The International Cricket Council has confirmed the Emirates Elite and International Panel Umpire and Referee appointments for the following series:
Sri Lanka v South Africa 2 Tests and 5 ODIs
Australia, India and Pakistan in Amsterdam 4 ODIs
England v India 3 ODIs
Australia v Pakistan 1 ODI
Clive Lloyd is the match referee for Sri Lanka's home series against South Africa beginning in Galle next Wednesday, August 4. The series includes two Test matches and five One-Day Internationals.
Emirates Elite Umpires Daryl Harper and David Shepherd will stand in the first Test at Galle, while Steve Bucknor and Billy Bowden will oversee the second Test in Colombo, beginning on Wednesday, August 11.
Bowden will also stand in the five ODI matches in the series, alongside a local official appointed by the home Board.
The Videocon Cup in Amsterdam between Australia, India and Pakistan commences on Saturday, August 21. The four-match series in Amsterdam includes three qualifying games and a final.
Chris Broad from the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Referees will oversee the series, while a panel of three ICC officials will rotate as on-field umpires in the four limited-over matches.
Emirates Elite Umpires Steve Bucknor and David Shepherd will work with Emirates International Panel member Jeremy Lloyds as the three umpires for the series in Amsterdam.
The NatWest Challenge featuring England and India includes three ODI matches at Trent Bridge (1 September), The Oval (3 September) and Lord's (5 September).
The match referee for this series in England is Mike Procter, with Emirates Elite Umpire Darrell Hair standing with a locally-appointed official for all three matches.
Following their officiating duties in Amsterdam, Bucknor and Shepherd will stand in the one-off ODI between Australia and Pakistan at Lord's on Saturday, September 4, with Broad as the appointed match referee.
Officials for the ICC Champions Trophy 2004, which begins in England on 10 September, will be announced in the coming weeks.
Sri Lanka v South Africa 2 Tests and 5 ODIs
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|
Match |
Venue |
Referee |
Umpires |
|
4-8 August 2004 |
1st Test |
Galle |
Lloyd |
Harper and Shepherd |
|
11-15 August 2004 |
2nd Test |
Colombo |
Lloyd |
Bucknor and Bowden |
|
20 August 2004 |
1st ODI |
Colombo |
Lloyd |
Bowden and local official |
|
22 August 2004 |
2nd ODI |
Colombo |
Lloyd |
Bowden and local official |
|
25 August 2004 |
3rd ODI |
Dambulla |
Lloyd |
Bowden and local official |
|
28 August 2004 |
4th ODI |
Dambulla |
Lloyd |
Bowden and local official |
|
31 August 2004 |
5th ODI |
Colombo |
Lloyd |
Bowden and local official |
Australia, India and Pakistan in Amsterdam 4 ODIs
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|
Match |
Venue |
Referee |
Umpires - rotating |
|
21 August 2004 |
India v Pakistan |
Amsterdam |
Broad |
Bucknor, Shepherd, Lloyds |
|
23 August 2004 |
Australia v India |
Amsterdam |
Broad |
Bucknor, Shepherd, Lloyds |
|
25 August 2004 |
Pakistan v Australia |
Amsterdam |
Broad |
Bucknor, Shepherd, Lloyds |
|
28 August 2004 |
Final |
Amsterdam |
Broad |
Bucknor, Shepherd, Lloyds |
England v India 3 ODIs
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|
Match |
Venue |
Referee |
Umpires |
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1 September 2004 |
1st ODI |
Trent Bridge |
Procter |
Hair and local official |
|
3 September 2004 |
2nd ODI |
The Oval |
Procter |
Hair and local official |
|
5 September 2004 |
3rd ODI |
Lord's |
Procter |
Hair and local official |
Australia v Pakistan 1 ODI
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|
Match |
Venue |
Referee |
Umpires |
|
4 September 2004 |
1 ODI |
Lord's |
Broad |
Bucknor and Shepherd |
