Officials for the 2015 Cricket World Cup were selected by the Umpire selection panel and the information was released on 2 December 2014. Umpire selection panel selected 20 umpires to officiate at the World Cup: five were from Australia, five from England, five from Asia, two each from New Zealand and South Africa and one from West Indies. It also selected five match referees for the event.[1]
The umpire selection panel consisted of Geoff Allardice (ICC General Manager - Cricket), Ranjan Madugalle (ICC Chief Match Referee), David Lloyd (former player, coach, umpire and now television commentator) and Srinivas Venkataraghavan (former elite panel umpire).[1]
Umpires edit
Out of the selected umpires, twelve of them belong to the Elite Panel of ICC Umpires while the remaining eight belong to the International Panel of Umpires and Referees.[1]
The members of the Elite Panel of ICC umpires are generally thought to be the best umpires in the world and hence officiate in almost all international cricket tournaments and ICC Events. The rest six of the International Panel of Umpires have been identified as emerging and talented match officials, who have already officiated at international level and are now ready to umpire in the World Cup.[1]
Referees edit
Five referees were also selected by the selection panel. All the selected referees belong to the Elite Panel of ICC Referees and are considered as the best cricket referees in the world.[1]
| Referee | Country | Matches | WC Matches (before 2015) | 2015 WC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Boon |  Australia
|
59 | 0 | 10 |
| Chris Broad |  England
|
253 | 21 | 10 |
| Jeff Crowe |  New Zealand
|
207 | 21 | 8 |
| Ranjan Madugalle |  Sri Lanka
|
288 | 46 | 8 |
| Roshan Mahanama | Sri Lanka
|
207 | 15 | 9 |
| Last Updated: 21 March 2015 [4][5] | ||||
References edit
- ^ a b c d e "ICC announces match officials for ICC Cricket World Cup 2015". 2 December 2014. Archived from the original on 30 March 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ^ "Statistics / Statsguru / One-Day Internationals / Umpire and referee records". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ^ "Statistics / Statsguru / One-Day Internationals / Umpire and referee records". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ^ "Statistics / Statsguru / One-Day Internationals / Umpire and referee records". ESPN CricInfo. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ^ "Statistics / Statsguru / One-Day Internationals / Umpire and referee records". ESPN CricInfo. Retrieved 12 February 2015.