ICC announces umpire and match referee appointments for ICC Cricket World Cup 2015
Complete appointments can be found here
The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced the umpire and match referee appointments for the pool stage matches of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015, which will be staged in Australia and New Zealand from 14 February to 29 March.
Marais Erasmus and Nigel Llong will be the on-field umpires for the tournament opener between New Zealand and Sri Lanka in Christchurch on 14 February. S. Ravi and Simon Fry will be the third and fourth umpires, respectively, while David Boon will be the match referee.
On the same day in a day/night fixture in Melbourne, Australia will lock horns with England in a match which will be umpired by Aleem Dar and Kumar Dharmasena. Billy Bowden will act as the third umpire, while Joel Wilson will perform the fourth umpire’s duties. Jeff Crowe will be the match referee.
Apart from Mr Boon and Mr Crowe, Chris Broad, Ranjan Madugalle and Roshan Mahanama will share the match referees’ responsibilities during the 44-day tournament in which 49 matches will be played. All the five are members of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees.
All the 12 members of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires are available for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015. Apart from the four on-field umpires in action on the opening day, Bruce Oxenford, Ian Gould, Paul Reiffel, Richard Illingworth, Richard Kettleborough, Rod Tucker and Steve Davis will feature during the event.
Fry, Ravi and Wilson are members of the Emirates International Panel of ICC Umpires. They will be joined by Johan Cloete, Chris Gaffaney, Michael Gough, Ranmore Martinesz and Ruchira Palliyaguru during ICC’s pinnacle event.
Meanwhile, the ICC has also confirmed umpire appointments for the 14 warm-up matches that will be played in the lead up to the tournament proper. These matches will be played in Christchurch, Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney.
Complete appointments of the 14 warm-up matches and 42 pool stage matches are given here and below. Appointments for the knock-out stage will be announced in due course.
| Date | Start Time | Type | Team 1 | Team 2 | Venue | On-field umpires | Third umpire | Fourth umpire | Match Referee | |
| 08-02-15 | 14:00 | Warm Up | INDIA | v | AUSTRALIA | ADELAIDE OVAL | Nigel Llong & Chris Gaffaney | Marais Erasmus | Simon Fry | |
| 09-02-15 | 11:00 | Warm Up | SOUTH AFRICA | v | SRI LANKA | HAGLEY OVAL | Richard Illingworth & S. Ravi | Rod Tucker | ||
| 11:00 | Warm Up | NEW ZEALAND | v | ZIMBABWE | BERT SUTCLIFFE OVAL | Bruce Oxenford & Ruchira Palliyaguru | Ranmore Martinesz | |||
| 14:30 | Warm Up | ENGLAND | v | WEST INDIES | SCG | Aleem Dar & Paul Reiffel | Steve Davis | Johan Cloete | ||
| 14:30 | Warm Up | PAKISTAN | v | BANGLADESH | BLACKTOWN ISP | Kumar Dhamasena & Joel Wilson | Billy Bowden | |||
| 10-02-15 | 14:00 | Warm Up | INDIA | v | AFGHANISTAN | ADELAIDE OVAL | Marais Erasmus & Simon Fry | Nigel Llong | Chris Gaffaney | |
| 14:30 | Warm Up | IRELAND | v | SCOTLAND | BLACKTOWN ISP | Aleem Dar & Joel Wilson | Kumar Dharmasena | |||
| 11-02-15 | 11:00 | Warm Up | SOUTH AFRICA | v | NEW ZEALAND | HAGLEY OVAL | Rod Tucker & Ranmore Martinesz | Ruchira Palliyaguru | ||
