Roshan Mahanama - Sri Lanka’s second International Match Referee
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Roshan Mahanama of Nalanda College won the Observer Schoolboy
Cricketer of the Year title in 1983 and 1984.
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CRICKET: Roshan Siriwardena Mahanama of Nalanda College who won the
Observer Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year Award for 2 years in 1983-1984,
is another Sri Lankan who has acquitted himself well as Match Referee.
He led Sri Lanka on a tour to Sharjah in 1994. His best and most
memorable match was undoubtedly in the 2nd Test against India in 1997
played in Colombo. Roshan together with the former Sri Lanka captain
Sanath Jayasuriya put on a world record partnership of 576 runs.
He made his highest score of 225 runs in that match in a world record
team total of 952 for 6 wickets. Altogether Mahanama played in 52 Tests
and 213 One-Day Internationals scoring 2,576 runs in Tests and 5,162
runs in ODIs. In Tests, he had four centuries and II half centuries, the
top score being 225 while in One-Day Internationals his top score was
119 not out. He was also one of the best fielders in the world.
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