John made his Test debut in
Lancaster Park in
New Zealand and had the scalps of
Glenn Turner and Sir
Richard Hadlee. The stocky right-arm seamer opened the bowling for Sri Lanka in the eighties in Tests and ODIs. John's Test career ended in the famous
Lord's Test against
England where he captured four wickets for 98 runs. He played six Tests, claiming an impressive 28 wickets (average 21.92), and took 34 ODI wickets (48.67) in 45 matches before retiring after the
1987 Cricket World Cup. ==External links==