Langton Rusere

Langton Rusere (born 7 July 1985) is a Zimbabwean cricket umpire.[1][2] He stood in his first Twenty20 International match between Zimbabwe and India on 19 July 2015.[3] He stood in his first One Day International match between Zimbabwe and Afghanistan on 24 October 2015.[4]

Langton Rusere
Personal information
Full nameLangton Rusere
Born (1985-07-07) 7 July 1985
Masvingo, Zimbabwe
RoleUmpire
Umpiring information
ODIs umpired14 (2015–2020)
T20Is umpired12 (2015–2019)
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 11 February 2020

In January 2018, he was named as one of the seventeen on-field umpires for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[5] On 17 March 2018 at the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier, along with Sharfuddoula, he was one of the on-field umpires during the ninth place playoff match between Papua New Guinea and Hong Kong.[6] The fixture at Old Hararians in Harare became the 4,000th ODI match to be played.[7]

In October 2018, he was named as one of the twelve on-field umpires for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20.[8] Along with Shaun George, he was appointed as one of the on-field umpires for the tournament's final.[9] He was the first Zimbabwean umpire to stand in the final of a major international cricket tournament.[10][11] In February 2020, the ICC named him as one of the umpires to officiate in matches during the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.[12]

See also

References
  1. "Langton Rusere". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  2. "Zim cricket umpire Langton Rusere officiates in New Zealand-India series". New Zimbabwe. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  3. "India tour of Zimbabwe, 2nd T20I: Zimbabwe v India at Harare, Jul 19, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  4. "Afghanistan tour of Zimbabwe, 5th ODI: Zimbabwe v Afghanistan at Bulawayo, Oct 24, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  5. "Match officials appointed for U19 Cricket World Cup". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  6. "27th Match, 9th Place Play off, ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier at Harare, Mar 17 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  7. "PNG defend 200 to take ninth place". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  8. "11th team for next month's ICC Women's World T20 revealed". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  9. "Match officials for final announced". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  10. "Langton Rusere first Zimbabwean umpire to stand in global tournament final". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  11. "Zim umpire officiates ICC Women's World T20 final". The Standard. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  12. "ICC announces Match Officials for all league matches". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
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