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Full name | Ashley Philip Chandrasinghe | ||||||||||||||
Born | Carlton, Victoria, Australia | 17 December 2001||||||||||||||
Nickname | Ash | ||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||
Role | Top order batter | ||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
2022/23–present | Victoria | ||||||||||||||
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Source:ESPNcricinfo,18 October 2023 |
Ashley Philip Chandrasinghe (born 17 December 2001) is an Australian domestic cricketer who plays first-class cricket for the Victoria in the Sheffield Shield. He is a left handed batsman.
Chandrasinghe attended Berwick Grammar School in Officer,Victoria. [1]
He made his debut for Casey-South Melbourne Cricket Club in the 2019–20 season and marked his debut with a century. He made his debut for the Victoria Second XI in November 2021. He played cricket in Darwin when Victoria was out of season. [2] In August 2022 Chandrasinghe set a new record by hitting five consecutive centuries in the Darwin Premier League. [3] Such was his form with Waratah he was awarded the Ralph Wiese Medal in September 2022. [4]
Chandrasinghe was awarded a rookie contract with Victoria for the 2022–23 after his 2021–22 season with the Victorian Second XI saw he score 423 runs at an average of 84.60. He made his first-class debut for Victoria on 28 October,2022 in the Sheffield Shield against Tasmania at the Blundstone Arena,Hobart. He replaced Will Pucovski in the side. [5] He finished day one 63 not out after sharing a 157-run partnership for the third wicket with Victoria captain Peter Handscomb. [6] [7] On the second day he completed his debut century and finished 119 not out as Victoria declared on 7/351. [8]
Opening the batting for Victoria March 23,2023 in the Sheffield Shield Final against Western Australia,Chandrasinghe batted for approaching seven hours,to score 46 not out,becoming the first man to carry their bat in a Sheffield Shield final since Jamie Cox in 1998. Chandrasinghe faced 280 balls and hit four boundaries as Victoria were bowled out for 195. [9]
On December 29 2022,he appeared as a substitute fielder for Australia in their Boxing Day Test Match against the South African cricket team. He came on as a fielding replacement for Nathan Lyon,and was in the field for about 5 seconds before coming off for Lance Morris.
He is of Sri Lankan ancestry. [10]
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