The umpires and match referee have been annonced for the World Cup 2015.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) declared 12 members of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires for the World Cup.
Marais Erasmus and Nigel Llong will be on-field umpires for the tournament opener between New Zealand and Sri Lanka in Christchurch on 14 February. S Ravi and Simon Fry will be the third and fourth umpires respectively while David Boon will be the match referee.
On the same day Aleem Dar and Kumar Dharmasena will feature in the day-night match between Australia and England. Billy Bowden will be the third umpire and Joel Wilson fourth umpire. Jeff Crowe will be match referee.
Apart from the four umpires in action on the opening day Bruce Oxenford, Ian Gould, Paul Reiffel, Richard Illingworth, Richard Kettleborough, Rod Tucker and Steve Davis will feature during the event.
All the are available Fry, Ravi and Wilson are members of the Emirates International Panel of ICC Umpires. They will be joined by Johan Cloete, Chris Gaffaney, Michael Gough, Ranmore Martinesz and Ruchira Palliyaguru during ICC’s pinnacle event.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) declared 12 members of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires for the World Cup.
Marais Erasmus and Nigel Llong will be on-field umpires for the tournament opener between New Zealand and Sri Lanka in Christchurch on 14 February. S Ravi and Simon Fry will be the third and fourth umpires respectively while David Boon will be the match referee.
On the same day Aleem Dar and Kumar Dharmasena will feature in the day-night match between Australia and England. Billy Bowden will be the third umpire and Joel Wilson fourth umpire. Jeff Crowe will be match referee.
Apart from the four umpires in action on the opening day Bruce Oxenford, Ian Gould, Paul Reiffel, Richard Illingworth, Richard Kettleborough, Rod Tucker and Steve Davis will feature during the event.
All the are available Fry, Ravi and Wilson are members of the Emirates International Panel of ICC Umpires. They will be joined by Johan Cloete, Chris Gaffaney, Michael Gough, Ranmore Martinesz and Ruchira Palliyaguru during ICC’s pinnacle event.