Vajira Ranaweera

Tanaweera Achchige Vajira Hemantha Kumara Ranaweera (18 December 1968 – 28 April 2020) was a Sri Lankan cricketer.[1] He played in 96 first-class matches for the Sri Lanka Police Sports Club between 1995 and 2007, taking more than 250 wickets, and he also spent time as the team's captain.[2][3] He made his Twenty20 debut on 17 August 2004, for Sri Lanka Police Sports Club in the 2004 SLC Twenty20 Tournament.[4] In the Sri Lankan police force, he reached the rank of chief inspector.[5]

Vajira Ranaweera
Personal information
Full name
Tanaweera Achchige Vajira Hemantha Kumara Ranaweera
Born(1968-12-18)18 December 1968
Died28 April 2020(2020-04-28) (aged 51)
Source: Cricinfo, 4 May 2020

References
  1. "Vajira Ranaweera". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  2. "Former Police SC cricketer Vajira Ranaweera no more". The Island. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  3. "Dharmapala and Police SC fast bowler Vajira Ranaweera dies at 52". Daily News (Sri Lanka). Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  4. "1st Round, Colombo, Aug 17 2004, Twenty-20 Tournament". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  5. Booth, Lawrence (2021). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. p. 276. ISBN 9781472975478.
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