K. T. Francis

K. T. Francis, full name Kandiah Thirugnansampandapillai Francis (15 October 1939 – 9 June 2013) was a Sri Lankan cricket umpire.^[1] Francis officiated in 25 Tests and 56 One Day Internationals (ODIs) between 1982 and 1999, mostly in his native Sri Lanka.

K. T. Francis

Personal information
Full name	Kandiah Thirugnansampandapillai Francis
Born	15 October 1939 Kegalle, Ceylon
Died	9 June 2013(2013-06-09) (aged 74) Colombo, Sri Lanka
Role	Umpire
Umpiring information
Tests umpired	25 (1982–1999)
ODIs umpired	56 (1982–1999)
FC umpired	108 (1981–1999)
LA umpired	72 (1981–1999)
Source: CricketArchive, 10 June 2013

Francis' first Test as umpire was the one-off Test between Sri Lanka and England in February 1982; this was the first recognised Test match played by Sri Lanka. Three days earlier, Francis made his debut as a ODI umpire, in a match that also featured the debut of future Sri Lankan cricket captain Arjuna Ranatunga.

Francis was married and had two children.

See also

• List of Test cricket umpires
• List of One Day International cricket umpires