▁for ▁his ▁home ▁town ▁club ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁when ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁Anton ians ▁Sports ▁Club . ▁He ▁also ▁played ▁first - class ▁cr icket ▁for ▁Western ▁Province ▁South , ▁Western ▁Province ▁Sub ur bs ▁and ▁a ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁Board ▁Under - 2 3 s ▁XI ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁period . ▁His ▁List ▁A ▁debut ▁came ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁when ▁he ▁played ▁for ▁Pan ad ura ▁Sports ▁Club ▁against ▁N ond es cript s ▁Cr icket ▁Club . ▁ ▁He ▁played ▁his ▁first ▁first - class ▁match ▁for ▁Anton ians ▁Sports ▁Club ▁against ▁Sin hal ese ▁Sports ▁Club ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁and ▁continued ▁to ▁play ▁for ▁them ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁He ▁played ▁just ▁one ▁List ▁A ▁match ▁for ▁them ▁in ▁this ▁time . ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁Pan ad ura ▁Sports ▁Club ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁and ▁played ▁for ▁them ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁when ▁he ▁began ▁to ▁play ▁for ▁Malays ia . ▁ ▁Malays ian ▁international ▁career ▁He ▁made ▁his ▁debut ▁for ▁Malays ia ▁in ▁a ▁match ▁against ▁the ▁EC B ▁National ▁Academy ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁He ▁then ▁played ▁in ▁that ▁year ' s ▁Stan ▁N aga iah ▁Tro phy ▁series ▁against ▁Singapore . ▁He ▁played ▁for ▁a ▁Malays ian ▁Cr icket ▁Association ▁Inv itation ▁XI ▁against ▁England ▁A ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁also ▁playing ▁in ▁the ▁Stan ▁N aga iah