Rishith Upamal
- D.O.B.: 01/11/1996
- Player Type: Batting All-Rounder (Spin)
- Placed: Worfield CC
- Nationality: Sri Lankan
- Playing Role: Right-handed Middle Order Batter and Right-arm Off Spin
- Coaching qualifications: ECB Level 2
- Recent teams: Chilaw Marians (SL Provincial)
- Entry route: International Sportspersons Visa
- Available: April to September
Rishith Upamal is a quality young Batting All-Rounder from Colombo, Sri Lanka. A patient right-handed middle order batsman, Rishith is also a capable yet seldom-used right-arm off-spinner. A regular for Kalutara PCC in the 2015-16 Emerging Tournament as a teenager, he shifted to the Chilaw Marians CC for their U23 Tournament in 2016 after some strong contributions for Kalutara the season before.
Rishith has found his place as a regular in the Chilaw Marians Provincial side mostly in First Class cricket and his constant improvement has been evident in red-ball cricket over the last 3 seasons of domestic cricket. After a steady 362 runs @ 30.16 in his debut season (2016-17), Rishith has gone on to score 903 runs @ 53.12 in his last 12 First Class games across the 2017-18 & 2018-19 seasons.
Venturing to the UK for the first time in 2019, Rishith joined Dundee High School Former Pupils CC in the Strathmore & Perthshire Cricket Union Championship. He stuck 796 runs @ 53.07 in 20 innings with a best 100 vs Arbroath United CC and chipped in with 9 wickets @ 14.33 with a best of 3-34 against Perth Doocot CC.
In summer 2021, Rishith linked with Ossett CC in the Bradford League, scoring 802 runs @ 44.56. He returned to the UK in 2022, signing for Keswick CC in the Cumbria Premier League and was excellent, scoring 801 runs @ 57.21 with a best of 118 and chiming in with 25 wickets @ 21.32 with a best of 3-26. He returned to Keswick in 2023 and was again excellent with 757 runs @ 39.84 and 29 wickets @ 20.90.
KCC retained Rishi for the 2024 summer and we was excellent yet again, scoring 704 runs @ 44 & nabbing 32 wickets @ 18.19.
Seeking a return to the UK next summer, Rishith has completed his ECB Level 2 coaching qualification and will be a strong option for any UK club seeking a staunch top/middle order batsman and occasional off-spinner for next summer.
Player Statistics
View StatisticsTeam | Season | Matches | Innings | Runs |
---|---|---|---|---|
Keswick CC | 2024 | 25 | 24 | 704 |
HS | Average | Wickets | Average | Best Bowling |
72 | 44.00 | 32 | 18.19 | 5-18 |
Team | Season | Matches | Innings | Runs |
Keswick CC | 2023 | 24 | 23 | 757 |
HS | Average | Wickets | Average | Best Bowling |
102* | 39.84 | 29 | 20.90 | 3-28 |
Team | Season | Matches | Innings | Runs |
Keswick CC | 2022 | 24 | 20 | 801 |
HS | Average | Wickets | Average | Best Bowling |
118 | 57.21 | 25 | 21.32 | 3-26 |
Team | Season | Matches | Innings | Runs |
Ossett CC | 2021 | 29 | 25 | 802 |
HS | Average | Wickets | Average | Best Bowling |
129 | 44.56 | 2 | 67.00 | 1-29 |
Team | Season | Matches | Innings | Runs |
DHSFP CC | 2019 | 22 | 20 | 796 |
HS | Average | Wickets | Average | Best Bowling |
100 | 53.07 | 9 | 14.33 | 3-34 |