Elite Panel of ICC Umpires

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 29 June 2020 cricket season the Elite Panel consists of:[6][7]

List of Elite Panel of ICC Umpires
Umpire Date of Birth Age as of 1 February 2021 Year Appointed Tests[8] ODIs[9] T20Is[10] Country
Richard Illingworth 23 August 196357 years, 120 days2013476816 England
Bruce Oxenford 5 March 196060 years, 333 days2012599620 Australia
Aleem Dar 6 June 196852 years, 240 days200413221046 Pakistan
Marais Erasmus 27 February 196456 years, 340 days2010629226 South Africa
Rod Tucker 28 August 196456 years, 157 days2010718435 Australia
Kumar Dharmasena 24 April 197149 years, 283 days2011588922 Sri Lanka
Richard Kettleborough 15 March 197347 years, 323 days2011648922 England
Nitin Menon 2 November 198337 years, 91 days202032416 India
Paul Reiffel 19 April 196654 years, 288 days2013487016 Australia
Chris Gaffaney 30 November 197545 years, 94 days2015336822 New Zealand
Michael Gough 18 December 197941 years, 45 days2019146214 England
Joel Wilson 30 December 196654 years, 33 days2019196626 West Indies

Former members

The first departures from the panel came in 2004 when Srinivas Venkataraghavan (known as Venkat) retired,[11] and Asoka de Silva, Dave Orchard and Russell Tiffin did not have their contracts renewed.[12] David Shepherd retired in 2005 following 22 years as an international umpire.[13] 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.[14] In March 2008, following a spell officiating associate members, Hair was once again permitted to umpire full members,[15] but in August he handed in his resignation after he was only allowed to officiate in two tests.[16]

Steve Bucknor retired in 2009, having stood in a record 128 Tests since March 1989.[17] Rudi Koertzen retired in 2010,[18] while Mark Benson, who had joined the panel in 2006, stood down to return to domestic cricket.[19] Asoka de Silva, who rejoined the panel in 2008, was stood down again in 2011 along with Daryl Harper,[20] Simon Taufel and Billy Doctrove retired in 2012[21] 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.[22] Ian Gould retired from the panel after the 2019 World Cup.[23]

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 194620022009128181 West Indies
Asoka de Silva^ 28 March 1956200220114912111 Sri Lanka
Daryl Harper 23 October 1951200220119417410 Australia
Rudi Koertzen 26 March 19492002201010820614 South Africa
Dave Orchard 24 June 19482002200444107 South Africa
David Shepherd 27 December 19402002200592172 England
Russell Tiffin 4 June 195920022004441264 Zimbabwe
Srinivas Venkataraghavan 21 April 1945200220047352 India
Darrell Hair 30 September 195220032008781356 Australia
Billy Doctrove 3 July 1955200620123811217 West Indies
Mark Benson 6 July 195820062010277219 England
Simon Taufel 21 January 1971200320127417434 Australia
Tony Hill 26 June 195120092014409617 New Zealand
Asad Rauf 12 May 195620062013479823 Pakistan
Billy Bowden 11 April 1967200320158420021 New Zealand
Steve Davis 9 April, 1952200820155713726 Australia
Ian Gould 19 August 1957200920197313537 England
Sundaram Ravi 22 April 196620102019334818 India
Nigel Llong 11 February 1969201220206213032 England

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

Records

Test matches

Most Test matches as an umpire:[24]

UmpirePeriodMatchesTV UmpireTotal
Aleem Dar2003–present13223155
Steve Bucknor1989–20091282130
Rudi Koertzen1992–201010820128
Daryl Harper1996–2011959104
David Shepherd1985–200592092
Last updated: 16 August 2019

ODI matches

Most ODI matches as an umpire:[25]

UmpirePeriodMatchesTV UmpireTotal
Aleem Dar2003–present21063273
Rudi Koertzen1992–201020941250
Billy Bowden1995–201620059259
Steve Bucknor1989–200918126207
Daryl Harper1994–201117445219
Last updated: 31 July 2019

T20I matches

Most T20I matches as an umpire:[26]

UmpirePeriodMatchesTV UmpireTotal
Aleem Dar2009–present43952
Ahsan Raza2009–present371350
Ian Gould2006–2016371855
Shaun George2010–present36743
Rod Tucker2009–present351853
Last updated: 31 July 2019

See also

References

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  4. Emirates Sponsorship
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