The ICC has finalized the roster for umpires and match referee for the World Cup 2015. Article running on the site of ICC containing details is reproduced below. The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced the umpire and match referee appointments for the pool stage matches of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015, which will be staged in Australia and New Zealand from 14 February to 29 March.
Marais Erasmus and Nigel Llong will be the 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 in a day/night fixture in Melbourne, Australia will lock horns with England in a match which will be umpired by Aleem Dar and Kumar Dharmasena. Billy Bowden will act as the third umpire, while Joel Wilson will perform the fourth umpire’s duties. Jeff Crowe will be the match referee.
Apart from Mr Boon and Mr Crowe, Chris Broad, Ranjan Madugalle and Roshan Mahanama will share the match referees’ responsibilities during the 44-day tournament in which 49 matches will be played. All the five are members of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees. All the 12 members of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires are available for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015. Apart from the four on-field 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.
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.
Meanwhile, the ICC has also confirmed umpire appointments for the 14 warm-up matches that will be played in the lead up to the tournament proper. These matches will be played in Christchurch, Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney.
Have a look at the complete list over here:
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Date |
Team 1 |
Team 2 |
On-field umpires |
Third umpire |
Match Referee |
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2/8/2015 |
INDIA |
AUSTRALIA |
Nigel Llong & Chris Gaffaney |
Marais Erasmus |
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2/9/2015 |
SOUTH AFRICA |
SRI LANKA |
Richard Illingworth & S. Ravi |
Rod Tucker |
|
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NEW ZEALAND |
ZIMBABWE |
Bruce Oxenford & Ruchira Palliyaguru |
Ranmore Martinesz |
|
|
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ENGLAND |
WEST INDIES |
Aleem Dar & Paul Reiffel |
Steve Davis |
|
|
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PAKISTAN |
BANGLADESH |
Kumar Dhamasena & Joel Wilson |
Billy Bowden |
|
|
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2/10/2015 |
INDIA |
AFGHANISTAN |
Marais Erasmus & Simon Fry |
Nigel Llong |
|
|
IRELAND |
SCOTLAND |
Aleem Dar & Joel Wilson |
Kumar Dharmasena |
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2/11/2015 |
SOUTH AFRICA |
NEW ZEALAND |
Rod Tucker & Ranmore Martinesz |
Ruchira Palliyaguru |
|
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SRI LANKA |
ZIMBABWE |
Richard Illingworth & Bruce Oxenford |
S. Ravi |
|
|
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AUSTRALIA |
UAE |
Richard Kettleborough &Ian Gould |
Michael Gough |
|
|
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ENGLAND |
PAKISTAN |
Steve Davis and Billy Bowden |
Johan Cloete |
|
|
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2/12/2015 |
WEST INDIES |
SCOTLAND |
Johan Cloete & Paul Reiffel |
Aleem Dar |
|
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BANGLADESH |
IRELAND |
Billy Bowden and Kumar Dharmasena |
Joel Wilson |
|
|
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2/13/2015 |
AFGHANISTAN |
UAE |
Ian Gould & Michael Gough |
Richard Kettleborough |
|
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2/14/2015 |
SRI LANKA |
NEW ZEALAND |
Nigel Llong & Marais Erasmus |
S. Ravi |
David Boon |
|
AUSTRALIA |
ENGLAND |
Kumar Dharmasena & Aleem Dar |
Billy Bowden |
Jeff Crowe |
|
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2/15/2015 |
INDIA |
PAKISTAN |
Richard Kettleborough & Ian Gould |
