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The Elite Panel of ICC Umpires is a panel of cricket umpires appointed by the International Cricket Council to officiate in Test matches and One Day Internationals around the world. The panel was first established in April 2002 when the ICC decided to reform the way that international cricket was umpired. The main change was that both umpires in a Test match and one of the umpires in a One Day International are now independent of the competing nations, whereas before 2002 just one of the umpires in a Test was independent and in ODIs both umpires were from the home nation. The majority of these ICC appointments are fulfilled by the members of the Elite Panel, who are generally thought to be the best umpires in the world. As such the ICC hopes to ensure that umpiring standards are as high as possible. Members of the panel stand in around 10 Tests and 15 ODIs each year.[1] The list of umpires in the panel is revised every year by the ICC Umpires Selection Panel.

History

The panel was formed in 2002 with eight members.[2] Peter Willey was invited to be on the panel, but declined the opportunity because it would have required him to spend too much time away from his family.[3] The last members of the original panel were removed in 2011. The original eight panel members were:- Steve Bucknor, Daryl Harper, Ashoka de Silva, Srinivas Venkataraghavan, Rudi Koertzen, Dave Orchard, David Shepherd and Russell Tiffin.

Members of the International Panel of ICC Umpires stand in ODIs in their home countries, and may be appointed by the ICC to Tests and ODIs as an independent official at busy times in the cricket calendar to supplement the Elite Panel.[1] The best performing umpires may earn promotion to the Elite Panel. Emirates sponsors the panel, and the umpires are required to wear shirts and coats which have 'Fly Emirates' printed on them whenever they are officiating.[4] In July 2019, Michael Gough and Joel Wilson were added to the Elite panel following the retirement of Ian Gould and exclusion of Sundaram Ravi after the 2019 Cricket World Cup.[5]

As of 31 July 2019, Australia and England have jointly provided the most members of the panel with seven. South Africa, New Zealand and West Indies have provided three each; Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka have provided two each; and Zimbabwe have provided just one member.

Current members

As of 31 July 2019 cricket season the Elite Panel consists of:[6]

List of Elite Panel of ICC Umpires
Umpire Date of Birth Age as of 4 September 2024 Year Appointed Tests[7] ODIs[8] T20Is[9] Country
Richard Illingworth 23 August 1963 60 years, 336 days 2013 39 59 16 England England
Bruce Oxenford 5 March 1960 64 years, 183 days 2012 55 88 20 Australia Australia
Aleem Dar 6 June 1968 56 years, 90 days 2004 125 201 43 Pakistan Pakistan
Marais Erasmus 27 February 1964 60 years, 190 days 2010 54 81 26 South Africa South Africa
Rod Tucker 28 August 1964 60 years, 7 days 2010 65 78 35 Australia Australia
Kumar Dharmasena 24 April 1971 53 years, 133 days 2011 58 89 22 Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
Richard Kettleborough 15 March 1973 51 years, 173 days 2011 57 74 22 England England
Nigel Llong 11 February 1969 55 years, 206 days 2012 55 121 32 England England
Paul Reiffel 19 April 1966 58 years, 138 days 2013 41 58 16 Australia Australia
Chris Gaffaney 30 November 1975 48 years, 310 days 2015 25 60 20 New Zealand New Zealand
Michael Gough 18 December 1979 44 years, 261 days 2019 9 59 14 England England
Joel Wilson 30 December 1966 57 years, 249 days 2019 13 63 26 Cricket West Indies West Indies

Former members

The first departures from the panel came in 2004 when Srinivas Venkataraghavan (known as Venkat) retired,[10] and Asoka de Silva, Dave Orchard and Russell Tiffin did not have their contracts renewed.[11] David Shepherd retired in 2005 following 22 years as an international umpire.[12] Darrell Hair, who joined the panel in 2003, was banned from officiating in matches involving full ICC members following the Ball tampering controversy in August 2006.[13] In March 2008, following a spell officiating associate members, Hair was once again permitted to umpire full members,[14] but in August he handed in his resignation after he was only allowed to officiate in two tests.[15]

Steve Bucknor retired in 2009, having stood in a record 128 Tests since March 1989.[16] Rudi Koertzen retired in 2010,[17] while Mark Benson, who had joined the panel in 2006, stood down to return to domestic cricket.[18] Asoka de Silva, who rejoined the panel in 2008, was stood down again in 2011 along with Daryl Harper,[19] Simon Taufel and Billy Doctrove retired in 2012[20] and Steve Davis retired in 2015. Sundaram Ravi was dropped from the panel after 2019 Cricket World Cup due to his below-average umpiring in international cricket.[21] Ian Gould retired from the panel after the 2019 World Cup.[22]

Former elite panel members can still umpire in ODIs and international T20s. Statistics correct as of 31 July 2019.

