Tyron Wijewardene Explained

Tyron Wijewardene
Fullname:Tyron Hirantha Wijewardene
Birth Date:1961 8, df=yes
Birth Place:Maradana, Sri Lanka
Batting:Left-handed
Bowling:Left arm medium-fast
Umpire:true
Testsumpired:4
Umptestdebutyr:2001
Umptestlastyr:2005
Odisumpired:52
Umpodidebutyr:1999
Umpodilastyr:2013
T20isumpired:7
Umpt20idebutyr:2009
Umpt20ilastyr:2012
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:5
Runs1:118
Bat Avg1:23.60
100S/50S1:0/1
Top Score1:52
Deliveries1:503
Wickets1:9
Bowl Avg1:23.33
Fivefor1:0
Tenfor1:0
Best Bowling1:4/78
Catches/Stumpings1:2/–
Source:https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/26/26477/26477.html CricketArchive
Date:10 August 2013

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.

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.

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