Ranjan Madugalle - Referee for Final (19 June 1999)
MANCHESTER, Friday, - Former Sri Lanka captain Ranjan Madugalle will have the honour of officiating as International Cricket Council (ICC) match referee of the 1999 World Cup final at Lord's on June 20
19-Jun-1999
19 June 1999
Ranjan Madugalle - Referee for Final
Sa'adi Thawfeeq
MANCHESTER, Friday, - Former Sri Lanka captain Ranjan Madugalle will
have the honour of officiating as International Cricket Council (ICC)
match referee of the 1999 World Cup final at Lord's on June 20.
Madugalle was one of six match referees on duty during the
tournament, and it will be a great honour for him to be officiating
in that capacity at the home of cricket, when the two best team's in
the competition compete for the richest prize in one-day cricket.
Madugalle has been a match referee for the past five years and in
that time has developed a reputation as one of the best in the
business.
The World Cup committee in making the announcement today said, Steve
Bucknor of West Indies and David Shepherd of England will be the
umpires officating the final. Srini Venkatraghavan of India will be
the television umpire and Roy Palmer of England the fourth umpire.
Source :: The Daily News