Asoka de Silva (cricketer)
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| Full name | Ellawalakankanamge Asoka Ranjit de Silva | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 March 1956 Kalutara,Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right armleg break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Umpire,Commentator | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap29) | 30 August 1985 vIndia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 1 March 1991 vNew Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap52) | 24 December 1986 vIndia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 5 September 1992 vAustralia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994–1996 | Galle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1988–1997 | Nondescripts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Testsumpired | 49 (2000–2011) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODIsumpired | 122 (1999–2012) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20Isumpired | 11 (2009–2012) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:ESPNcricinfo,1 April 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ellawalakankanamge Asoka Ranjit de Silva(born 28 March 1956) is a Sri Lankan formercricketerand umpire who played in 10Test matchesand 28One Day Internationalsfrom 1985 to 1992. He was educated atIsipathana College, Colombo.[1]
Umpiring career
[edit]De Silva was the first Sri Lankan umpire to be on theElite Panel of ICC Umpires.He served on the panel from 2002 to 2004 when he was dropped down to theInternational Panel,but was invited back to the Elite level in April 2008 when the panel was expanded to twelve members.[2]
He continued as a member of the International Panel in the interim period, being used by the ICC to support the Elite Panel during busy periods in the international cricket season. He umpired in theCricket World Cuptournaments in 2003, 2007 and 2011. De Silva was moved to less crucial matches during the2011 Cricket World Cupafter a review of his performance.[3]He was not considered for the Elite Panel after May 2011.[4]
See also
[edit]- List of Test cricket umpires
- List of One Day International cricket umpires
- List of Twenty20 International cricket umpires
References
[edit]- ^"International cricketers turned umpires".International Cricket Council.Retrieved7 April2018.
- ^Cricinfo."Asoka de Silva and Steve Davis promoted to Elite Panel".Archivedfrom the original on 28 April 2008.Retrieved23 April2008.
- ^"Asoka de Silva dropped from crucial matches".ESPNcricinfo.16 March 2011.Retrieved10 April2024.
- ^"Harper, de Silva removed from Elite Panel".
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