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| Full name | Madurasinghe Arachchige Wijayasiri Ranjith Madurasinghe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 January 1961 Kurunegala, Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut(cap 41) | 25 August 1988 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 17 August 1992 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut(cap 54) | 4 September 1988 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 19 January 1992 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1991–2000 | Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Madurasinghe Arachchige Wijayasiri Ranjith Madurasinghe (born 30 January 1961),or Ranjith Madurasinghe,is a former Sri Lankan cricketer,who played three Test matches and twelve One Day Internationals for Sri Lanka between 1988 and 1992. He was a right-arm off break bowler and a left-handed batsman.
Madurasinghe was educated at Maliyadeva College,Kurunegala,and played domestically for Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club. After retiring,he became a referee.
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