ICC announces Emirates umpire and referee appointments for Sri Lanka, New Zealand, West Indies & Pakistan
The International Cricket Council today confirmed the Emirates Elite and International Panel umpire and referee appointments for the following series:
Sri Lanka v Australia (Test Series)
New Zealand v South Africa (Test Series)
West Indies v England (Test Series)
Pakistan v India (Test & ODI Series)
Sri Lanka v Australia - Please note changes to first two Test appointments.
| Start Date | Venue | Referee | Umpire | Umpire | |
| 1st Test | 08/03/2004 | Galle | Broad | Koertzen | Shepherd |
| 2nd Test | 16/03/2004 | Kandy | Broad | Bucknor | Orchard |
| 3rd Test | 24/03/2004 | Colombo | Broad | Bucknor | Orchard |
Umpire Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan's (Venkat) last matches before his retirement from the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires was due to be the 1st and 2nd Test matches of the Sri Lanka v Australia series, but due to ill health he has withdrawn from these appointments. Umpires Shepherd and Orchard will stand in those Test Matches as his replacement.
Pakistan v India - Please note change to first ODI appointment.
| Start Date | Venue | Referee | Umpire | Umpire | |
| 1st ODI | 13/03/2004 | Karachi | Madugalle | Taufel | |
| 2nd ODI | 16/03/2004 | Rawalpindi | Madugalle | Taufel | |
| 3rd ODI | 19/03/2004 | Peshawar | Madugalle | Shepherd | |
| 4th ODI | 21/03/2004 | Lahore | Madugalle | Taufel | |
| 5th ODI | 24/03/2004 | Lahore | Madugalle | Shepherd | |
| 1st Test | 28/03/2004 | Multan | Madugalle | Shepherd | Taufel |
| 2nd Test | 05/04/2004 | Lahore | Madugalle | Bucknor | Taufel |
| 3rd Test | 13/04/2004 | Rawalpindi | Madugalle | Koertzen | Shepherd |
With the withdrawal of Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan's (Venkat) from the first two test matches of the Sri Lanka v Australia series, Umpire Shepherd was originally scheduled to stand in the 1st ODI match in this series, but has now been appointed to officiate to the 1st Sri Lanka v Australia Test.
Simon Taufel will replace David Shepherd in the first ODI in Karachi.
New Zealand v South Africa
| Start Date | Venue | Referee | Umpire | Umpire | |
| 1st Test | 10/03/2004 | Hamilton | Lloyd | Davis | Tiffin |
| 2nd Test | 18/03/2004 | Auckland | Lloyd | Dar | de Silva |
| 3rd Test | 26/03/2004 | Wellington | Lloyd | Dar | de Silva |
West Indies v England
| Start Date | Venue | Referee | Umpire | Umpire | |
| 1st Test | 10/03/2004 | Jamaica | Procter | Bowden | Harper |
| 2nd Test | 19/03/2004 | Trinidad | Procter | Bowden | Harper |
| 3rd Test | 01/04/2004 | Barbados | Procter | Hair | Koertzen |
| 4th Test | 10/04/2004 | Antigua | Procter | Hair | Dar |
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