Elite Panel of ICC Umpires

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Template:Short description Template:Use British English Template:Use dmy dates The Elite Panel of ICC Umpires is a panel of cricket umpires appointed by the International Cricket Council to officiate in Test matches and One Day Internationals around the world. The panel was first established in April 2002 when the ICC decided to reform the way that international cricket was umpired. The main change was that both umpires in a Test match and one of the umpires in a One Day International were now independent of the competing nations, whereas before 2002 just one of the umpires in a Test was independent and in ODIs both umpires were from the home nation. The majority of these ICC appointments are fulfilled by the members of the Elite Panel, who are generally thought to be the best umpires in the world. As such the ICC hopes to ensure that umpiring standards are as high as possible. Members of the panel stand in around 10 Tests and 15 ODIs each year.[1] The list of umpires in the panel is revised every year by the ICC Umpires Selection Panel.

History

The panel was formed in 2002 with eight members.[2] Peter Willey was invited to be on the panel, but declined the opportunity because it would have required him to spend too much time away from his family.[3] The last members of the original panel retired in 2011. The original eight panel members were: Steve Bucknor, Daryl Harper, Ashoka de Silva, Srinivas Venkataraghavan, Rudi Koertzen, Dave Orchard, David Shepherd and Russell Tiffin.

Members of the International Panel of ICC Umpires stand in ODIs in their home countries, and may be appointed by the ICC to Tests and ODIs as an independent officials at busy times in the cricket calendar to supplement the Elite Panel.[1] The best performing umpires may earn promotion to the Elite Panel. Emirates sponsors the panel, and the umpires are required to wear shirts and coats which have 'Fly Emirates' printed on them whenever they are officiating.[4]

In July 2019, Michael Gough and Joel Wilson were added to the Elite panel following the retirement of Ian Gould and exclusion of Sundaram Ravi after the 2019 Cricket World Cup.[5] On 16 March 2023, Ahsan Raza and Adrian Holdstock joined the panel after Aleem Dar stepped down from the panel.[6]

In March 2024, Sharfuddoula was added to the Elite Panel after South African umpire Marais Erasmus retired from umpiring in international cricket and thus Sharfuddoula became the first umpire from Bangladesh to be included in this panel.[7]

In March 2025, Alex Wharf and Allahudien Paleker were added to the Elite Panel, after Michael Gough and Joel Wilson were dropped from the panel. [8][9]


Template:As of, Australia and England have jointly provided the most panel members with seven. South Africa with four, India, Pakistan, New Zealand, and West Indies have provided three; Sri Lanka has provided two; Zimbabwe and Bangladesh has provided just one member. No members have featured from Afghanistan and Ireland, among the Full members.

Current members

Template:As of cricket season the Elite Panel consists of:[10][11][12][13][14]

List of Elite Panel of ICC Umpires
Umpire Date of Birth Age as of 18 December 2025 Year Appointed Tests[15] ODIs[16] T20Is[17] Country
Rod Tucker 28 August 1964 Template:Ayd 2010 94 107 58 Template:Flagicon Australia
Kumar Dharmasena 24 April 1971 Template:Ayd 2011 91 137 47 Template:Flagicon Sri Lanka
Richard Kettleborough 15 March 1973 Template:Ayd 2011 91 109 40 Template:Flagicon England
Richard Illingworth 23 August 1963 Template:Ayd 2013 77 102 35 Template:Flagicon England
Paul Reiffel 19 April 1966 Template:Ayd 2013 74 97 33 Template:Flagicon Australia
Chris Gaffaney 30 November 1975 Template:Ayd 2015 63 89 50 Template:Flagicon New Zealand
Nitin Menon 2 November 1983 Template:Ayd 2020 30 60 50 Template:Flagicon India
Ahsan Raza 29 May 1974 Template:Ayd 2023 21 59 83 Template:Flagicon Pakistan
Adrian Holdstock 27 April 1970 Template:Ayd 2023 16 62 55 Template:Flagicon South Africa
Sharfuddoula 16 October 1976 Template:Ayd 2024 16 67 52 Template:Flagicon Bangladesh
Allahudien Paleker 1 January 1978 Template:Ayd 2025 5 23 67 Template:Flagicon South Africa
Alex Wharf 4 June 1975 Template:Ayd 2025 8 33 45 Template:Flagicon England

Former members

The first departures from the panel came in 2004 when Srinivas Venkataraghavan (known as Venkat) retired,[18] and Asoka de Silva, Dave Orchard and Russell Tiffin did not have their contracts renewed.[19] David Shepherd retired in 2005 following 22 years as an international umpire.[20] Darrell Hair, who joined the panel in 2003, was banned from officiating in matches involving full ICC members following the ball tampering controversy in August 2006.[21] In March 2008, following a spell officiating associate members, Hair was once again permitted to umpire full members,[22] but in August he handed in his resignation after he was only allowed to officiate in two Tests.[23]

Steve Bucknor retired in 2009, having stood in a then record 128 Tests since March 1989.[24] Rudi Koertzen retired in 2010,[25] while Mark Benson, who had joined the panel in 2006, stood down to return to domestic cricket.[26] Asoka de Silva, who rejoined the panel in 2008, was stood down again in 2011 along with Daryl Harper,[27] Simon Taufel and Billy Doctrove retired in 2012[28] and Steve Davis retired in 2015. Sundaram Ravi was dropped from the panel after 2019 Cricket World Cup.[29] Ian Gould retired from the panel after the 2019 World Cup.[30] Bruce Oxenford retired from the panel in 2021.[31]

Former elite panel members can still umpire in ODIs and international T20s. Statistics correct as of 31 January 2021.

