21.   Former Sri Lanka captain Ranjan Madugalle on Wednesday was appointed by the International Cricket Council as its chief match referee.

22.   He had already filled every other role in test cricket including player, captain, selector, Indian team manager and ICC match referee.

23.   He urged FIFA and the match referee to be on the lookout for such ploys.

24.   He was given a severe reprimand by match referee Jackie Hendricks of West Indies but escaped a fine.

25.   Hendriks is now an International Cricket Council match referee.

26.   Hiddink urged FIFA and the match referee to be on the lookout for such ploys.

27.   Hundreds of people danced in the streets of the capital, Colombo, Wednesday night after match referee Clive Lloyd awarded the match to Sri Lanka.

28.   ICC match referee Lindsay judged Trescothick the Man of the Match despite finishing on the losing side.

29.   ICC match referee Mike Denness, an Englishman, imposed the sanction on Tendulkar after reviewing video evidence of the Port Elizabeth, South Africa, test match.

30.   In what Press Trust of India described as an unprecedented decision, match referee Ahmed Ebrahim of Zimbabwe declared the match abandoned.