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 were 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 retired 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 officials 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]

On 16 March 2023, Ahsan Raza and Adrian Holdstock joined the panel after Aleem Dar stepped down from the panel.[6]

As of 17 March 2023, Australia and England have jointly provided the most panel members with seven. South Africa with four, India, Pakistan, New Zealand, and West Indies have provided three; Sri Lanka has provided two; and Zimbabwe has provided just one member. No members have featured from the Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Ireland, among the Full members.

Current members

As of 31 January 2021 cricket season the Elite Panel consists of:[7][8][9]

List of Elite Panel of ICC Umpires
Umpire Date of Birth Age as of 16 January 2024 Year Appointed Tests[10] ODIs[11] T20Is[12] Country
Marais Erasmus 27 February 196459 years, 323 days20107912343South Africa South Africa
Rod Tucker 28 August 196459 years, 141 days20108210052Australia Australia
Kumar Dharmasena 24 April 197152 years, 267 days20118112742Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
Richard Kettleborough 15 March 197350 years, 307 days20118010436England England
Richard Illingworth 23 August 196360 years, 104 days2013648927England England
Paul Reiffel 19 April 196657 years, 272 days2013628827Australia Australia
Chris Gaffaney 30 November 197548 years, 78 days2015518643New Zealand New Zealand
Michael Gough 18 December 197944 years, 29 days2019318522England England
Joel Wilson 30 December 196657 years, 17 days2019369243Cricket West Indies West Indies
Nitin Menon 2 November 198340 years, 75 days2020205740India India
Ahsan Raza 29 May 197449 years, 232 days202395174Pakistan Pakistan
Adrian Holdstock 27 April 197053 years, 264 days202375450South Africa South Africa

Former members

The first departures from the panel came in 2004 when Srinivas Venkataraghavan (known as Venkat) retired,[13] and Asoka de Silva, Dave Orchard and Russell Tiffin did not have their contracts renewed.[14] David Shepherd retired in 2005 following 22 years as an international umpire.[15] 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.[16] In March 2008, following a spell officiating associate members, Hair was once again permitted to umpire full members,[17] but in August he handed in his resignation after he was only allowed to officiate in two tests.[18]

Steve Bucknor retired in 2009, having stood in a then record 128 Tests since March 1989.[19] Rudi Koertzen retired in 2010,[20] while Mark Benson, who had joined the panel in 2006, stood down to return to domestic cricket.[21] Asoka de Silva, who rejoined the panel in 2008, was stood down again in 2011 along with Daryl Harper,[22] Simon Taufel and Billy Doctrove retired in 2012[23] and Steve Davis retired in 2015. Sundaram Ravi was dropped from the panel after 2019 Cricket World Cup.[24] Ian Gould retired from the panel after the 2019 World Cup.[25] Bruce Oxenford retired from the panel in 2021.[26]

Former elite panel members can still umpire in ODIs and international T20s. Statistics correct as of 31 January 2021.

  • 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 194620022009128181Cricket West Indies West Indies
Asoka de Silva^ 28 March 1956200220114912111Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
Daryl Harper 23 October 1951200220119417410Australia Australia
Rudi Koertzen 26 March 19492002201010820614South Africa South Africa
Dave Orchard 24 June 19482002200444107South Africa South Africa
David Shepherd 27 December 19402002200592172England England
Russell Tiffin 4 June 195920022004441264Zimbabwe Zimbabwe
Srinivas Venkataraghavan 21 April 1945200220047352India India
Darrell Hair 30 September 195220032008781356Australia Australia
Billy Doctrove 3 July 1955200620123811217Cricket West Indies West Indies
Mark Benson 6 July 195820062010277219England England
Simon Taufel 21 January 1971200320127417434Australia Australia
Tony Hill 26 June 195120092014409617New Zealand New Zealand
Asad Rauf 12 May 195620062013479823Pakistan Pakistan
Billy Bowden 11 April 1967200320158420021New Zealand New Zealand
Steve Davis 9 April 1952200820155713726Australia Australia
Ian Gould 19 August 1957200920197313537England England
Sundaram Ravi 22 April 196620102019334818India India
Nigel Llong 11 February 1969201220206213032England England
Bruce Oxenford 5 March 196020122021629720Australia Australia
Aleem Dar 6 June 19682004202313921046Pakistan Pakistan

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

Records

Test matches

Most Test matches as an umpire:[27]

UmpirePeriodMatchesTV UmpireTotal
Pakistan Aleem Dar2003–202314427171
Cricket West Indies Steve Bucknor1989–20091282130
South Africa Rudi Koertzen1992–201010820128
Australia Daryl Harper1996–2011959104
England David Shepherd1985–200592092
Last updated: 19 March 2023

ODI matches

Most ODI matches as an umpire:[28]

UmpirePeriodMatchesTV UmpireTotal
Pakistan Aleem Dar2003–202322266288
South Africa Rudi Koertzen1992–201020941250
New Zealand Billy Bowden1995–201620059259
Cricket West Indies Steve Bucknor1989–200918126207
Australia Daryl Harper1994–201117445219
Last updated: 19 March 2023

T20I matches

Most T20I matches as an umpire:[29]

UmpirePeriodMatchesTV UmpireTotal
Pakistan Ahsan Raza2010–present722294
Pakistan Aleem Dar2009–2023691685
South Africa Allahudien Paleker2010–202253760
Australia Rod Tucker2006–2022522577
Zimbabwe Langton Rusere2015–present501666
Last updated: 19 March 2023

See also

References

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  4. Emirates Sponsorship
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