ICC Appoints match Referees & Umpires
ICC World Twenty20 Tournament to start in a weeks time, the Indian Cricket Council on Sunday 9th September announced the appointment of Match Referees & Umpires to the respective matches.
The tournament which is to start next week on the 18th of September will be played for 2 weeks with the mens and womens tournaments being played in 4 venues in Sri Lanka.
Ranjan Madugalle (Sri Lanka) and Jeff Crowe (New Zealand) of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees along with Graeme La Brooy (Sri Lanka) of the ICC Panel of Regional Referees will share the responsibilities of Match Referees while Billy Bowden, Aleem Dar, Steve Davis, Kumar Dharmasena, Marais Erasmus, Ian Gould, Tony Hill, Richard Kettleborough, Nigel Llong, Asad Rauf, Simon Taufel and Rod Tucker from the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires along with Bruce Oxenford of the Emirates International Panel of ICC Umpires will take on the responsibilities of On Field Umpiring.
The Match Referees, On Field Umpires, Third Umpire and Fourth Umpires have been appointed for all Group Stage matches and the warm up matches to be played prior to the tournament of the mens and womens tournament.
Warm Up matches - Mens
13 Sep – Ireland v Zimbabwe, Moors Cricket Ground, Asoka de Silva and Ruchira Pulliyaguru (on-field umpires), Maurice de la Silva (third umpire)
13 Sep – Sri Lanka v West Indies, NCC, Ranmore Martinesz and TH Wijewardena (on-field umpires), Sena Nandiweera (third umpire)
15 Sep – Afghanistan v Sri Lanka A, Moors Cricket Ground, Ian Gould and Aleem Dar (on-field umpires), Tony Hill (third umpire)
15 Sep – Australia v New Zealand, NCC, Kumar Dharmasena and Richard Kettleborough (on-field umpires), Nigel Llong (third umpire)
15 Sep – Bangladesh v Zimbabwe, Colts Cricket Ground, Rod Tucker and Marais Erasmus (on-field umpires), Asad Rauf (third umpire)
15 Sep – India v Sri Lanka, P. Sara Oval, Simon Taufel and Steve Davis (on-field umpires), Billy Bowden (third umpire)
17 Sep – India v Pakistan, R. Premadasa, Nigel Llong and Billy Bowden (on-field umpires), Ranmore Martinesz (third umpire), Sagara Gallage (fourth umpire)
17 Sep – Bangladesh v Ireland, Moors Cricket Ground, Ruchira Palliyaguru and Raveendra Wimalasiri (on-field umpires), Nishan Dhanasinge (third umpire)
17 Sep – England v Australia, NCC, Tony Hill and Marais Erasmus (on-field umpires), Maurice de la Silva (third umpire)
17 Sep – New Zealand v South Africa, Colts Cricket Ground, Bruce Oxenford and TH Wijewardena (on-field umpires), Rohitha Kottahachchi (third umpire)
17 Sep – Afghanistan v West Indies, P. Sara Oval, Asoka de Silva and Sena Nandiweera (on-field umpires), Gratien Liyanage (third umpire)
19 Sep – England v Pakistan, P. Sara Oval, Ranmore Martinesz and TH Wijewardena (on-field umpires), Ruchira Palliyaguru (third umpire)
Warm Up matches - Womens
22 Sep – Pakistan Women v Sri Lanka Women, NCC, Asoka de Silva and TH Wijewardena (on-field umpires), Ruchira Palliyaguru (third umpire)
22 Sep – England Women v South Africa Women, NCC, Ranmore Martinesz and Ruchira Palliyaguru (on-field umpires), TH Wijewardena (third umpire)
23 Sep – West Indies Women v Australia Women, Moors Cricket Ground, Ranmore Martinesz and Asoka de Silva (on-field umpires), Rurchira Palliyaguru (third umpire)
23 Sep – India Women v New Zealand Women, Moors Cricket Ground, TH Wijewardena and Ruchira Palliyaguru (on-field umpires), Ranmore Martinesz (third umpire)
Group Stage Matches – Mens
18 Sep – Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe, Hambantota, Rod Tucker and Ian Gould (on-field umpires), Richard Kettleborough (third umpire), Steve Davis (fourth umpire), Jeff Crowe (match referee)
19 Sep – Australia v Ireland, Colombo, Aleem Dar and Kumar Dharmasena (on-field umpires), Asad Rauf (third umpire), Simon Taufel (fourth umpire), Ranjan Madugalle (match referee)
