Background
He was born in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo.
He was born in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo.
Wijesuriya was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. Wijesuriya made his debut for Suffolk in the 1994 Minor Counties Championship against Cumberland. Wijesuriya played Minor counties cricket for Suffolk from 1994 to 1999, which included 42 Minor Counties Championship appearances and 7 MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances.
He made his List A debut against Somerset in the 1996 National Westminster Trophy.
In this match, he scored 62 runs before being dismissed by Harvey Trump, with Somerset winning by 62 runs. He made a further List A appearance against the Hampshire Cricket Board in the 1999 National Westminster Trophy.
He scored an unbeaten 109 runs in this, despite his innings Suffolk still lost the match by 7 wickets.