| 11:00 | Warm Up | SRI LANKA | v | ZIMBABWE | BERT SUTCLIFFE OVAL | Richard Illingworth & Bruce Oxenford | S. Ravi | |||
| 14:30 | Warm Up | AUSTRALIA | v | UAE | MCG | Richard Kettleborough &Ian Gould | Michael Gough | |||
| 14:30 | Warm Up | ENGLAND | v | PAKISTAN | SCG | Steve Davis and Billy Bowden | Johan Cloete | Paul Reiffel | ||
| 12-02-15 | 10:00 | Warm Up | WEST INDIES | v | SCOTLAND | SCG | Johan Cloete & Paul Reiffel | Aleem Dar | ||
| 10:00 | Warm Up | BANGLADESH | v | IRELAND | BLACKTOWN ISP | Billy Bowden and Kumar Dharmasena | Joel Wilson | |||
| 13-02-15 | 10:00 | Warm Up | AFGHANISTAN | v | UAE | JUNCTION OVAL | Ian Gould & Michael Gough | Richard Kettleborough | ||
| 14-02-15 | 11:00 | Pool | SRI LANKA | v | NEW ZEALAND | HAGLEY OVAL | Nigel Llong & Marais Erasmus | S. Ravi | Simon Fry | David Boon |
| 14:30 | Pool | AUSTRALIA | v | ENGLAND | MCG | Kumar Dharmasena & Aleem Dar | Billy Bowden | Joel Wilson | Jeff Crowe | |
| 15-02-15 | 14:00 | Pool | INDIA | v | PAKISTAN | ADELAIDE OVAL | Richard Kettleborough & Ian Gould | Steve Davis | Michael Gough | Ranjan Madugalle |
| 14:00 | Pool | SOUTH AFRICA | v | ZIMBABWE | SEDDON PARK | Rod Tucker & Ranmore Martinesz | Paul Reiffel | Ruchira Palliyaguru | Roshan Mahanama | |
| 16-02-15 | 11:00 | Pool | WEST INDIES | v | IRELAND | SAXTON OVAL | Bruce Oxenford & Richard Illingworth | Chris Gaffaney | Johan Cloete | Chris Broad |
| 17-02-15 | 11:00 | Pool | NEW ZEALAND | v | SCOTLAND | UNIVERSITY OVAL | Nigel Llong & Simon Fry | Marais Erasmus | S. Ravi | David Boon |
| 18-02-15 | 14:30 | Pool | BANGLADESH | v | AFGHANISTAN | MANUKA OVAL | Steve Davis & Joel Wilson | Aleem Dar | Richard Kettleborough | Jeff Crowe |
| 19-02-15 | 11:00 | Pool | ZIMBABWE | v | UAE | SAXTON OVAL | Chris Gaffaney & Johan Cloete | Richard Illingworth | Ranmore Martinez | Chris Broad |
| 20-02-15 | 14:00 | Pool | NEW ZEALAND | v | ENGLAND | WELLINGTON STADIUM | Rod Tucker & Paul Reuffel | Bruce Oxenford | Ruchira Palliyaguru | Roshan Mahanama |
| 21-02-15 | 11:00 | Pool | PAKISTAN | v | WEST INDIES | HAGLEY OVAL | Marais Erasmus & Nigel Llong | S. Ravi | Simon Fry | David Boon |
| 13:30 | Pool | AUSTRALIA | v | BANGLADESH | GABBA | Billy Bowden & Kumar Dharmasena | Ian Gould | Michael Gough | Ranjan Madugalle | |
| 22-02-15 | 11:00 | Pool | SRI LANKA | v | AFGHANISTAN | UNIVERSITY OVAL | Richard Illingworth &Chris Gaffaney | Johan Cloete | Bruce Oxenford | Chris Broad |
| 14:30 | Pool | SOUTH AFRICA | v | INDIA | MCG | Richard Kettleborough & Aleem Dar | Steve Davis | Joel Wilson | Jeff Crowe | |
| 23-02-15 | 11:00 | Pool | ENGLAND | v | SCOTLAND | HAGLEY OVAL | Rod Tucker & S. Ravi | Marais Erasmus | Paul Reiffel | David Boon |
| 24-02-15 | 14:30 | Pool | WEST INDIES | v | ZIMBABWE | MANUKA OVAL | Steve Davis & Ian Gould | Ranmore Martinesz | Richard Kettleborough | Roshan Mahanama |
| 25-02-15 | 13:30 | Pool | IRELAND | v | UAE | GABBA | Nigel Llong & Michael Gough | Kumar Dharmasena | Billy Bowden | Ranjan Madugalle |
| 26-02-15 | 11:00 | Pool | AFGHANISTAN | v | SCOTLAND | UNIVERSITY OVAL | Ruchira Palliyaguru & Simon Fry | Rod Tucker | Chris Gaffaney | David Boon |
| 14:30 | Pool | SRI LANKA | v | BANGLADESH | MCG | Aleem Dar & Paul Reiffel | Richard Kettleborough | Joel Wilson | Jeff Crowe | |
| 27-02-15 | 14:30 | Pool | SOUTH AFRICA | v | WEST INDIES | SCG | Ian Gould & Steve Davis | Ranmore Martinesz | Aleem Dar | Roshan Mahanama |
