Sunil Jayasinghe

Sunil Asoka Jayasinghe (15 July 1955 – 20 April 1995) was a Sri Lankan cricketer who played two One Day Internationals during the 1979 Cricket World Cup competition (the subsequent British Isles tour incorporated his only first-class appearances).^[1]

Sunil Jayasinghe

Personal information
Full name	Sunil Asoka Jayasinghe
Born	(1955-07-15)15 July 1955 Matugama, Dominion of Ceylon
Died	20 April 1995(1995-04-20) (aged 39) Sri Lanka
Batting	Right-handed
Role	Wicket-keeper
International information
National side	Sri Lanka
ODI debut (cap 16)	9 June 1979 v New Zealand
Last ODI	16 June 1979 v India
Career statistics
Competition ODI First-class Matches 2 6 Runs scored 1 183 Batting average 1.00 30.50 100s/50s 0/0 0/2 Top score 1 64 Catches/stumpings 1/0 10/4
Source: Cricinfo, 1 May 2006

He was educated at Nalanda College Colombo and captained the college first XI team in 1974. For many years he represented Bloomfield CC and during the 1982/83 Lakspray Trophy compiled a monumental 283 against Colombo CC (this tournament was only recognised as first-class from 1988 to 1989).

He killed himself at the age of 39.^[2]