Answer the following question: Facts: - twentysumpired: 7 - source: http://cricketarchive.com/archive/players/26/26477/26477.html cricketarchive - fivefor: 0 - bowling: left arm medium-fast - testsumpired: 4 - birth date: 29 august 1961 - umptwentydebutyr: 2009 - umpire: true - deliveries: 503 - tumpired: 44 - columns: 1 - umpodilastyr: present - umptlastyr: present - s/s: 0/1 - listaumpired: 168 - year: 2013 - name: tyron wijewardene - birth place: maradana , sri lanka - date: yes 1961 08 29 - umpodidebutyr: 1999 - umptestdebutyr: 2001 - umplistadebutyr: 1998 - column: first-class - catches/stumpings: 2 / - - fullname: tyron hirantha wijewardene - tenfor: 0 - odisumpired: 52 - umptdebutyr: 2004 - umptwentylastyr: 2012 - matches: 5 - umpfclastyr: present - umplistalastyr: present - batting: left hand bat - runs: 118 - wickets: 9 - umpfcdebutyr: 1994 - umptestlastyr: 2005 - fcumpired: 167 Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of tyron wijewardene .
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tyron hirantha wijewardene -lrb- born 29 august 1961 in maradana -rrb- , is a former sri lankan cricketer and current cricket umpire , elected to the international panel of umpires and referees as sri lanka 's second umpire .as a cricketer , wijewardene was a left-handed bowler , taking 9 wickets in his 5 first-class appearances for saracens sports club in 1990/91 .he was also a useful lower order batsman , getting one half-century having batted in just 5 innings .following an early retirement from cricket , he began umpiring and has stood in both test cricket and one day internationals ; standing in two matches during the 2003 cricket world cup .