Ranjan Madugalle

Deshabandu
Ranjan Senerath Madugalle
රන්ජන් සෙනරත් මඩුගල්ල
Madugalle, centre, in 2009
Personal information
Full name
Ranjan Senerath Madugalle[1]
Born (1959-04-22) 22 April 1959 (age 65)
Kandy, Sri Lanka
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm off break
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 7)17 February 1982 v England
Last Test30 August 1988 v England
ODI debut (cap 19)16 June 1979 v India
Last ODI27 October 1988 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1988–1990Nondescripts
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 21 63 81 82
Runs scored 1,029 950 3,301 1,334
Batting average 29.40 18.62 32.04 19.91
100s/50s 1/7 0/3 2/20 0/4
Top score 103 73 142* 73
Balls bowled 84 4 342 22
Wickets 0 0 2 0
Bowling average 79.50
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 1/18
Catches/stumpings 9/– 18/– 42/– 27/–
Source: Cricinfo, 3 February 2010

Deshabandu Ranjan Senerath Madugalle (Sinhala: රන්ජන් සෙනරත් මඩුගල්ල, [randʒən senəraθ maɖugallə]; 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 ODIs.[2]

Madugalle retired from international cricket in 1988 at the age of 29. Subsequently, he has become a match referee for the International Cricket Council in 1993 and currently serves as the chief of the panel of ICC match referees.[3] He was promoted to the position of chief match referee of the ICC in 2001 in which he has achieved record longevity, but courted controversy at times by exhibiting bias against the India and Pakistan teams early in his career.[4][5]

  1. ^ "National Honours – 2017". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 21 March 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  2. ^ ESPN Cricinfo Player Profile: Ranjan Madugalle
  3. ^ Ranjan Madugalle: A fine cricketing ambassador
  4. ^ "The unforgetful Lankan".
  5. ^ "Rediff on the NeT: Sauce for the goose".