Graeme Labrooy
Graeme Fredrick Labrooy (Sinhala: ග්රැහැම් ලැබ්රෝයි; born June 7, 1964, in Colombo) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played in nine Tests and 44 ODIs from 1986 to 1992. He was the chairman of selectors for the national team and an international match referee. His brother Wendell Labrooy is also a first-class cricketer and match referee.[1]
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| Full name | Graeme Fredrick Labrooy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | June 7, 1964 (age 56) Colombo, Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-hand bat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Wendell Labrooy (brother) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 132) | 17 December 1986 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 1 March 1991 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 50) | 27 November 1986 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 9 March 1992 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cricket career
A right-hand bat and right-arm fast medium bowler, Labrooy took 124 first class wickets at 33.56, but struggled in the international arena with averages in the mid-40s. Together with his moderate batting ability, he enjoyed occasional all round success – most notable seven wickets and 70 from 80 deliveries against Australia later in his career. Due to political tension in Sri Lanka, his nine Test matches were sporadic and all played abroad.[2]
Referee
After retirement, Labrooy became a board member of the Federation of International Cricketers' Associations, and served as an international referee. In January 2020, he was named as one of the three match referees for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup tournament in South Africa.[3]
Selection committee
On 15 September 2017, Labrooy was appointed as the chief selector of the national team.[4] He along with former selector, Asanka Gurusinha and three new persons included former national team manager Jeryl Woutersz, former Sri Lanka wicketkeeper Gamini Wickremasinghe, and former domestic Sri Lankan cricketer, Sajith Fernando.[5]
References
- "Rare feat of two brothers serving in ICC panel as Match Referees". Daily News. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- Walmsley, Keith (2003). Mosts Without in Test Cricket. Reading, England: Keith Walmsley Publishing Pty Ltd. p. 457. ISBN 0947540067..
- "Match officials named for ICC U19 Cricket World Cup". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
- "Graeme Labrooy appointed Sri Lanka chief selector". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- "Gurusinha reappointed selector after resigning". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
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