Tyron Wijewardene
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| Batting style | Left hand bat |
| Bowling type | Left arm medium-fast |
| First-class record | |
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| Matches | 5 |
| Runs scored | 118 |
| Batting average | 23.60 |
| 100s/50s | 0/1 |
| Top score | 52 |
| Balls bowled | 503 |
| Wickets | 9 |
| Bowling average | 23.33 |
| 5 wickets in innings | 0 |
| 10 wickets in match | 0 |
| Best Bowling | 4/78 |
| Catches/Stumpings | 2/- |
| First class debut: December 14, 1990 Last first class game: January 12, 1991 Source: CricketArchive |
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Tyron Hirantha Wijewardene (born August 29, 1961 in Maradana), is a former Sri Lankan cricketer and current cricket umpire, 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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