19 Sep – India v Afghanistan, Colombo, Asad Rauf and Simon Taufel (on-field umpires), Aleem Dar (third umpire), Kumar Dharmasena (fourth umpire), Ranjan Madugalle (match referee)
20 Sep – South Africa v Zimbabwe, Hambantota, Steve Davis and Richard Kettleborough (on-field umpires), Ian Gould (third umpire), Rod Tucker (fourth umpire), Jeff Crowe (match referee)
21 Sep – New Zealand v Bangladesh, Pallekele, Marais Erasmus and Nigel Llong (on-field umpires), Bruce Oxenford (third umpire), Tony Hill (fourth umpire), Graeme La Brooy (match referee)
21 Sep – England v Afghanistan, Colombo, Simon Taufel and Kumar Dharmasena (on-field umpires), Asad Rauf (third umpire), Aleem Dar (fourth umpire), Ranjan Madugalle (match referee)
22 Sep – Sri Lanka v South Africa, Hambantota, Richard Kettleborough and Rod Tucker (on-field umpires), Steve Davis (third umpire), Ian Gould (fourth umpire), Jeff Crowe (match referee)
22 Sep – Australia v West Indies, Colombo, Aleem Dar and Asad Rauf (on-field umpires), Kumar Dharmasena (third umpire), Simon Taufel (fourth umpire), Ranjan Madugalle (match referee)
23 Sep – Pakistan v New Zealand, Pallekele, Bruce Oxenford and Marais Erasmus (on-field umpires), Nigel Llong (third umpire), Billy Bowden (fourth umpire), Graeme La Brooy (match referee)
23 Sep – England v India, Colombo, Aleem Dar and Simon Taufel (on-field umpires), Kumar Dharmasena (third umpire), Asad Rauf (fourth umpire), Ranjan Madugalle (match referee)
24 Sep – West Indies v Ireland, Colombo, Kumar Dharmasena and Asad Rauf (on-field umpires), Simon Taufel (third umpire), Aleem Dar (fourth umpire), Ranjan Madugalle (match referee)
25 Sep – Pakistan v Bangladesh, Pallekele, Ian Gould and Steve Davis (on-field umpires), Rod Tucker (third umpire), Richard Kettleborough (fourth umpire), Jeff Crowe (match referee)
Group Stage Matches – Womens
26 Sep – Sri Lanka Women v South Africa Women, Tony Hill and Billy Bowden (on-field umpires), Nigel Llong (third umpire), Graeme La Brooy (match referee)
26 Sep – New Zealand Women v West Indies Women, Bruce Oxenford and Nigel Llong (on-field umpires), Marias Erasmus (third umpire), Graeme La Brooy (match referee)
27 Sep – England Women v Pakistan Women, Tony Hill and Bruce Oxenford (on-field umpires), Billy Bowden (third umpire), Graeme La Brooy (match referee)
27 Sep – Australia Women v India Women, Billy Bowden and Marais Erasmus (on-field umpires), Tony Hill (third umpire), Graeme La Brooy (match referee)
28 Sep – New Zealand Women v South Africa Women, Nigel Llong and Bruce Oxenford (on-field umpires), Marais Erasmus (third umpire), Graeme La Brooy (match referee)
28 Sep – Sri Lanka Women v West Indies Women, Billy Bowden and Tony Hill (on-field umpires), Bruce Oxenford (third umpire), Graeme La Brooy (match referee)
29 Sep – Australia Women v Pakistan Women, Nigel Llong and Billy Bowden (on-field umpires), Tony Hill (third umpire), Graeme La Brooy (match referee)
29 Sep – India Women v England Women, Bruce Oxenford and Tony Hill (on-field umpires), Marais Erasmus (third umpire), Graeme La Brooy (match referee)
30 Sep – West Indies Women v South Africa Women, Tony Hill and Nigel Llong (on-field umpires), Billy Bowden (third umpire), Graeme La Brooy (match referee)
30 Sep – Sri Lanka Women v New Zealand Women, Bruce Oxenford and Marias Erasmus (both on-field), Nigel Llong (third umpire), Graeme La Brooy (match referee)
1 Oct – India Women v Pakistan Women, Nigel Llong and Billy Bowden (on-field umpires), Bruce Oxenford (third umpire), Graeme La Brooy (match referee)
1 Oct – Australia Women v England Women, Marais Erasmus and Tony Hill (on-field umpires), Billy Bowden (third umpire), Graeme La Brooy (match referee)
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