Officials for Bangladesh and South Africa tours to Pakistan

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has appointed Mike Procter and Clive Lloyd as match referees for Pakistan's forthcoming domestic international matches against Bangladesh and South Africa. Bangladesh will play three Tests ands five one-day internationals between August 20 and September 21 while South Africa will play three Tests and as many one-day internationals between September 24 and October 27.

The ICC has also nominated umpires for Tests and one-day internationals from its elite panel. The following are the postings:

August 20-24: first Test at Karachi. Umpires Steve Bucknor (West Indies) and T.H Wijewardena (Sri Lanka). TV Umpire: Nadeem Ghauri (Pakistan). Reserve Umpire: Saleem Badar (Pakistan). Match Referee Mike Procter (South Africa)

August 27-31: second Test at Peshawar. Umpires: Steve Bucknor (West Indies) and Russell Tiffin (Zimbabwe). TV Umpire: Asad Rauf (Pakistan). Reserve Umpire: Iqbal Butt (Pakistan). Match Referee: Mike Procter (South Africa).

September 3-7: third Test at Multan. Umpire: Russell Tiffin (Zimbabwe) and Asoka de Silva (Sri Lanka). TV Umpire: Aleem Dar (Pakistan). Reserve Umpire: Siddique Khan (Pakistan). Match referee: Mike Procter (South Africa).

September 9: first ODI at Multan. Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pakistan) and Russell Tiffin (Zimbabwe). TV Umpire: Nadeem Ghauri (Pakistan). Reserve Umpire: Iftikhar Malik (Pakistan). Match referee: Mike Procter (South Africa)

September 12: second ODI at Faisalabad. Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pakistan) and Russell Tiffin (Zimbabwe). TV Umpire: Asad Rauf (Pakistan). Reserve Umpire: Nazir Junior (Pakistan). Match referee; Mike Procter (South Africa)

September 15: third ODI at Lahore (D/N). Umpires: Nadeem Ghauri (Pakistan) and Russell Tiffin (Zimbabwe). TV Umpire: Asad Rauf (Pakistan). Reserve Umpire: Mian Aslam. Match referee: Mike Procter (South Africa).

September 18: fourth ODI at Rawalpindi (D/N). Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pakistan) and Russell Tiffin (Zimbabwe). TV Umpire: Asad Rauf (Pakistan). Reserve Umpire: Z.I Pasha (Pakistan). Match referee: Mike Procter (South Africa).

September 21: fifth ODI at Karachi (D/N). Umpires: Nadeem Ghauri (Pakistan) and Russell Tiffin (Zimbabwe). TV Umpire: Aleem Dar (Pakistan). Reserve Umpire: Saleem Badar (Pakistan). Match referee: Mike Procter (South Africa).

September 24: warmup one-day match at Karachi (D/N). Umpires: Aleem Dar and Nadeem Ghauri.

September 26: first ODI at Karachi (D/N). Umpires: Nadeem Ghauri (Pakistan) and Darrell Hair (Australia). TV Umpire: Aleem Dar (Pakistan). Reserve Umpire: Islam Khan (Pakistan). Match referee: Clive Lloyd (West Indies).

September 29: second ODI at Rawalpindi (D/N). Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pakistan) and Darrell Hair (Australia). TV Umpire: Asad Rauf (Pakistan). Reserve Umpire: Z.I Pasha (Pakistan). Match referee: Clive Lloyd (West Indies).

October 2: third ODI at Lahore (D/N). Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pakistan) and Darrell Hair (Australia). TV Umpire: Nadeem Ghauri (Pakistan). Reserve Umpire: Nazir Junior. Match referee: Clive Lloyd (West Indies).

October 5-7: three-dayer at Bagh-e-Jinnah. Umpires: Siddique Khan and Ahmad Shahab. Match referee: Ehtshamuddin (Pakistan)

October 9-13: first test at Lahore. Umpires: Daryl Harper (Australia) and Darrell Hair (Australia). TV Umpire: Aleem Dar (Pakistan). Reserve Umpire: Siddique Khan (Pakistan). Match referee: Clive Lloyd (West Indies).

October 16-20: second test at Peshawar. Umpires: Simon Taufel (Australia) and Neil Mallender (England). TV Umpire: Nadeem Ghauri (Pakistan). Reserve Umpire: Iqbal Butt (Pakistan). Match referee: Clive Lloyd (West Indies)

October 23-27: third test at Karachi. Umpires: Daryl Harper (Australia) and Darrell Hair (Australia). TV Umpire: Asad Rauf (Pakistan). Reserve Umpire: Saleem Badar (Pakistan). Match referee: Clive Lloyd (West Indies).

Samiul Hasan
General Manager - Media
Pakistan Cricket Board
31 July 2003