ICC confirms Emirates Elite panel appointments for forthcoming series in Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe
ICC confirms Emirates Elite panel appointments for forthcoming series in Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe.
Jon Long
03-Jul-2005
The ICC today announced the ICC-appointed umpires and referees for the following series:
Test series between Sri Lanka and West Indies;
ODI series between Sri Lanka, West Indies and India;
Test series between Zimbabwe and New Zealand;
ODI series between Zimbabwe, New Zealand and India;
Test series between Zimbabwe and India
Test and ODI series between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh
Four members of the Emirates International Panel of Umpires will have an opportunity to stand in Test matches with members of the Emirates Elite Panel during these series.
Nadeem Ghauri will stand with Simon Taufel in the first Test between Sri Lanka and West Indies. Tony Hill will join Taufel for the second match of the two-Test series.
Mark Benson will officiate with Darrell Hair in both Test matches of the Zimbabwe v New Zealand series. Asad Rauf will stand with Steve Bucknor in the first Test match between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh while Billy Bowden will join Bucknor for the second Test.
The Zimbabwe v India Test matches will be umpired by two members of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires, Daryl Harper and Aleem Dar.
Full details of the appointments for all of these series are available in the `umpires and referees' section of the ICC website, www.icc-cricket.com.