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| Full name | Alexander George Wharf | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 June 1975 Bradford, West Yorkshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Gangster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler, umpire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 183) | 1 September 2004 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 13 February 2005 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994–1997 | Yorkshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | Nottinghamshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2009 | Glamorgan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tests umpired | 14 (2021–2025) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODIs umpired | 36 (2018–2025) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20Is umpired | 52 (2018–2026) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WTests umpired | 2 (2015–2019) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WODIs umpired | 11 (2011–2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WT20Is umpired | 13 (2013–2020) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alexander George Wharf (born 4 June 1975)[1] is an English cricket umpire and former international cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-handed fast-medium bowler, who ended his career with the Welsh side Glamorgan County Cricket Club. Currently, he is a member of the ICC Elite umpire panel.
Domestic career[edit | edit source]
Wharf commenced his first-class cricketing career with Yorkshire in 1994, and played seven such matches for the county until 1997.[1] He later joined Nottinghamshire, before moving to Glamorgan in 2000.
Wharf announced his retirement from cricket during the 2009 County Championship, after failing to recover from a long-term injury. In 2010, Wharf played in the South Wales Premier Cricket League for Sully Centurians.[2]
International career[edit | edit source]
He never played Test cricket, but made his England One Day International debut at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, against India in 2004. Altogether he won 13 ODI caps.
Umpiring career[edit | edit source]
In 2011, he was added to the England and Wales Cricket Board list of reserve umpires, alongside the late Russell Evans and Billy Taylor.[2]
Along with Rob Bailey, he was one of the two onfield umpires for the Hurricane Relief T20 Challenge match played at Lord's on 31 May 2018.[3] The next month, he stood in his first One Day International (ODI) match, between England and Australia, at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff on 16 June 2018.[4]
In October 2019, he was appointed as one of the twelve umpires to officiate matches in the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.[5] 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.[6] In June 2021, Wharf was named as the fourth official for the 2021 ICC World Test Championship Final.[7] In August 2021, in the third match between England and India, Wharf stood in his first Test match as an umpire.[8]
In February 2022, he was named as one of the on-field umpires for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.[9][10] In September 2023, he was named as one of the sixteen match officials for 2023 Cricket World Cup.[11][12] In March 2025, he was promoted to ICC Elite Umpire Panel.[13]
See also[edit | edit source]
- List of Test cricket umpires
- List of One Day International cricket umpires
- List of Twenty20 International cricket umpires
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Warner, David (2011). The Yorkshire County Cricket Club: 2011 Yearbook (113th ed.). Ilkley, Yorkshire: Great Northern Books. p. 381. ISBN 978-1-905080-85-4.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Umpires list - 2011". www.ecb.co.uk. Archived from the original on 28 June 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
- ↑ "ICC World XI tour of England at London, May 31 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
- ↑ "Alex Wharf to umpire his first One-Day International in Cardiff". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- ↑ "Match Officials announced for ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ↑ "ICC announces Match Officials for all league matches". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- ↑ "Match officials for ICC World Test Championship Final announced". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ↑ "India vs England third Test: Umpire Alex Wharf had dismissed Sourav Ganguly, VVS Laxman, Rahul Dravid on debut". New Indian Express. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ↑ "Eight women among 15 Match Officials named for ICC World Cup 2022". Women's CricZone. Archived from the original on 22 February 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
- ↑ "Match officials chosen for ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2022". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Two new faces join the ICC Elite Panel of Umpires". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
External links[edit | edit source]
Template:Elite Panel of ICC Umpires Template:ECB Umpires List