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Dharmasena Wijesinghe
Dharmasena is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Kumar Dharmasena (born 1971), Sri Lankan cricketer and umpire * Samararatne Dharmasena (1950–2007), Sri Lankan sprinter * Suranjith Dharmasena (born 1965), Sri Lankan cricketer * W. H. M. Dharmasena (born 1955), Sri Lankan politician {{surname Sinhalese surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kumar Dharmasena
Deshabandu Handunnettige Deepthi Priyantha Kumar Dharmasena (born 24 April 1971), popularly as Kumar Dharmasena, is a Sri Lankan cricket umpire and former international cricketer. He is a member of the ICC Elite Panel Umpires and the first and only person to represent an ICC World Cup Final both as a player and an umpire. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off break bowler. Playing career Dharmasena was born in Colombo on 24 April 1971. He started his cricketing career as a teenager at Nalanda College Colombo. His first foray into international cricket was in 1994 against South Africa. His obscure action made him perfect for bowling in one-day matches, yet Dharmasena also proved a useful batsman, especially after he was investigated in 1998 by the ICC for overstretching his bowling action to illegal proportions. Having been cleared in July 2000, he played for the one-day team on several occasions since, but rarely played Test cricket. Dharmasena was the 59th Sr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samararatne Dharmasena
Samararatne V. A. Dharmasena (28 September 1950 – 16 February 2007) was a Sri Lankan sprinter. He competed in the men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo .... References External links * 1950 births 2007 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics Sri Lankan male sprinters Olympic athletes for Sri Lanka Sportspeople from Kandy {{SriLanka-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suranjith Dharmasena
Suranjith Dharmasena (born 26 December 1965) is a Sri Lankan cricketer who played for Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club. He played in twenty-eight first-class and five List A matches between 1989 and 1993. Early life Dharmasena was born in Colombo in 1965. His mother, Sopahia ( Marasinghe) represented Ceylon in volleyball and netball. Suranjith and his brother Kishan both attended Thurstan College, where Suranjith was cricket captain in 1984. Playing career Dharmasena played in Sri Lankan domestic cricket for Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club, making his first-class cricket debut in 1989. His Sri Lankan cricket career was cut short when, in 1993, he moved to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to work as a banker. His career continued in the UAE, where he was a prolific batsman in club cricket. In February 2020, he was named in Sri Lanka's squad for the Over-50s Cricket World Cup in South Africa. However, the tournament was cancelled during the third round of matches due to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |