Jeffrey Vandersay

Jeffrey Dexter Francis Vandersay is a Sri Lankan cricketer who represents the men's national cricket team of Sri Lanka in international cricket. Jeffrey is a right-arm leg break bowler. He bats right-handed at the tail of the batting order.

Player Background

Jeffrey Vandersay was born on February 5, 1990, at Wattala, Sri Lanka. He graduated from the Wesley College, Colombo. He is a leg break bowler with a small stature of 5 ft 7 in.

International Career

Jeffrey’s first international exposure was when he played in the tour match between SLCB President's XI and Pakistanis in June 2015, during Pakistan's tour of Sri Lanka. Jeffrey made his Twenty20 International debut for Sri Lanka against Pakistan on 30 July 2015. On his debut game, Jeffrey remained wicketless for 25 runs from four overs. Vandersay made his One Day International debut for Sri Lanka at a match against New Zealand on 28 December 2015. Vandersay was destroyed by some exceptional hitting from Martin Guptill and conceded 34 runs from two overs.

On 23 June 2018, Vandersay was handed a one-year suspension sentence and fined 20% of his annual contract on disciplinary grounds.

Domestic Career

Vandersay was named in Dambulla squad for the 2017–18 Super Four Provincial Tournament in March 2018, and for Dambulla One-day team in April 2018.

Jeffrey joined the Galle squad for the 2018 SLC T20 League.

In April 2019, Jeffrey Vandersay was named in Sri Lanka's squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup.

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