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			'''Edward Ranjit Fernando''' (born 22 February 1944) is a former Sri Lankan ]er who played three ]s, all of which were during the ] during which he was the ] and opening batsman. In September 2018, he was one of 49 former Sri Lankan cricketers felicitated by ], to honour them for their services before Sri Lanka became a ] of the ] (ICC). He is married to Sri Lankan entrepreneur ].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.srilankacricket.lk/news/sri-lanka-cricket-to-felicitate-49-past-cricketers \|title=Sri Lanka Cricket to felicitate 49 past cricketers \|work=Sri Lanka Cricket \|accessdate=5 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.srilankacricket.lk/news/slc-launched-the-program-to-felicitate-ex-cricketers \|title=SLC launched the program to felicitate ex-cricketers \|work=Sri Lanka Cricket \|accessdate=5 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://dailynews.lk/2017/05/08/features/115259/more-skin-deep \|title=More than skin deep \|work=Sri Lanka Cricket \|accessdate=2 January 2023}}</ref>

			==Early career==
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			He started playing first eleven school cricket at ], in 1960 and was a leading schoolboy cricketer in his time being amongst the best wicket keeper - batsman. He was adjudged the Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year in 1964.
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			==Domestic career==
	'''Edward Ranjit Fernando''' (born ], ], ]) is a former ]n ]er who played three ]s, all of which were during the ] during which he was the ] and opening batsman. He later worked as the team manager for the ], and as a cricket commentator.
			Almost straight from school he was picked to tour ] under ]. Although he didn't play in the unofficial tests, Ceylon beat India in the third unofficial test which was the country's first major victory overseas. He was selected to tour England with ], but the tour was cancelled just before it was due to begin.<ref>S. S. Perera, ''The Janashakthi Book of Sri Lanka Cricket (1832–1996)'', Janashakthi Insurance, Colombo, 1999, pp. 320–26.</ref>

			He won his first test (unofficial) Cap against ]'s England touring team in an unofficial test match in 1969 and since then played representatively for Ceylon/ Sri Lanka in unofficial tests and ODI both at home and abroad regularly, until retiring in 1979.

			He represented the ] from 1963 to 1979 and played in the Premier Division for an unbroken period of 16 years, captaining the club to many championship titles.
	==Commonly Used Phrases==

			==Beyond cricket==
	* Breaking the shackles
			Having qualified as an Advanced Coach in 1982 with the National Cricket Association in England he served as one of the National coaches in Sri Lanka as soon as Sri Lanka was admitted as a full member of the ICC and was also instrumental in setting up a structured National Coaching Plan in the country.
	* Trifle short

	* No mug with the ball / bat
			He toured with the Sri Lanka team, on its first official test tour as Assistant Manager handling the cricket aspects of the tour and continued to serve in national team management capacities from time to time for a number of years, juggling assignments with his own business responsibilities. He served on the executive committee of the ] for 12 consecutive years, serving on the Coaching Committee for most of the time. He worked tirelessly concentrating on the aspects of fielding, and Sri Lanka's consistent development in fielding standards, even up to the winning of the World Cup in 1996 is attributed to his efforts.
	* Never going to be an easy proposition

	* Sweeps, and sweeps well
			He also served as the Executive Secretary (Voluntary) of the Sri Lanka Cricket Foundation which was set up to support the needs of cricket in Sri Lanka, in keeping with its newly acquired status as a full member of the ICC. He succeeded the first Executive Secretary Mahinda Wijesinghe and conducted the affairs of the organization for three years. He also served as a National Selector from 1983 to 1988, and also in 2011, and was on the ICC Cricket Committee for a period, representing Sri Lanka.
	* Fluttering away

	* Experienced campaigner
			Having been introduced to television cricket commentary initially at the Cricketers Benevolent Fund Series (CBFS) in Sharjah, Ranjit Fernando has been the voice of Sri Lanka Cricket working as a TV commentator on almost all Sri Lankan series and other international engagements for a long time.
	* Tormentor

	* Marshalled his troops
			He is currently a member of Coaching Committee of Sri Lanka Cricket.
	* Nothing to write home about

	* Maintaining his composure
			==References==
	* Valiant effort
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	* Pitch has good carry
	* This is a pressure-cooker situation

	==External links==		==External links==
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Latest revision as of 13:45, 9 February 2024

