ICC announces umpire and match referee appointments for group stage of upcoming ICC World Twenty20 in South Africa

The ICC today announced details of the umpire and match referee appointments for the opening group stage of the upcoming ICC World Twenty20 in South Africa, which will take place from 11 to 24 September.

For the group stage of the tournament, there will be three teams of five officials overseeing proceedings across the three venues of the Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg; Kingsmead, Durban; and Newlands in Cape Town.

Chris Broad (Johannesburg), Mike Procter (Durban) and Ranjan Madugalle (Cape Town), all of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees, will lead the three Playing Control Teams during those early stages.

In Johannesburg, Broad will be joined by Daryl Harper and Mark Benson of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires, Nigel Llong of the Emirates International Panel of ICC Umpires and Karl Hurter, who will be fourth official for all group stage matches in Johannesburg.

In Durban, Procter will manage a Playing Control Team that includes Billy Doctrove and Simon Taufel of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires, as well as Steve Davis and Brian Jerling of the Emirates International Panel of ICC Umpires. Jerling will be fourth offcial for all group stage matches taking place in Durban.

In Cape Town, Madugalle will have with him Asad Rauf of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires, as well as Tony Hill and Ian Howell of the Emirates International Panel of ICC Umpires, and Marais Erasmus, who will be the fourth official at all group stage matches in Cape Town.

Appointments for the remainder of the tournament will be announced in due course.

Meanwhile, appointments have also been made for the warm-up matches for the ICC World Twenty20 on 8 and 9 September. These matches will take place at Centurion, Benoni and Potchefstroom and will not carry official Twenty20 International status.