Sri Lanka Cricket's Umpires Recruiting Program 2007

Sri Lanka Cricket will embark on a Recruiting Program for Umpires in the various Districts commencing 11 May 2007. A total of seven Courses will be conducted over a period of three days each, and thereafter Examinations will be held after a brief study period, on a given date.

All logistics with regard to the preparation for the Courses will be handled by the District/Provincial Coaches, while the Instructors of Sri Lanka Cricket will conduct the lectures.

11th,12th and 13th May 2007 - in Dambulla covering Districts Trincomalee,Vavuniya,Mannar and Jaffna. - District Coach - Manjula Karunaratne T.P # 0772418835

11th12th and 13th May 2007 - in Badulla covering DistrictsBadulla, Moneragala and Amparai - District coach Piyal Wijetunge T.P # 0773762698

18th,19th and 20th May 2007 - in Kurunegala covering DistrictsKurunegala, Polonnaruwa, Anuradhapura and Matale - District Coach - Ajith Ekanayake T.P # 0773762697

18th,19th and 20th May 2007 - in Kandy covering Districts Kandy, Kegalle and Nuwara Eliya - District coach - Sunil Fernando T.P # 0773762696

25th,26th and 27th May 2007 - in Kalutara covering DistrictsRatnapura and Kalutara - District coach - W.L.Withanage T.P # 0773762701

25th,26th and 27th May 2007 - in Galle covering Districts Ambalangoda, Galle, Matara, Debarawewa and Hambantota - Southern Province Coordinator - Jayananda Warnaweera T. P. # - 0772418810

1st,2nd and 3rd June 2007 - in Colombo covering Districts Colombo and Gampaha - District Coach - Keerthi Guneratne T.P # 0773762699 and Rohitha Perera - T.P. # 0773762695

All aspiring candidates must be within 24 and 45 years of age, possess the GCE (O.L) with a fair knowledge of spoken English together with a good cricketing background. Application forms could be collected from the respective Provincial/District coaches