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ICC NAMES REFEREES FOR TEST SERIES AND QUADRANGULAR SERIES

The umpires and referees have been chosen for the Sri Lanka v Pakistan Test Series starting in August, the Pakistan v Australia series starting September, and the Quadrangular World Series in September.

The ICC announced yesterday (Thursday) that former West Indies Test cricketer Cameron "Cammie" Smith will referee the Sri Lanka v Pakistan three-Test series and three one-day internationals (ODIs). He will also officiate during the Quadrangular World Series being held in Sri Lanka between the host country and Australia, India and Pakistan. National Grid International Panel "visiting" umpires for the three Tests will be Zimbabwe's Ian Robinson (1st and 3rd) and India's V K Ramaswamy (2nd). Sri Lanka has requested a Panel umpire for the quadrangular tournament and he will be nominated shortly.

Former New Zealand captain John Reid is appointed referee for the Pakistan v Australia three-Test series and the triangular ODI series involving both nations and South Africa. The umpires have not yet been named. Further appointments will be announced in early August.

People:

Cameron "Cammie" Smith (West Indies) Born Barbados July 29, 1933. Opening bastman/wicketkeeper for Barbados 1951/2 to 1964/5. Played in five Tests 1960-62.

Ian Robinson (Zimbabwe) Born Oxford (England) March 11, 1947. 14 years as opening batsman/wicketkeeper at (Zimbabwe) national league level. Started full-time umpiring 1978. ACU full member 1979. 1992, stood in six World Cup matches and in Zimbabwe's first three home Test matches. Appointed to National Grid International Panel 1994. Stood as "visiting" umpire in 1st Test of recent England v West Indies series. Past president of Zimbabwe Cricket Umpires Association and currently member of the Zimbabwe Cricket Union Executive and Board of Control.

V K Ramaswamy (India) Born April 25, 1945. Started umpiring 1973 and has stood in 14 Tests and 25 ODIs.

John Reid OBE (New Zealand) Born Auckland June 3, 1928. Middleorder batsman (four double centuries) and fast-medium bowler. Played 58 Test 1949-65 and captained New Zealand 1958-65. In South Africa 1953/54, became the first cricketer to score 1,000 runs and take 50 wickets in a season there.

(Extracted from various British Newspapers)