Name

Imesh Udayanga

Date of Birth 14/01/1990
Age 34
NationalitySri Lankan
Player Status Placed (Lindfield CC - Sussex Cricket League)
Playing Role Bowling All-Rounder (Spin)
Bowling Style RA Off Spin
Batting Style RH Middle Order Bat
Entry Route (UK) International Sportsperson Visa
Major Teams Sri Lanka Development XI, Sri Lanka U19s, Sri Lanka Ports Authority, Moors SC, Galle CC, Nondescripts CC, Badureliya SC, Kandy Customs SC
Coaching Qualifications UKCC Level 2
Local Accommodation Lalor, Epping, Glenroy, Thomastown, Pascoevale, St Albans, Bundoora (VIC)

Imesh Udayanga is an experienced spin-bowling all-rounder boasting an impressive career spanning more than a decade.

A former Sri Lankan Under-19 star, Udayanga has played over 160 domestic matches across the three formats since his T20 debut in April 2008.

He has scored well over 3,000 runs with a highest score of 107 and has bagged 200 plus wickets, the majority of which coming in red-ball cricket.

Udayanga currently plays for Kandy Customs Sports Club, with whom he joined last season (2022/23). He has previously represented a number of Sri Lankan sides including the likes of Galle, Moors, Nondescripts, Badureliya, and Ports Authority.

The all-rounder has also enjoyed success in Australia, playing three stints - initially with Bundoora United (2016/17-17/18) in the Diamond Valley Cricket Association (Money Shield), before a season with Brown Hill (2019/20) in the strong Ballarat Cricket Association (First Grade). In his 37 matches for both clubs, Udayanga scored 762 runs at 27.21 and took 44 wickets at 24.93.

The talented off-spin bowling all-rounder has also starred with three successful stints in England with Madeley in the Shropshire County Cricket League (2021-22: 1,598 runs at 47 and 72 wickets at 18.85), and Lindfield in the Sussex League (2023 - 730 runs at 56.15 and 24 wickets at 17.21)

Udayanga is a high-class performer who, following his Sri Lankan domestic season will return for a second Sussex stint with Lindfield in 2024.

Team (Season) Mts Inns NO Runs HS Ave Ovs Runs Wkts BB Avg
Lindfield (2023) 19 15 2 730 103* 56.15 115.2 413 24 4/41 17.21
Madeley (2022) 25 23 5 992 106* 55.11 231.3 833 43 5/31 19.37
Madeley (2021) 18 18 2 606 103* 37.88 157.2 524 29 7/37 18.07
Brown Hill (2019/20) 13 13 2 268 66 24.36 127 460 19 4/33 24.21
Bundoora United (2017/18) 11 9 3 76 22 12.67 103.3 321 8 6/76 40.13
Bundoora United (2016/17) 11 11 2 355 101* 39.44 82 253 13 3/34 19.46
Name Imesh Udayanga
Date of Birth 14/01/1990
Age 34
NationalitySri Lankan
Player StatusPlaced
Playing RoleBowling All-Rounder (Spin)
Player Status Placed (Lindfield CC - Sussex Cricket League)
Bowling Style RA Off Spin
Batting Style RH Middle Order Bat
Entry Route (UK) International Sportsperson Visa
Major Teams Sri Lanka Development XI, Sri Lanka U19s, Sri Lanka Ports Authority, Moors SC, Galle CC, Nondescripts CC, Badureliya SC, Kandy Customs SC
Coaching Qualifications UKCC Level 2
Local Accommodation Lalor, Epping, Glenroy, Thomastown, Pascoevale, St Albans, Bundoora (VIC)

Imesh Udayanga is an experienced spin-bowling all-rounder boasting an impressive career spanning more than a decade.

A former Sri Lankan Under-19 star, Udayanga has played over 160 domestic matches across the three formats since his T20 debut in April 2008.

He has scored well over 3,000 runs with a highest score of 107 and has bagged 200 plus wickets, the majority of which coming in red-ball cricket.

Udayanga currently plays for Kandy Customs Sports Club, with whom he joined last season (2022/23). He has previously represented a number of Sri Lankan sides including the likes of Galle, Moors, Nondescripts, Badureliya, and Ports Authority.

The all-rounder has also enjoyed success in Australia, playing three stints - initially with Bundoora United (2016/17-17/18) in the Diamond Valley Cricket Association (Money Shield), before a season with Brown Hill (2019/20) in the strong Ballarat Cricket Association (First Grade). In his 37 matches for both clubs, Udayanga scored 762 runs at 27.21 and took 44 wickets at 24.93.

The talented off-spin bowling all-rounder has also starred with three successful stints in England with Madeley in the Shropshire County Cricket League (2021-22: 1,598 runs at 47 and 72 wickets at 18.85), and Lindfield in the Sussex League (2023 - 730 runs at 56.15 and 24 wickets at 17.21)

Udayanga is a high-class performer who, following his Sri Lankan domestic season will return for a second Sussex stint with Lindfield in 2024.

Team (Season) Mts Inns NO Runs HS Ave Ovs Runs Wkts BB Avg
Lindfield (2023) 19 15 2 730 103* 56.15 115.2 413 24 4/41 17.21
Madeley (2022) 25 23 5 992 106* 55.11 231.3 833 43 5/31 19.37
Madeley (2021) 18 18 2 606 103* 37.88 157.2 524 29 7/37 18.07
Brown Hill (2019/20) 13 13 2 268 66 24.36 127 460 19 4/33 24.21
Bundoora United (2017/18) 11 9 3 76 22 12.67 103.3 321 8 6/76 40.13
Bundoora United (2016/17) 11 11 2 355 101* 39.44 82 253 13 3/34 19.46