diff --git a/docs/example-parsers-dates.html b/docs/example-parsers-dates.html
index 5327e2a4..029db7c6 100644
--- a/docs/example-parsers-dates.html
+++ b/docs/example-parsers-dates.html
@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@
 	// call the tablesorter plugin
 	$("table").tablesorter({
 		theme : 'blue',
-		widgets : ["zebra"]
+		widgets : ["zebra"],
+		// date range used by the two-digit year parser (added v2.14.0)
+		dateRange : 30
 	});
 
 });</script>
@@ -62,6 +64,7 @@
 							<li>So if the current year is <code>2020</code>, and the listed two digit year is <code>80</code> (<code>2080 - 2020 > 50</code>), it becomes <code>1980</code>.</li>
 							<li>If the listed two digit year is <code>50</code> (<code>2050 - 2020 < 50</code>), then it becomes <code>2050</code>. I hope that makes it clearer.</li>
 							<li>Try out the two digit year calculator below the table.</li>
+							<li>In <span class="version">v2.14.0</span>, the range can be set using the <code>dateRange</code> option (see the initialization code below).</li>
 						</ul>
 					</li>
 					<li>The "Time" column is using the built-in time parser which has been always been included with tablesorter .</li>
diff --git a/js/parsers/parser-date-two-digit-year.js b/js/parsers/parser-date-two-digit-year.js
index 95fe8e49..932a32ff 100644
--- a/js/parsers/parser-date-two-digit-year.js
+++ b/js/parsers/parser-date-two-digit-year.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 		regyyxxxx: /(\d{2})[\/\s](\d{1,2})[\/\s](\d{1,2})/
 	});
 
-	ts.formatDate = function(s, regex, format){
+	ts.formatDate = function(s, regex, format, table){
 		s = s
 			// replace separators
 			.replace(/\s+/g," ").replace(/[-.,]/g, "/")
@@ -25,10 +25,11 @@
 			.replace(regex, format);
 		var d = new Date(s),
 			y = d.getFullYear(),
+			rng = table && table.config.dateRange || range,
 			now = new Date().getFullYear();
 		// if date > 50 years old (set range), add 100 years
 		// this will work when people start using "50" and mean "2050"
-		while (now - y > range) {
+		while (now - y > rng) {
 			y += 100;
 		}
 		return d.setFullYear(y);
@@ -39,9 +40,9 @@
 		is: function() {
 			return false;
 		},
-		format: function(s) {
+		format: function(s, table) {
 			// reformat dd/mm/yy to mm/dd/19yy;
-			return ts.formatDate(s, ts.dates.regxxxxyy, "$2/$1/19$3");
+			return ts.formatDate(s, ts.dates.regxxxxyy, "$2/$1/19$3", table);
 		},
 		type: "numeric"
 	});
@@ -51,9 +52,9 @@
 		is: function() {
 			return false;
 		},
-		format: function(s) {
+		format: function(s, table) {
 			// reformat mm/dd/yy to mm/dd/19yy
-			return ts.formatDate(s, ts.dates.regxxxxyy, "$1/$2/19$3");
+			return ts.formatDate(s, ts.dates.regxxxxyy, "$1/$2/19$3", table);
 		},
 		type: "numeric"
 	});
@@ -63,9 +64,9 @@
 		is: function() {
 			return false;
 		},
-		format: function(s) {
+		format: function(s, table) {
 			// reformat yy/mm/dd to mm/dd/19yy
-			return ts.formatDate(s, ts.dates.regyyxxxx, "$2/$3/19$1");
+			return ts.formatDate(s, ts.dates.regyyxxxx, "$2/$3/19$1", table);
 		},
 		type: "numeric"
 	});