Dilshan Kanchana

Dilshan Kanchana is a talented batting all-rounder (seam) who has enjoyed plenty of success, both home, and abroad, over the past decade.

A schoolboy prodigy, the all-rounder represented Sri Lanka U19s, playing a solitary ODI against Bangladesh in April 2013. The following year (Aug 2014), he would hit the headlines by striking a remarkable triple century (319) before taking 9 wickets, in a Sri Lankan U19 (D111) match. His innings, which contained 44 fours, and 9 sixes, came from only 306 deliveries, guided his school, Devapathiraja College, to an innings and 259 run victory over President’s College.

In January 2015, he would make his first-class debut for Nondescripts Cricket Club, but unfortunately only featured in 2 domestic matches. Kanchana would return two seasons later (2017/18), this time for Galle Cricket Club, where he would play 5 matches.

Seeking pastures new, Kanchana headed down under and enjoyed stints in Australia either side of COVID, playing for VSDCA (Victorian Sub-District Cricket Association) club’s Taylors Lakes (2018/19), and Melton (2019/20, 2022/23).

He returned to the Sri Lankan domestic fold in 2021/22 for Galle and he excelled, particularly with the ball in the One-Day Competition (9 wickets at 17.66), before a successful first-class campaign with the bat in 2022/23 (352 runs at 27.07).

Now the batting all-rounder is looking to head to Northern shores for the 2024 season. Given his success, in both domestic cricket, and Australia, he is eager to showcase his undoubted skills in UK club cricket next summer.