EXCLUSIVE Kumar Sangakkara scored 28,000 runs for Sri Lanka - now he's playing with welders and hot-tub salesmen in Dorset and loving the best teas in the country Kumar Sangakkara played cricket for a third-division village team in Dorset He cemented his place as one of the greats of the game in a 15-year career Sangakkara is also a big fan of his new team's spread during the tea breaks By Henry Clark Published: 22:30, 20 August 2024 | Updated: 22:30, 20 August 2024 e-mail View comments Shillingstone is your typical sleepy village in north Dorset, a quiet haven situated on the River Stour on the periphery of the Blandford Forest. But this summer, the local cricket team have caused quite a stir after enticing a familiar face out of retirement. He’s not your average village cricketer, it’s fair to say.
Not someone who has spent their life making time for playing cricket around a day job as a delivery driver, welder or hot-tub salesman, like his new team-mates. Instead, across a 15-year career, Kumar Sangakkara cemented his place as one of the greats of the game. The silky Sri Lankan left-hander toppled the most fearsome fast bowlers and canniest spinners of his generation to score the second-most runs in international cricket history.
38 Test hundreds were notched all over the world, from Lahore to Lord’s. Legendary Sri Lankan cricketer Kumar Sangakkara played for Shillingstone Cricket Club Sangakkara cemented himself as one of the greats of the game in a dazzling 15-year.