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| Full name | Tyron Hirantha Wijewardene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1961-08-29)29 August 1961 (age 64) Maradana, Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left armmedium-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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Tyron Hirantha Wijewardene (born 29 August 1961), is a Sri Lankan cricketumpire and formercricketer. He was elected to theInternational Panel of Umpires and Referees as Sri Lanka's second umpire.
As a cricketer, Wijewardene was a left-handedbowler, taking 9 wickets in his 5First-class appearances forSaracens Sports Club in 1990/91. He was also a usefullower orderbatsman, getting one half-century having batted in just 5innings.
Following an early retirement from cricket, he began umpiring and has stood in bothTest cricket andOne Day Internationals; standing in two matches during the2003 Cricket World Cup.
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