Sri Lankan batsman Hirudhika averages 212 against one rival club
Albury's Shehan Hirudhika scored 101 runs in Saturday's opening match, following an unbeaten 111 last season against the same opponents.
Shehan Hirudhika, a 36-year-old Sri Lankan living in Australia, is in red-hot form for Albury in Cricket Albury-Wodonga Provincial. Shehan Hirudhika smashed 101 runs from only 81 deliveries in Saturday's opening match.
Last season, he hit an unbeaten 111 against the same club, Baranduda. Across those two innings, he has struck 11 sixes and 18 fours for a 212 average.
Hirudhika arrived in Australia in 2019 and works relentlessly to stay sharp. He practices 200 balls a week before each training session, arriving at 5pm to hit 100 balls before 5.30pm practice starts.
His captain Ross Dixon praised him for the hard work and flagged him as a sign of a strong season ahead.
- 36
- Age
- 101
- Runs in Saturday match
- 259
- Career highest score
- 200
- Balls hit weekly
Why it mattersHis form and work ethic show how serious club cricket players push themselves to compete at the highest level.
AustraliaHirudhika is playing in an Australian regional cricket competition and represents the growing influence of international cricketers in Australian grassroots cricket.
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