title: Daminda Ranaweera
text: # Daminda Ranaweera
  
  Amunugama Gedara Ranaweera Mudiyanselage Daminda Kumara Ranaweera, or commonly Daminda Ranaweera (born 29 February 1980) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer. He made his FC debut on 15 November 1999 for the Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club, against Colombo.
  
  ## Early life
  
  Ranaweera was born on 29 February 1980 in Kandy, Sri Lanka. Ranaweera was raised into a Buddhist Sri Lankan family, and started playing cricket at an early age. He then started attending Vidyartha College at the age of 15 during the 1995/96 school year. Upon attending Vidyartha, Ranaweera played for his college's cricket team from 1997 to 1999.
  
  ## Career
  
  ### Kurunegala (1999-2001)
  
  Following Ranaweera's performances with Vidyartha in the 1998-99 Elephant Lemonade Cup, Ranaweera was selected to play for the Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club during the 1999-2000 Premier Trophy season. Ranaweera made his FC debut on 13 November 1999, against Colombo, wherein the match was drawn. He would go on to amass a total of 138 runs in 4 matches, with a high score of 71 during the trophy. Ranaweera was also selected by Kurunegala for the 1999-2000 Premier Limited Overs Tournament, where he made his LA debut on 26 February 2000, against the Nondescripts Cricket Club. He would go on to score 63 runs in 5 matches, with a high score of 50.
  
  