List of Former members of Elite Panel of ICC Umpires
Umpire Date of Birth Joined Panel Left Panel Tests ODIs T20Is Country
Dave Orchard Template:Dagger 24 June 1948 2002 2004 44 107 – Template:Flagicon South Africa
Russell Tiffin Template:Dagger 4 June 1959 2002 2004 44 126 4 Template:Flagicon Zimbabwe
Srinivas Venkataraghavan Template:Dagger 21 April 1945 2002 2004 73 52 – Template:Flagicon India
David Shepherd Template:Dagger 27 December 1940 2002 2005 92 172 – Template:Flagicon England
Darrell Hair 30 September 1952 2003 2008 78 135 6 Template:Flagicon Australia
Steve Bucknor Template:Dagger 31 May 1946 2002 2009 128 182 – Template:Flagicon West Indies
Mark Benson 6 July 1958 2006 2010 27 72 19 Template:Flagicon England
Rudi Koertzen Template:Dagger 26 March 1949 2002 2010 108 206 14 Template:Flagicon South Africa
Asoka de Silva^ Template:Dagger 28 March 1956 2002 2011 49 122 11 Template:Flagicon Sri Lanka
Daryl Harper Template:Dagger 23 October 1951 2002 2011 94 174 10 Template:Flagicon Australia
Billy Doctrove 3 July 1955 2006 2012 38 112 17 Template:Flagicon West Indies
Simon Taufel 21 January 1971 2003 2012 74 174 34 Template:Flagicon Australia
Asad Rauf 12 May 1956 2006 2013 49 98 23 Template:Flagicon Pakistan
Tony Hill 26 June 1951 2009 2014 40 97 17 Template:Flagicon New Zealand
Billy Bowden 11 April 1967 2003 2015 84 200 24 Template:Flagicon New Zealand
Steve Davis 9 April 1952 2008 2015 57 137 26 Template:Flagicon Australia
Ian Gould 19 August 1957 2009 2019 74 141 37 Template:Flagicon England
Sundaram Ravi 22 April 1966 2015 2019 33 48 18 Template:Flagicon India
Nigel Llong 11 February 1969 2012 2020 62 130 32 Template:Flagicon England
Bruce Oxenford 5 March 1960 2012 2021 62 97 20 Template:Flagicon Australia
Aleem Dar 6 June 1968 2004 2023 145 231 72 Template:Flagicon Pakistan
Marais Erasmus 27 February 1964 2010 2024 82 124 43 Template:Flagicon South Africa
Michael Gough 18 December 1979 2019 2025 42 92 28 Template:Flagicon England
Joel Wilson 30 December 1966 2019 2025 47 98 50 Template:Flagicon West Indies

^de Silva was absent from the panel between 2004 and 2008.

Records

Test matches

Most Test matches as an umpire:[32]

Umpire Period Matches TV Umpire Total
Template:Flagicon Aleem Dar 2000–2023 145 27 172
Template:Flagicon Steve Bucknor 1989–2009 128 2 130
Template:Flagicon Rudi Koertzen 1992–2010 108 20 128
Template:Flagicon Daryl Harper 1996–2011 95 9 104
Template:Flagicon Rod Tucker 2006–present 93 39 132
Last updated: 19 March 2023

ODI matches

Most ODI matches as an umpire:[33]

Umpire Period Matches TV Umpire Total
Template:Flagicon Aleem Dar 2003–2023 231 68 299
Template:Flagicon Rudi Koertzen 1992–2010 209 41 250
Template:Flagicon Billy Bowden 1995–2016 200 59 259
Template:Flagicon Steve Bucknor 1989–2009 181 26 207
Template:Flagicon Daryl Harper 1994–2011 174 45 219
Last updated: 19 March 2023

T20I matches

Most T20I matches as an umpire:[34]

Umpire Period Matches TV Umpire Total
Template:Flagicon Ahsan Raza 2010–present 80 26 106
Template:Flagicon Aleem Dar 2009–2024 72 19 91
Template:Flagicon Rod Tucker 2006–present 55 25 80
Template:Flagicon Adrian Holdstock 2011–present 54 25 79
Template:Flagicon Langton Rusere 2015–present 60 19 79
Last updated: 19 June 2024

See also

References

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External links

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