1987 Cricket World Cup officials
The 1987 Cricket World Cup (also known as Reliance World Cup) was the fourth edition of the ICC Cricket World Cup tournament. It was held from October 8 to November 8, 1987, in India and Pakistan — the first held outside England on twenty-one different venues.[1] A total of 27 matches were played in 1987 Cricket World Cup including 2 Semifinals and a Final match.[2]
Umpires
Out of the 12 selected umpires, 4 of them belong to Pakistan, 2 were from England and India each while 1 from Australia, New Zealand, West Indies and Sri Lanka each. The first semifinal was supervised by Dickie Bird and David Shepherd while Tony Crafter and Steve Woodward supervised the second semifinal.[3][4]
Ram Gupta and Mahboob Shah were elected to supervise the 1987 Cricket World Cup final.[5]
| S.No. | Umpire | Country | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mahboob Shah |  Pakistan
|
6 |
| 2 | David Shepherd |  England
|
6 |
| 3 | Ram Gupta |  India
|
6 |
| 4 | V.K. Ramaswamy | India
|
5 |
| 5 | Steve Woodward |  New Zealand
|
5 |
| 6 | Dickie Bird | England
|
5 |
| 7 | David Archer |  West Indies
|
5 |
| 8 | Tony Crafter |  Australia
|
5 |
| 9 | Khizer Hayat | Pakistan
|
5 |
| 10 | PW Vidanagamage |  Sri Lanka
|
4 |
| 11 | Amanullah Khan | Pakistan
|
1 |
| 12 | Khalid Aziz | Pakistan
|
1 |
References
- ^ 1983 Cricket World Cup Grounds
- ^ 27 matches were played in 1987 Cricket World Cup ESPN cricinfo
- ^ Dickie Bird and David Shepherd in the 1st semifinal of 1987 Cricket World Cup ESPN cricinfo
- ^ Tony Crafter and Steve Woodward in the 2nd semifinal of 1987 Cricket World Cup ESPN cricinfo
- ^ Ram Gupta and Mahboob Shah for the 3rd & 2nd time respectively in Cricket World Cup Final ESPN cricinfo
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