
1985-11-03Pakistan v Sri LankaODIPakistan won by 89 runs
1985-10-25Pakistan v Sri LankaODIPakistan won by 5 wickets
1985-10-23Pakistan v Sri LankaODIPakistan won by 15 runs
1985-10-13Pakistan v Sri LankaODIPakistan won by 8 wickets
1985-09-22India v Sri LankaODINo result
1985-09-21India v Sri LankaODISri Lanka won by 14 runs

Sri Lanka

THE SHAPE OF A CAREER

Performance by year

Available scorecards

Formats are shown separately. These totals cover published scorecards against the twelve national teams; they can differ from complete official career records.

Test

Runs by seasonTest · annual total
423221100Runs1983: 11 runs1119831984: 42 runs421984Season
Wickets by seasonTest · annual total
20151050Wickets1983: 8 wickets819831984: 20 wickets201984Season
Exact yearly figures · 2 seasons
Test archive totals by year
YearMatBat innsRunsHSAvgSR100s50s4s6sBFBowl innsWktsBowl avgEconBowl SR
198446422714.0043.7500319662023.552.8050.45
1983241185.5045.830000243817.873.1534.00

ODI

Runs by seasonODI · annual total
35261890Runs1983: 35 runs3519831984: 9 runs919841985: 29 runs291987: 11 runs111987Season
Wickets by seasonODI · annual total
1310630Wickets1982: 2 wickets219821983: 11 wickets1119831984: 7 wickets719841985: 13 wickets131987: 1 wickets11987Season
Exact yearly figures · 5 seasons
ODI archive totals by year
YearMatBat innsRunsHSAvgSR100s50s4s6sBFBowl innsWktsBowl avgEconBowl SR
198764118N/A42.3000102661226.004.61294.00
198518629115.8067.44002043181351.154.3869.92
198474964.5037.500010247732.713.6953.14
1983115351517.5059.32003059111137.634.1554.36
1982300—N/AN/A000003260.505.2669.00
MOMENTS IN THE RECORD

Career timeline

Milestones found in available scorecards. The first recorded appearance here is not necessarily the international debut.

  1. First available scorecard

    ODI v India · Amritsar

  2. Best recorded bowling · 5/60

    Test v New Zealand · Wellington

  3. Highest recorded innings · 27* runs

    Test v New Zealand · Kandy

  4. Latest available scorecard

    ODI v England · Pune