Match officials for the 2019 Cricket World Cup were selected by the ICC's umpire selection panel. The panel selected 16 umpires to officiate at the tournament, four from Australia, five from England, four from Asia, and one from each of New Zealand, South Africa and West Indies. It also selected six match referees for the event.[1]
Umpires
editOut of the selected umpires, twelve were part of the Elite Panel of ICC Umpires with the remaining four on the International Panel.[1] Ian Gould, an Elite panel umpire, announced that he would retire as an umpire following the conclusion of the tournament.[2] On 6 July 2019, Gould retired from umpiring, after standing in the World Cup match between India and Sri Lanka.[3][4]
| Name | Country | Panel | Matches | WC Matches (before 2019) | 2019 WC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aleem Dar | Pakistan | Elite Panel | 200 | 28 | 6 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | Sri Lanka | Elite Panel | 95 | 13 | 7 |
| Marais Erasmus | South Africa | Elite Panel | 82 | 12 | 7 |
| Chris Gaffaney | New Zealand | Elite Panel | 62 | 3 | 6 |
| Ian Gould | England | Elite Panel | 135 | 17 | 5 |
| Richard Illingworth | England | Elite Panel | 59 | 5 | 6 |
| Richard Kettleborough | England | Elite Panel | 82 | 13 | 6 |
| Nigel Llong | England | Elite Panel | 123 | 11 | 5 |
| Bruce Oxenford | Australia | Elite Panel | 90 | 11 | 4 |
| Sundaram Ravi | India | Elite Panel | 42 | 3 | 6 |
| Paul Reiffel | Australia | Elite Panel | 63 | 4 | 5 |
| Rod Tucker | Australia | Elite Panel | 78 | 13 | 5 |
| Michael Gough | England | International Panel | 54 | 3 | 5 |
| Ruchira Palliyaguruge | Sri Lanka | International Panel | 71 | 3 | 5 |
| Joel Wilson | West Indies | International Panel | 58 | 3 | 5 |
| Paul Wilson | Australia | International Panel | 23 | 0 | 5 |
Referees
editSix match referees were appointed by the selection panel, all part of the Elite Panel of ICC Referees.[1]
| Name | Country | Matches | WC Matches (before 2019) | 2019 WC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Boon | Australia | 123 | 11 | 11 |
| Chris Broad | England | 309 | 31 | 5 |
| Jeff Crowe | New Zealand | 281 | 29 | 8 |
| Ranjan Madugalle | Sri Lanka | 347 | 56 | 12 |
| Andy Pycroft | Zimbabwe | 170 | 3 | 5 |
| Richie Richardson | West Indies | 48 | 0 | 6 |
References
edit- ^ a b c "Match officials for ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2019 announced". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- ^ "Umpire Ian Gould to retire after World Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- ^ "Umpire Gould prepares to raise his finger for the final time at Headingley". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- ^ "Ian 'Gunner' Gould whistles his way into the sunset". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- ^ "Statistics / Statsguru / ICC World Cup / Umpire and referee records". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ^ "Statistics / Statsguru / One-Day Internationals / Umpire and referee records". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ^ "Statistics / Statsguru / One-Day Internationals / Umpire and referee records". ESPN CricInfo. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ^ "Statistics / Statsguru / One-Day Internationals / Umpire and referee records". ESPN CricInfo. Retrieved 12 February 2015.