Ajith Christopher Alirajah (born 25 September 1968) is a Sri Lankan former cricketer. He played thirteen first-class matches for Nondescripts Cricket Club between 1988 and 1991.[1] He was also part of Sri Lanka's squad for the 1988 Youth Cricket World Cup.[2][3] He pursued his primary and secondary education at Saint Joseph's College, Colombo. He also played school cricket for St. Joseph's College.[4]

Ajith Alirajah
Personal information
Full name
Ajith Christopher Alirajah
Born (1968-09-25) 25 September 1968 (age 55)
Colombo, Sri Lanka
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm-medium
RoleWicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1988-1990Nondescripts Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition FC LA
Matches 13 1
Runs scored 307 1
Batting average 19.18 1.00
100s/50s 0/1 0/0
Top score 62 1
Balls bowled 0 0
Wickets 0 0
Bowling average 0 0
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 n/a
Best bowling - -
Catches/stumpings 6/0 0/0
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 21 August 2022

He later pursued his career in banking. He began his banking career at Standard Chartered and then worked as an Assistant General Manager in Trade Finance Services Department at Cargills Bank before becoming the Departmental Head of Trade Finance Services Department at Cargills Bank.[5][6][7]

References edit

  1. ^ "Ajith Alirajah". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  2. ^ Records / McDonald's Bicentennial Youth World Cup, 1987/88 - Sri Lanka Under-19s / Batting and bowling averages Archived 22 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  3. ^ Tennekoon, Anura (18 April 2017). "The very first Under 19 World Cup". ThePapare.com. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  4. ^ "ROHAN WEERAKKODY; A TRUE LEGEND OF JOSEPHIAN CRICKET". Quadrangle. 1 April 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Ajit-Allirajah | Cargills Bank". www.cargillsbank.com. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Elevating your business across borders: Trade Services at Cargills Bank". Adaderana Biz English | Sri Lanka Business News. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Cargills Bank offers special discounts to boost exports and imports | Daily FT". www.ft.lk. Retrieved 21 August 2022.

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