Ranjan Madugalle: For Cricket. In Cricket Source:Thuppahis ITEM in ??? Played 21 Tests and 63 ODI games for Sri Lanka. Became an ICC Match Referee in December 1993. Officiated the ICC CWC final in 1999 and 2003. He was one of the five match-referees at ICC CWC 2011. Deshabandu Ranjan Senerath Madugalle (Sinhala: රන්ජන් මඩුගල්ල; born 22 April 1959) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who currently serves as the Chief of the panel of ICC match referees. He was educated at Trinity College, Kandy, and Royal College, Colombo. He represented Sri Lanka in international cricket between 1979 and 1988, making his debut in the 1979 ICC Trophy final against Canada. He had the honor of being in the first Sri Lankan Test team in 1982, and top-scored in the first innings with 65 – making a 99-run partnership with Arjuna Ranatunga. Madugalle represented Sri Lanka in 21 test matches and 63 One Day Internationals and also captained Sri Lanka national cricket team in two test matches and 13 ...

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Roshan Mahanama  saluted by Cricket Australia at end of illustrious career in Elite panel of ICC match referees By Sunil Thenabadu.  Photo Source:-cricketique.live ST Jayasuriya, RS Mahanama  576  2nd  Sri Lanka  v India  Colombo (RPS)  2 Aug 1997  Test # 1374  AH Jones, MD Crowe  467  3rd  New Zealand  v Sri Lanka  Wellington  31 Jan 1991  Test # 1162  WH Ponsford, DG Bradman  451  2nd  Australia  v England  The Oval  18 Aug 1934  Test # 237    The International Cricket Council (ICC) had  announced that Roshan Mahanama will stride down from the Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees at the end of the year. Roshan was appropriately honoured nominated to referee in the three Test series between hosts Australia and visiting New Zealand teams.  Mahanama had joined the elite panel in 2004 and has refereed in 58 Tests, 222 ODIs and 35, T20Is to date, including refereeing in three ICC Cricket World Cups 2007, ...

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