Udaya Wickramasinghe
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Full Name
Wickrama Arachchige Udaya Wickramasinghe
Born
August 12, 1939, Matugama
Died
April 12, 2010, Colombo, (aged 70y 243d)
Other
Umpire, Referee
Udaya Wickramasinghe officiated in three home Tests between 1987 and 1997, against New Zealand (1987), Australia (1992) and Pakistan (1997) where he stood with the England umpire David Shepherd, and in 10 ODIs. Wickramasinghe became the first overseas umpire to qualify as an official instructor of the Association of Cricket Umpires (England) in 1988. A friendly and knowledgeable person, Wickramasinghe umpired for three decades having begun in 1969. He is best remembered for giving three consecutive lbw decisions against India which enabled Pakistan fast bowler Aaqib Javed achieve a hat-trick on his way to world record ODI figures of 7 for 37 in the Sharjah final in 1991.
Udaya Wickramasinghe Career Stats
Umpire & Referee
Format | Mat | Umpire | TV Umpire | Referee |
---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 4 | 3 | 1 | - |
ODIs | 16 | 13 | 3 | - |
WODIs | 1 | - | - | 1 |
FC | 3 | 1 | - | 2 |
List A | 2 | 2 | - | - |
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Recent Matches of Udaya Wickramasinghe
Match | Date | Ground | Format |
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Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe | 24-Jan-1998 | Colombo (RPS) | ODI # 1284 |
Sri Lanka vs Pakistan | 19-Apr-1997 | Colombo (RPS) | Test # 1366 |
Australia vs Zimbabwe | 26-Aug-1996 | Colombo (RPS) | ODI # 1105 |
Australia vs Pakistan | 07-Sep-1994 | Colombo (SSC) | ODI # 923 |
Sri Lanka vs Pakistan | 24-Aug-1994 | Colombo (RPS) | ODI # 918 |
Debut/Last Matches of Udaya Wickramasinghe
Test Matches