Steve Davis |
Ranjan Madugalle |
|
SOUTH AFRICA |
ZIMBABWE |
Rod Tucker & Ranmore Martinesz |
Paul Reiffel |
Roshan Mahanama |
|
|
2/16/2015 |
WEST INDIES |
IRELAND |
Bruce Oxenford & Richard Illingworth |
Chris Gaffaney |
Chris Broad |
|
2/17/2015 |
NEW ZEALAND |
SCOTLAND |
Nigel Llong & Simon Fry |
Marais Erasmus |
David Boon |
|
2/18/2015 |
BANGLADESH |
AFGHANISTAN |
Steve Davis & Joel Wilson |
Aleem Dar |
Jeff Crowe |
|
2/19/2015 |
ZIMBABWE |
UAE |
Chris Gaffaney & Johan Cloete |
Richard Illingworth |
Chris Broad |
|
2/20/2015 |
NEW ZEALAND |
ENGLAND |
Rod Tucker & Paul Reuffel |
Bruce Oxenford |
Roshan Mahanama |
|
2/21/2015 |
PAKISTAN |
WEST INDIES |
Marais Erasmus & Nigel Llong |
S. Ravi |
David Boon |
|
AUSTRALIA |
BANGLADESH |
Billy Bowden & Kumar Dharmasena |
Ian Gould |
Ranjan Madugalle |
|
|
2/22/2015 |
SRI LANKA |
AFGHANISTAN |
Richard Illingworth &Chris Gaffaney |
Johan Cloete |
Chris Broad |
|
SOUTH AFRICA |
INDIA |
Richard Kettleborough & Aleem Dar |
Steve Davis |
Jeff Crowe |
|
|
2/23/2015 |
ENGLAND |
SCOTLAND |
Rod Tucker & S. Ravi |
Marais Erasmus |
David Boon |
|
2/24/2015 |
WEST INDIES |
ZIMBABWE |
Steve Davis & Ian Gould |
Ranmore Martinesz |
Roshan Mahanama |
|
2/25/2015 |
IRELAND |
UAE |
Nigel Llong & Michael Gough |
Kumar Dharmasena |
Ranjan Madugalle |
|
2/26/2015 |
AFGHANISTAN |
SCOTLAND |
Ruchira Palliyaguru & Simon Fry |
Rod Tucker |
David Boon |
|
SRI LANKA |
BANGLADESH |
Aleem Dar & Paul Reiffel |
Richard Kettleborough |
Jeff Crowe |
|
|
2/27/2015 |
SOUTH AFRICA |
WEST INDIES |
Ian Gould & Steve Davis |
Ranmore Martinesz |
Roshan Mahanama |
|
2/28/2015 |
NEW ZEALAND |
AUSTRALIA |
Marais Erasmus & Richard Illingworth |
S. Ravi |
Chris Broad |
|
INDIA |
UAE |
Michael Gough & Billy Bowden |
Nigel Llong |
Ranjan Madugalle |
|
|
3/1/2015 |
ENGLAND |
SRI LANKA |
Bruce Oxenford & Rod Tucker |
Chris Gaffaney |
David Boon |
|
PAKISTAN |
ZIMBABWE |
Richard Kettleborough & Joel Wilson |
Paul Reiffel |
Jeff Crowe |
|
|
3/2/2015 |
|
|
|
|
|
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3/3/2015 |
SOUTH AFRICA |
IRELAND |
Steve Davis & Ranmore Martinesz |
Ian Gould |
Roshan Mahanama |
|
3/4/2015 |
PAKISTAN |
UAE |
Johan Cloete & S. Ravi |
Richard Illingworth |
Chris Broad |
|
AUSTRALIA |
AFGHANISTAN |
Kumar Dharmasena & Michael Gough |
Billy Bowden |
Ranjan Madugalle |
|
|
3/5/2015 |
BANGLADESH |
SCOTLAND |
Bruce Oxenford & Simon Fry |
Rod Tucker |
David Boon |
|
3/6/2015 |
INDIA |
WEST INDIES |
Kumar Dharmasena & Nigel Llong |
Billy Bowden |
Ranjan Madugalle |
|
3/7/2015 |
SOUTH AFRICA |
PAKISTAN |
Richard Kettleborough & Bruce Oxenford |
Chris Gaffaney |
Chris Broad |
|
ZIMBABWE |
IRELAND |
Paul Reiffel & Ruchira Palliyaguru |
Joel Wilson |
Roshan Mahanama |
|
|
3/8/2015 |
NEW ZEALAND |
AFGHANISTAN |
Marais Erasmus & Johan Cloete |
Steve Davis |
David Boon |
|
AUSTRALIA |
SRI LANKA |
Ian Gould & Aleem Dar |
Richard Illingworth |
Jeff Crowe |
|
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3/9/2015 |
ENGLAND |
BANGLADESH |
Billy Bowden & Paul Reiffel |
Simon Fry |
Ranjan Madugalle |
|
3/10/2015 |
INDIA |
IRELAND |
Kumar Dharmasena & Richard Kettleborough |
Johan Cloete |
Chris Broad |
|
3/11/2015 |
SRI LANKA |
SCOTLAND |
Richard Illingworth & Joel Wilson |
Michael Gough |
Jeff Crowe |
|
3/12/2015 |
SOUTH AFRICA |
UAE |
Rod Tucker & Steve Davis |
Bruce Oxenford |
Roshan Mahanama |
|
3/13/2015 |
NEW ZEALAND |
BANGLADESH |
Richard Kettleborough & Kumar Dharmasena |
Nigel Llong |
Chris Broad |
|
ENGLAND |
AFGHANISTAN |
Billy Bowden & S. Ravi |
Marais Erasmus |
David Boon |
|
|
3/14/2015 |
INDIA |
ZIMBABWE |
Bruce Oxenford & Chris Gaffaney |
Rod Tucker |
Roshan Mahanama |
|
AUSTRALIA |
SCOTLAND |
Richard Illingworth & Ian Gould |
Joel Wilson |
Jeff Crowe |
|
|
3/15/2015 |
WEST INDIES |
UAE |
Aleem Dar & Ranmore Martinesz |
Richard Kettleborough |
Chris Broad |
|
PAKISTAN |
IRELAND |
Marais Erasmus & Ruchira Palliyaguru |
Simon Fry |
Ranjan Madugalle |