  • † Original panel member
List of Former members of Elite Panel of ICC Umpires
Umpire Date of Birth Joined Panel Left Panel Tests ODIs T20Is Country
Steve Bucknor † 31 May 1946 2002 2009 128 181 — Cricket West Indies West Indies
Asoka de Silva^ † 28 March 1956 2002 2011 49 121 11 Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
Daryl Harper † 23 October 1951 2002 2011 94 174 10 Australia Australia
Rudi Koertzen † 26 March 1949 2002 2010 108 206 14 South Africa South Africa
Dave Orchard † 24 June 1948 2002 2004 44 107 — South Africa South Africa
David Shepherd † 27 December 1940 2002 2005 92 172 — England England
Russell Tiffin † 4 June 1959 2002 2004 44 126 4 Zimbabwe Zimbabwe
Srinivas Venkataraghavan † 21 April 1945 2002 2004 73 52 — India India
Darrell Hair 30 September 1952 2003 2008 78 135 6 Australia Australia
Billy Doctrove 3 July 1955 2006 2012 38 112 17 Cricket West Indies West Indies
Mark Benson 6 July 1958 2006 2010 27 72 19 England England
Simon Taufel 21 January 1971 2003 2012 74 174 34 Australia Australia
Tony Hill 26 June 1951 2009 2014 40 96 17 New Zealand New Zealand
Asad Rauf 12 May 1956 2006 2013 47 98 23 Pakistan Pakistan
Billy Bowden 11 April 1967 2003 2015 84 200 21 New Zealand New Zealand
Steve Davis 9 April, 1952 2008 2015 57 137 26 Australia Australia
Ian Gould 19 August 1957 2009 2019 73 135 37 England England
Sundaram Ravi 22 April 1966 2010 2019 33 48 18 India India

^de Silva was absent from the panel between 2004 and 2008.

Records

Test matches

Most Test matches as an umpire:[23]

Umpire Period Matches TV Umpire Total
Pakistan Aleem Dar 2003–present 132 23 155
Cricket West Indies Steve Bucknor 1989–2009 128 2 130
South Africa Rudi Koertzen 1992–2010 108 20 128
Australia Daryl Harper 1996–2011 95 9 104
England David Shepherd 1985–2005 92 0 92
Last updated: 16 August 2019

ODI matches

Most ODI matches as an umpire:[24]

Umpire Period Matches TV Umpire Total
South Africa Rudi Koertzen 1992–2010 209 41 250
Pakistan Aleem Dar 2003–present 208 63 271
New Zealand Billy Bowden 1995–2016 200 59 259
Cricket West Indies Steve Bucknor 1989–2009 181 26 207
Australia Daryl Harper 1994–2011 174 45 219
Last updated: 31 July 2019

T20I matches

Most T20I matches as an umpire:[25]

Umpire Period Matches TV Umpire Total
Pakistan Aleem Dar 2009–present 43 9 52
Pakistan Ahsan Raza 2009–present 37 13 50
England Ian Gould 2006–2016 37 18 55
South Africa Shaun George 2010–present 36 7 43
Australia Rod Tucker 2009–present 35 18 53
Last updated: 31 July 2019

See also

References

  1. ^ a b About ICC – Match Officials Archived 1 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ ICC's Announcement of Elite Panel in 2002[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Willey declines place on panel[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ Emirates Sponsorship[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Michael Gough, Joel Wilson added to ICC Elite umpires panel; S Ravi omitted". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  6. ^ "ICC names unchanged Elite Panel for 2018-19 season". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  7. ^ "Test records – Most matches umpired". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  8. ^ "ODI records – Most matches umpired". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  9. ^ "T20I records – Most matches umpired". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  10. ^ Venkat retires[permanent dead link]
  11. ^ Umpires dropped in 2004[permanent dead link]
  12. ^ Shepherd retires[permanent dead link]
  13. ^ Hair banned
  14. ^ Darrell Hair reinstated by ICC
  15. ^ Hair quits to focus on coaching
  16. ^ ICC pays tribute to Steve Bucknor as he prepares for retirement in March[permanent dead link]
  17. ^ Umpire Rudi Koertzen set to retire
  18. ^ Umpire Mark Benson retires from ICC elite panel
  19. ^ Harper, de Silva removed from Elite Panel
  20. ^ Billy Doctrove retires from international cricket
  21. ^ "India's S Ravi set to be axed from ICC Elite Panel of Umpires". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  22. ^ "Umpire Ian Gould to retire after World Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  23. ^ "Most matches as an umpire: Test". Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  24. ^ "Most matches as an umpire: ODI". Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  25. ^ "Most matches as an umpire: T20I". Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
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