| 28-02-15 | 14:00 | Pool | NEW ZEALAND | v | AUSTRALIA | EDEN PARK | Marais Erasmus & Richard Illingworth | S. Ravi | Johan Cloete | Chris Broad |
| 14:30 | Pool | INDIA | v | UAE | WACA | Michael Gough & Billy Bowden | Nigel Llong | Kumar Dharmasena | Ranjan Madugalle | |
| 01-03-15 | 11:00 | Pool | ENGLAND | v | SRI LANKA | WELLINGTON STADIUM | Bruce Oxenford & Rod Tucker | Chris Gaffaney | Simon Fry | David Boon |
| 13:30 | Pool | PAKISTAN | v | ZIMBABWE | GABBA | Richard Kettleborough & Joel Wilson | Paul Reiffel | Ruchira Palliyaguru | Jeff Crowe | |
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| 03-03-15 | 14:30 | Pool | SOUTH AFRICA | v | IRELAND | MANUKA OVAL | Steve Davis & Ranmore Martinesz | Ian Gould | Aleem Dar | Roshan Mahanama |
| 04-03-15 | 14:00 | Pool | PAKISTAN | v | UAE | MCLEAN PARK | Johan Cloete & S. Ravi | Richard Illingworth | Marais Erasmus | Chris Broad |
| 14:30 | Pool | AUSTRALIA | v | AFGHANISTAN | WACA | Kumar Dharmasena & Michael Gough | Billy Bowden | Nigel Llong | Ranjan Madugalle | |
| 05-03-15 | 11:00 | Pool | BANGLADESH | v | SCOTLAND | SAXTON OVAL | Bruce Oxenford & Simon Fry | Rod Tucker | Chris Gaffaney | David Boon |
| 06-03-15 | 14:30 | Pool | INDIA | v | WEST INDIES | WACA | Kumar Dharmasena & Nigel Llong | Billy Bowden | Michael Gough | Ranjan Madugalle |
| 07-03-15 | 14:00 | Pool | SOUTH AFRICA | v | PAKISTAN | EDEN PARK | Richard Kettleborough & Bruce Oxenford | Chris Gaffaney | S. Ravi | Chris Broad |
| 14:30 | Pool | ZIMBABWE | v | IRELAND | BELLERIVE OVAL | Paul Reiffel & Ruchira Palliyaguru | Joel Wilson | Ranmore Martinez | Roshan Mahanama | |
| 08-03-15 | 11:00 | Pool | NEW ZEALAND | v | AFGHANISTAN | MCLEAN PARK | Marais Erasmus & Johan Cloete | Steve Davis | Rod Tucker | David Boon |
| 14:30 | Pool | AUSTRALIA | v | SRI LANKA | SCG | Ian Gould & Aleem Dar | Richard Illingworth | Michael Gough | Jeff Crowe | |
| 09-03-15 | 14:00 | Pool | ENGLAND | v | BANGLADESH | ADELAIDE OVAL | Billy Bowden & Paul Reiffel | Simon Fry | Ranmore Martinez | Ranjan Madugalle |
| 10-03-15 | 14:00 | Pool | INDIA | v | IRELAND | SEDDON PARK | Kumar Dharmasena & Richard Kettleborough | Johan Cloete | Nigel Llong | Chris Broad |
| 11-03-15 | 14:30 | Pool | SRI LANKA | v | SCOTLAND | BELLERIVE OVAL | Richard Illingworth & Joel Wilson | Michael Gough | Ian Gould | Jeff Crowe |
| 12-03-15 | 14:00 | Pool | SOUTH AFRICA | v | UAE | WELLINGTON STADIUM | Rod Tucker & Steve Davis | Bruce Oxenford | Aleem Dar | Roshan Mahanama |
| 13-03-15 | 14:00 | Pool | NEW ZEALAND | v | BANGLADESH | SEDDON PARK | Richard Kettleborough & Kumar Dharmasena | Nigel Llong | Johan Cloete | Chris Broad |
| 14:30 | Pool | ENGLAND | v | AFGHANISTAN | SCG | Billy Bowden & S. Ravi | Marais Erasmus | Ruchira Palliyaguru | David Boon | |
| 14-03-15 | 14:00 | Pool | INDIA | v | ZIMBABWE | EDEN PARK | Bruce Oxenford & Chris Gaffaney | Rod Tucker | Steve Davis | Roshan Mahanama |
| 14:30 | Pool | AUSTRALIA | v | SCOTLAND | BELLERIVE OVAL | Richard Illingworth & Ian Gould | Joel Wilson | Michael Gough | Jeff Crowe | |
| 15-03-15 | 11:00 | Pool | WEST INDIES | v | UAE | MCLEAN PARK | Aleem Dar & Ranmore Martinesz | Richard Kettleborough | Kumar Dharmasena | Chris Broad |
| 14:00 | Pool | PAKISTAN | v | IRELAND | ADELAIDE OVAL | Marais Erasmus & Ruchira Palliyaguru | Simon Fry | Paul Reiffel | Ranjan Madugalle |