B.C. Cooray
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Full Name
Bulathsinghalage Cyril Cooray
Born
May 15, 1941, Colombo
Age
81y 312d
Batting Style
Right hand Bat
Fielding Position
Wicketkeeper
Other
Umpire
A senior executive with Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation, BC Cooray was one of Sri Lanka's leading umpires throughout the 1990s but his career came to a sad end when he retired after making a string of shocking decisions in the Test against England at Kandy in 2000-01, leading to public demonstrations against him. He was, until then, considered to be a good official, albeit one who was stubborn and who was reluctant to admit to ever being wrong.
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Career Averages
Umpire & Referee
| Format | Mat | Umpire | TV Umpire | Referee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 25 | 21 | 4 | - |
| ODI | 60 | 48 | 12 | - |
| WODI | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| FC | 43 | 5 | - | 38 |
| List A | 33 | 2 | 1 | 30 |
| T20 | 5 | - | - | 5 |
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Test
ODI
Debut/Last Matches - Umpire
Test Matches
Recent Matches - Referee
| Match | Date | Ground | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basnahira vs Ruhuna | 27-Jul-2011 | Colombo (RPS) | T20 |
| Neth Women vs SL WMN | 29-Apr-2011 | Colombo (NCC) | WODI # 775 |
| SL WMN vs PAK WMN | 21-Apr-2011 | Colombo (SSC) | WODI # 770 |
| Colts vs Col CC | 19-Mar-2011 | Colombo (CCC) | FC |
| Colts vs Sinhalese | 25-Feb-2011 | Colombo (Colts) | FC |
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