| Full Name: | Dandeniyage Somachandra de Silva |
| Born: | 11 June 1942 in Galle, Sri Lanka |
| Batting: | Right-hand batsman |
| Bowling: | Leg-break and googly |
| Test Debut: | Sri Lanka v England at P.Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo - 17, 18, 20, 21 February 1982 (five-day match) |
| Last Test: | England v Sri Lanka at Lord's, London - 23, 24, 25, 27, 28 August 1984 (five-day match) |
| ODI Debut: | Sri Lanka v West Indies at Old Trafford, Manchester - 7 June 1975 |
| Last ODI: | Sri Lanka v West Indies at Melbourne Cricket Ground - 27 February 1985 |
TEST BATTING
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | Avg | HS | 50s | 100s | 0s | 4s | 6s | ct | st |
| 12 | 22 | 3 | 406 | 21.36 | 61 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Test Bowling
| Balls | Runs | Wkts | BB | Avg | Econ | SR | 4 W | 5 W | 10 W |
| 3031 | 1347 | 37 | 5/59 | 36.40 | 2.66 | 81.91 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Test Other Analysis
| Recent scores: | 1, 17, 13*, 0, 11, 0, 5, 26, 0, 61 |
| Modes of dismissal: | bowled (4), lbw (2), stumped (2), caught behind (1), caught (10) |
| Dismissed most by: | Sir Richard Hadlee 3, Tauseef Ahmed 2, Ewen Chatfield 2, Derek Underwood 2, Imran Khan 1, John Bracewell 1, Madan Lal 1, Martin Snedden 1, Bruce Yardley 1, Tom Hogan 1 |
| More player stats: | Batting Analysis | Bowling Analysis |
ODI Batting
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | Avg | HS | BF | SR | 50s | 100s | 0s | G 0s | 4s | 6s | ct | st |
| 41 | 29 | 10 | 371 | 19.52 | 37* | 691 | 53.69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
ODI Bowling
| Balls | Runs | Wkts | BB | Avg | Econ | SR | 4 W | 5 W |
| 2076 | 1557 | 32 | 3/29 | 48.65 | 4.50 | 64.87 | 0 | 0 |
ODI Other Analysis
| Recent scores: | 5, 24*, 15*, 9, 13, 8*, 14*, 18*, 8, 15 |
| Modes of dismissal: | bowled (8), run out (3), caught & bowled (1), lbw (1), stumped (1), caught (5) |
| Dismissed most by: | Ewen Chatfield 2, Vic Marks 2, Imran Khan 1, Ian Botham 1, Kapil Dev 1, Lance Cairns 1, Jeremy Coney 1, Clive Lloyd 1, Vanburn Holder 1, Warren Stott 1 |
| More player stats: | Batting Analysis | Bowling Analysis |