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'''Arani Velayudham Jayaprakash''' (born 20 June 1949 in [[Karnataka]]) is an Indian former [[first-class cricket]]er and [[Test cricket]] [[umpire (cricket)|umpire]].

==Cricketer==
Jayaprakash played 79 matches of first-class cricket, starting with 3 matches for [[Mysore cricket team|Mysore]] in the 1971/72 and 1972/73 [[Ranji Trophy]], and continuing when the team was renamed [[Karnataka cricket team|Karnataka]] until 1984/85. He played in 6 Ranji Trophy finals for Karnataka, winning in 1973/4, 1977/78 and 1982/3, and losing the final to [[Bombay cricket team|Bombay]] in 1974/5, and to [[Delhi cricket team|Delhi]] in 1978/9 and 1981/2.

An [[all-rounder]], he scored 3,727 runs in 125 innings, at an [[batting average (cricket)|average]] of 35.49, including 6 centuries and 21 half-centuries. He reached his top score of 150* in the Ranji Trophy quarter final against [[Bengal cricket team|Bengal]] in February 1979, having also scored 69 in the first innings.<ref>{{cite web |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/38/38919.html |title=Karnataka v Bengal, Ranji Trophy 1978/79 (Quarter-Final), Bangalore, 24–27 February 1979 |accessdate=2010-08-12 |publisher=CricketArchive}}</ref> As a bowler, he took 60 wickets at an [[bowling average|average]] of 37.13, with best bowling of 3–12 opening the bowling against [[Andhra cricket team|Andhra]] in November 1978.<ref>{{cite web |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/38/38645.html |title=Karnataka v Andhra, Ranji Trophy 1978/79 (South Zone), Udipi, 18–20 November 1978 |accessdate=2010-08-12 |publisher=CricketArchive}}</ref> In the same match, he scored 150, and then took 2–38 in Andhra's second innings.

He also played in 15 [[List A]] one-day matches, including the [[South Zone cricket team|South Zone]] team that won the [[Deodhar Trophy]] in 1974/75, and losing finals sides in 1976/77 and 1978/79, and in the Karnataka team that lost the final of the [[Wills Trophy]] in 1983/84.

==Umpire==
Jayaprakash became an umpire after retiring from first-class cricket. He umpired 13 Test matches between 1997 and 2002, mostly played in India. He made his debut as a Test umpire in the 3rd Test between India and Sri Lanka at Mumbai in December 1997.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63777.html |title=3rd Test: India v Sri Lanka at Mumbai, Dec 3–7, 1997 |accessdate=2010-08-12 |publisher=cricinfo.com| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100807025343/http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63777.html| archivedate= 7 August 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref> In his second Test, the 2nd Test between India and Pakistan in Delhi in 1999, he stood at the bowler's end while [[Anil Kumble]] dismissed all 10 batsmen in Pakistan's 2nd innings.<ref name="retirement">{{cite web |url=http://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/352824.html |title=Umpire Jayaprakash announces his retirement |date=29 May 2008 |accessdate=2010-08-12 |publisher=cricinfo.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63829.html |title=2nd Test: India v Pakistan at Delhi, Feb 4–7, 1999 |publisher=cricinfo.com}}</ref> First wicket that was of Shahid Afridi, who fell when the team-score was 101 and they were well in for the chase.

He has stood in four Tests outside India: the 3rd Test between New Zealand and Australia at Hamilton in March 2000, the 1st Test between South Africa and New Zealand at Bloemfontein in November 2000, the 1st Test between Sri Lanka and England at Galle in February 2001, and the 2nd Test between Zimbabwe and West Indies at Harare in July 2001. His last Test was the 2nd Test between India and Zimbabwe at Delhi in February 2002.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63977.html |title=2nd Test: India v Zimbabwe at Delhi, Feb 28 – Mar 4, 2002 |accessdate=2010-08-12 |publisher=cricinfo.com}}</ref> His performance in the 2001 match in Galle was sharply criticised.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/99716.html |title=Umpiring controversy overshadows Sri Lankan innings win |date=26 February 2001 |accessdate=2010-08-12 |publisher=cricinfo.com}}</ref> He was not selected to umpire a Test match after the [[Elite Panel of ICC Umpires]] was instituted in April 2002.

Jayaprakash also umpired 38 [[One-day Internationals]] between 1993 and 2006, mostly in India, apart from matches in the [[2000 Asia Cup]], two pool matches in South Africa in the [[2003 Cricket World Cup]], and the [[Cherry Blossom Sharjah Cup]] in 2003. He umpired 7 matches in the [[Indian Premier League]] in 2007/08.

He announced his retirement as an umpire in all forms of cricket in 2008.<ref name="retirement" />

==See also==
* [[List of Test cricket umpires]]
* [[List of One Day International cricket umpires]]

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
* {{Cricinfo|id=29691}}
*[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/8/8901/8901.html Profile at CricketArchive]

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