Tyron Wijewardene
Sri Lankan cricketer and umpire (born 1961)
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Tyron Hirantha Wijewardene (born 29 August 1961), is a Sri Lankan cricket umpire and former cricketer. He was elected to the International Panel of Umpires and Referees as Sri Lanka's second umpire.
Fullname
Tyron Hirantha Wijewardene
Born29 August 1961
Maradana, Sri Lanka
Maradana, Sri Lanka
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeft arm medium-fast
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| Full name | Tyron Hirantha Wijewardene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 August 1961 Maradana, Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left arm medium-fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tests umpired | 4 (2001–2005) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODIs umpired | 52 (1999–2013) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20Is umpired | 7 (2009–2012) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WODIs umpired | 6 (2009–2011) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WT20Is umpired | 2 (2010) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 10 August 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
As a cricketer, Wijewardene was a left-handed bowler, taking 9 wickets in his 5 First-class appearances for Saracens Sports Club in 1990/91. He was also a useful lower order batsman, getting one half-century having batted in just 5 innings.
Following an early retirement from cricket, he began umpiring and has stood in both Test cricket and One Day Internationals; standing in two matches during the 2003 Cricket World Cup.