ICC appoints umpires for upcoming series in Mombasa and Nairobi

The International Cricket Council today announced details of match referee and umpire appointments for upcoming ODI series in Mombasa and Nairobi.

Kenya, Scotland and Canada play in an ODI tri-series event in Mombasa from 17-24 January. Darrell Hair from the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires, Ian Gould from the Emirates International Panel of ICC Umpires and Buddhi Pradhan from the ICC Associates and Affiliates Umpires Panel have been appointed to umpire the six-match series. Details of each fixture are listed below.

Javagal Srinath from the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees has been appointed to oversee the tri-series.

The focus then shifts to Nairobi for the inaugural ICC World Cricket League Division 1, a tournament involving the six top Associate countries - Kenya, Scotland, Ireland, Canada, Bermuda and Netherlands - all of which will be participating in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 in the West Indies.

Roshan Mahanama from the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees will oversee the tournament.

Appointed to stand in the ICC World Cricket League Division 1 will be Darrell Hair from the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires, Gary Baxter, Nadir Shah and Tyron Wijewardena from the Emirates International Panel of ICC Umpires and Roger Dill, Shahul Hameed and Subhash Modi from the ICC Associates and Affiliates Umpires Panel.

The inclusion of Darrell Hair in these appointments follows the decision of the ICC Executive Board in November 2006 not to appoint him to future matches involving Full Members.

The top two teams from the ICC World Cricket League Division 1 will qualify for the inaugural ICC Twenty20 World Championships in South Africa in September.

Appointments for other upcoming series, including the Bangladesh v Zimbabwe ODI series (4-10 February), will be announced in due course.

ICC umpire and referee appointments:

ODI tri-series, Mombasa (series Match Referee Javagal Srinath)
17 Jan - Kenya v Scotland (ODI), Mombasa -Darrell Hair and Ian Gould
18 Jan - Canada v Scotland (ODI), Mombasa - Darrell Hair and Buddhi Pradhan
20 Jan - Kenya v Canada (ODI), Mombasa - Ian Gould and Buddhi Pradhan
21 Jan - Kenya v Scotland (ODI), Mombasa - Ian Gould and Darrell Hair
23 Jan - Canada v Scotland (ODI), Mombasa - Darrell Hair and Buddhi Pradhan
24 Jan - Kenya v Canada (ODI), Mombasa - Ian Gould and Buddhi Pradhan

ICC World Cricket League Division 1, Nairobi (tournament Match Referee Roshan Mahanama)
30 Jan - Canada v Netherlands (ODI), Ruaraka - Gary Baxter and Shahul Hameed
30 Jan - Kenya v Bermuda (ODI), Jaffery - Tyron Wijewardena and Nadir Shah
30 Jan - Scotland v Ireland (ODI), Gymkhana - Darrell Hair and Roger Dill
31 Jan - Canada v Scotland (ODI), Ruaraka - Gary Baxter and Roger Dill
31 Jan - Bermuda v Ireland (ODI), Jaffery - Nadir Shah and Subhash Modi
31 Jan - Kenya v Netherlands (ODI), Gymkhana - Tyron Wijewardena and Shahul Hameed
2 Feb - Kenya v Ireland (ODI), Ruaraka - Darrell Hair and Tyron Wijewardena
2 Feb - Netherlands v Scotland (ODI), Jaffery - Nadir Shah and Roger Dill
2 Feb - Canada v Bermuda (ODI), Gymkhana - Shahul Hameed and Gary Baxter
4 Feb - Netherlands v Bermuda (ODI), Ruaraka - Tyron Wijewardena and Shahul Hameed
4 Feb - Ireland v Canada (ODI), Jaffery - Nadir Shah and Roger Dill
4 Feb - Kenya v Scotland (ODI), Gymkhana - Darrell Hair and Gary Baxter
5 Feb - Scotland v Bermuda (ODI), Ruaraka - Shahul Hameed and Subhash Modi
5 Feb - Kenya v Canada (ODI), Jaffery - Tyron Wijewardena and Roger Dill
5 Feb - Ireland v Netherlands (ODI), Gymkhana - Nadir Shah and Gary Baxter
7 Feb - Final (ODI), Gymkhana - to be confirmed.