POSTED: Wednesday January 21st 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

ICC announces umpire and referee appointments for upcoming ODI series in Sri Lanka and Australia

The International Cricket Council has announced the referee and umpires who will officiate in the upcoming ODI series in Sri Lanka and Australia.

The five-ODI series between Sri Lanka and India will get underway in Dambulla on 28 January. The head of the playing control team for this series will be Chris Broad of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees.

 

Brian Jerling of the Emirates International Panel of ICC Umpires will stand in all five matches along with local appointments.

 

Meanwhile, Perth is the location for the first of five ODIs between Australia and New Zealand in a series that gets underway on 1 February. Roshan Mahanama, also of the Emirates Elite Panel, will be the match referee for that series while Steve Bucknor of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires will stand in all five matches with local appointments.

 

Appointments for other upcoming series will be announced in due course.

 

 

Sri Lanka

Series match referee – Chris Broad

28 Jan – Sri Lanka v India (ODI), Dambulla – Brian Jerling and local appointment

30 Jan – Sri Lanka v India (ODI), Dambulla – Brian Jerling and local appointment

2 Feb – Sri Lanka v India (ODI), Colombo – Brian Jerling and local appointment

5 Feb – Sri Lanka v India (ODI), Colombo – Brian Jerling and local appointment

8 Feb – Sri Lanka v India (ODI), Colombo – Brian Jerling and local appointment

 

Australia

Series match referee – Roshan Mahanama

1 Feb – Australia v New Zealand (ODI), Perth – Steve Bucknor and local appointment

6 Feb – Australia v New Zealand (ODI), Melbourne – Steve Bucknor and local appointment

8 Feb – Australia v New Zealand (ODI), Sydney – Steve Bucknor and local appointment

10 Feb – Australia v New Zealand (ODI), Adelaide – Steve Bucknor and local appointment

13 Feb – Australia v New Zealand (ODI), Brisbane – Steve Bucknor and local appointment

 

 

-ENDS-

 

# # #


Keywords · ICC · cricket


Name: James Fitzgerald
Organization: ICC
Email:
Phone: +971 4 368 8347
URL: http://icc-cricket.yahoo.com


Please refer all questions to the company listed above issuing the press release. SFC will not be able to assist you with any inquiries and disclaims any content in these press releases.

This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), United States Olympic Committee (USOC), or the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of any country.

Disclaimer Notice: By providing links to other Web Sites, Sports Features Communications® does not guarantee, approve or endorse the information or products available at these web sites, nor does a link indicate any association with or endorsement by the linked Web Site to http://www.sportsfeatures.com.