Rangana among 18 given MCC’s honorary life membership

Former Sri Lankan spinner Rangana Herath is among 18 cricketers who were given honorary life membership by the Marylebone Cricket Club yeaterday (19).

Taking 433 Test wickets in a career spanning almost two decades, Herath features in the top ten of all-time Test wicket-takers.

The MCC, based at Lord's in London, UK, is the custodian of cricket laws.

The list: Hashim Amla (South Africa), Ian Bell (England), Ian Bishop (West Indies), Alex Blackwell (Australia), Shivnarine Chanderpaul (West Indies), Alastair Cook (England), Grant Flower (Zimbabwe), Herschelle Gibbs (South Africa), Rangana Herath (Sri Lanka), Jacques Kallis (South Africa), Damien Martyn (Australia), Sara McGlashan (New Zealand), Morne Morkel (South Africa), Ramnaresh Sarwan (West Indies), Harbhajan Singh (India), Javagal Srinath (India), Sarah Taylor (England), Marcus Trescothick