Referee and umpires named for South African series

Pakistan's Naushad Ali has been appointed international match referee for the South Africa-New Zealand Test series starting in Bloemfontein on November 17.

Visiting umpires for the three-Test series have also been named.

In the first Test is Indian Arani Jayaprakash.

Zimbabwean umpire Ian Robinson will stand in the second Test, at Port Elizabeth, from November 30-December 4 while England's George Sharp will stand in the third Test at Johannesburg from December 8-12.

Meanwhile, New Zealand umpire Steve Dunne will stand in the second Zimbabwe-India Test at Nagpur from November 25-29.