Ranjit Fernando

Personal information

Full name

Edward Ranjit Fernando

Born

(1944-02-22) 22 February 1944 (age 80)
Colombo, British Ceylon

Batting

Right-handed

Role

Wicketkeeper

International information

National side

Sri Lanka

ODI debut (cap 2)

7 June 1975 v West Indies

Last ODI

14 June 1975 v Pakistan

Career statistics

Competition	ODI	FC
Matches	3	38
Runs scored	47	1,349
Batting average	15.66	22.11
100s/50s	0/0	0/5
Top score	22	81
Catches/stumpings	0/0	50/15

Source: Cricinfo, 24 February 2017

Edward Ranjit Fernando (born 22 February 1944) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played three One Day Internationals, all of which were during the 1975 Cricket World Cup during which he was the wicket-keeper and opening batsman. In September 2018, he was one of 49 former Sri Lankan cricketers felicitated by Sri Lanka Cricket, to honour them for their services before Sri Lanka became a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC). He is married to Sri Lankan entrepreneur Ramani Fernando.

Early career

He started playing first eleven school cricket at St. Benedict's College, Colombo, in 1960 and was a leading schoolboy cricketer in his time being amongst the best wicket keeper - batsman. He was adjudged the Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year in 1964.

Domestic career

Almost straight from school he was picked to tour India with the Ceylon team in 1964 under Michael Tissera. Although he didn't play in the unofficial tests, Ceylon beat India in the third unofficial test which was the country's first major victory overseas. He was selected to tour England with the Ceylon team in 1968, but the tour was cancelled just before it was due to begin.

He won his first test (unofficial) Cap against Colin Cowdrey's England touring team in an unofficial test match in 1969 and since then played representatively for Ceylon/ Sri Lanka in unofficial tests and ODI both at home and abroad regularly, until retiring in 1979.

He represented the Nondescripts Cricket Club from 1963 to 1979 and played in the Premier Division for an unbroken period of 16 years, captaining the club to many championship titles.

Beyond cricket

Having qualified as an Advanced Coach in 1982 with the National Cricket Association in England he served as one of the National coaches in Sri Lanka as soon as Sri Lanka was admitted as a full member of the ICC and was also instrumental in setting up a structured National Coaching Plan in the country.

He toured with the Sri Lanka team, on its first official test tour as Assistant Manager handling the cricket aspects of the tour and continued to serve in national team management capacities from time to time for a number of years, juggling assignments with his own business responsibilities. He served on the executive committee of the Board of Control for Cricket in Sri Lanka for 12 consecutive years, serving on the Coaching Committee for most of the time. He worked tirelessly concentrating on the aspects of fielding, and Sri Lanka's consistent development in fielding standards, even up to the winning of the World Cup in 1996 is attributed to his efforts.

He also served as the Executive Secretary (Voluntary) of the Sri Lanka Cricket Foundation which was set up to support the needs of cricket in Sri Lanka, in keeping with its newly acquired status as a full member of the ICC. He succeeded the first Executive Secretary Mahinda Wijesinghe and conducted the affairs of the organization for three years. He also served as a National Selector from 1983 to 1988, and also in 2011, and was on the ICC Cricket Committee for a period, representing Sri Lanka.

Having been introduced to television cricket commentary initially at the Cricketers Benevolent Fund Series (CBFS) in Sharjah, Ranjit Fernando has been the voice of Sri Lanka Cricket working as a TV commentator on almost all Sri Lankan series and other international engagements for a long time.

He is currently a member of Coaching Committee of Sri Lanka Cricket.

References

"Sri Lanka Cricket to felicitate 49 past cricketers". Sri Lanka Cricket. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
"SLC launched the program to felicitate ex-cricketers". Sri Lanka Cricket. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
"More than skin deep". Sri Lanka Cricket. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
S. S. Perera, The Janashakthi Book of Sri Lanka Cricket (1832–1996), Janashakthi Insurance, Colombo, 1999, pp. 320–26.

External links

Ranjit Fernando at ESPNcricinfo

v t e Sri Lanka squad – 1975 Cricket World Cup
1 Tennekoon (c) 2 GRA de Silva 3 DS de Silva 4 Fernando (wk) 5 Heyn 6 Kaluperuma 7 Mendis 8 Opatha 9 Pieris 10 Ranasinghe 11 Tissera 12 Warnapura 13 Wettimuny

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