Match officials for the 2023 Cricket World Cup were selected by the International Cricket Council (ICC) umpire selection panel, headed by Sean Easey, the ICC's senior manager for umpires and referees. The panel selected 12 umpires to officiate at the tournament: three from Australia, four from England, four from Asia (one each from Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka), two each from New Zealand and South Africa and one from the West Indies. It also selected four match referees for the event.[1][2]
Umpires[edit | edit source]
Of the 16 umpires selected for the tournament, 12 were from the ICC Elite Panel while the remaining four were from the International Panel.[1]
Sharfuddoula became the first Bangladeshi umpire to be selected as one of the umpires for the Men's World Cup.[3]
| Umpire | Country | Panel | Matches (before 2023 WC)[4] |
WC Matches (before 2023)[5] |
2023 WC Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kumar Dharmasena |  Sri Lanka |
Elite Panel | 121 | 21 | 6 |
| Marais Erasmus |  South Africa |
Elite Panel | 117 | 19 | 6 |
| Chris Gaffaney |  New Zealand |
Elite Panel | 80 | 9 | 6 |
| Michael Gough |  England |
Elite Panel | 79 | 8 | 6 |
| Adrian Holdstock | South Africa |
Elite Panel | 48 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 1] |
| Richard Illingworth | England |
Elite Panel | 82 | 11 | 8[lower-alpha 2] |
| Richard Kettleborough | England |
Elite Panel | 98 | 19 | 7[lower-alpha 3][lower-alpha 4] |
| Nitin Menon |  India |
Elite Panel | 50 | 0 | 7[lower-alpha 5] |
| Ahsan Raza |  Pakistan |
Elite Panel | 45 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 6] |
| Paul Reiffel |  Australia |
Elite Panel | 82 | 9 | 6 |
| Rod Tucker | Australia |
Elite Panel | 93 | 18 | 7[lower-alpha 7] |
| Joel Wilson |  West Indies |
Elite Panel | 85 | 8 | 7[lower-alpha 8] |
| Chris Brown | New Zealand |
International Panel | 22 | 0 | 5 |
| Sharfuddoula |  Bangladesh |
International Panel | 54 | 0 | 5 |
| Alex Wharf | England |
International Panel | 18 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 9][lower-alpha 10] |
| Paul Wilson | Australia |
International Panel | 39 | 5 | 5 |
Referees[edit | edit source]
Four referees were selected by the selection panel for this World Cup. All the selected referees belonged to the Elite Panel of ICC Referees.[1]
| Referee | Country | Matches (before 2023 WC)[6] |
WC Matches (before 2023)[7] |
2023 WC Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Crowe | New Zealand |
315 | 34 | 11 |
| Andy Pycroft |  Zimbabwe |
208 | 8 | 14 |
| Richie Richardson | West Indies |
82 | 6 | 11 |
| Javagal Srinath | India |
257 | 3 | 12 |
Notes[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Replaced Richard Kettleborough in the match between India vs New Zealand on 22 October.
- ↑ Including Semi Final 1 and the Final.
- ↑ Replaced by Adrian Holdstock in the match between India vs New Zealand on 22 October.
- ↑ Including Semi Final 2 and the Final.
- ↑ Including Semi Final 2.
- ↑ Replaced Alex Wharf in the match between Bangladesh vs South Africa on 24 October.
- ↑ Including Semi Final
- ↑ Replaced Alex Wharf in the match between Australia vs Sri Lanka on 16 October.
- ↑ Replaced by Joel Wilson in the match between Australia vs Sri Lanka on 16 October
- ↑ Replaced by Ahsan Raza in the match between Bangladesh vs South Africa on 24 October.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Match officials for the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 named". www.icc-cricket.com. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ↑ "ICC announce Match Officials for ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023". www.icc-cricket.com. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ↑ "Sharfuddoula set to become first Bangladeshi umpire at men's ODI WC". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ↑ "Statistics / One-Day Internationals / Umpire and referee records". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ↑ "Statistics / One-Day Internationals / Umpire and referee records". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ↑ "Statistics / One-Day Internationals / Umpire and referee records". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ↑ "Statistics / One-Day Internationals / Umpire and referee records". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
