Ranjan Madugalle Cricketer

Ranjan Senerath Madugalle (born April 22, 1959, Kandy) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who became a match referee in 1993. 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. In the second innings, however, he was dismissed for a 52-ball three, triggering a collapse from 167 for 3 to 175 all out, and England took a seven-wicket victory. Subsequently he has been a match-referee for the ICC and has attracted controversy for several rulings and displayed bias against teams from the subcontinent http://ia. rediff. com/cricket/2003/dec/09flash. htmhttp://www. espncricinfo. com/columns/content/story/260646. htmlhttp://www. rediff. com/sports/1999/dec/30prem. htm.