Bangladesh searching for first Test Championship points in New Zealand
Team Played Won Lost Drawn Points Average Australia 13 9 2 2 20 1.54 South Africa 16 11 3 2 24 1.50 England 14 7 5 2 16 1.14 Sri Lanka 14 7 5 2 16 1.14 New Zealand 15 6 6 3 15 1.00 West Indies 14 6 7 1 13 0.93 Pakistan 15 3 7 5 11 0.73 India 13 3 7 3 9 0.69 Zimbabwe 16 3 11 2 8 0.50 Bangladesh 2 0 2 0 0 -
ICC Match Officials
Referee
Barry Jarman, who played 19 Tests for Australia, will be the referee for the inaugural two match Test series. This will be his tenth Test series as a match referee and his first since refereeing India v Zimbabwe in 2000.
Umpires
Dave Orchard of South Africa will stand as the ICC panel umpire in the first Test match in Hamilton (18th to 22nd December) and Daryl Harper of Australia will take charge of the second Test in Wellington (26th to 30th December).
ICC Biographies
Barry Jarman (17/02/36)
Appointed to ICC Match Referees Panel: 1994
Test Match Series as ICC Referee: 9
Dave Orchard (24/06/48)
Appointed to ICC Umpires Panel: 1996
Test Matches as ICC Panel Umpire: 11.
Total Test matches: 25
Daryl Harper (23/10/51)
Appointed to ICC Umpires Panel: 1999
Test Matches as ICC Panel Umpire: 8.
Total Test matches: 14
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