ICC announces umpire and referee appointments for upcoming ODIs in Ireland, Scotland and England
The ICC has announced umpire and match referee appointments for upcoming ODIs in Ireland, Scotland and England.
Ranjan Madugalle of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees will lead the playing control team for the two Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) between England and Australia to be played in Manchester on 30 August and 1 September while Roshan Mahanama, also of the elite panel, will be the match referee for the seven-match ODI series between the two sides which begins at The Oval on 4 September.
The first three matches of the series will be umpired by Tony Hill of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires along with a local appointment who will then hand over the charge to Asad Rauf, also from the elite panel, for the last four ODIs.
Prior to the ODI series, England will take on Ireland in Belfast on 27 August with Madugalle as the match referee. Asad Rauf of the elite panel and Paul Baldwin of the ICC Associate and Affiliates International Umpires' Panel will be the umpires.
In only the third ODI between the two countries, Australia will go head to head with Scotland in Edinburgh on 28 August with Mahanama as match referee. The match will be umpired by Tony Hill of the elite panel and Ian Ramage of the Associates and Affiliates panel.
Appointments for other upcoming series will be announced in due course.
Ireland - Ranjan Madugalle (match referee)
27 Aug - Ireland v England (ODI), Belfast - Asad Rauf and Paul Baldwin
Scotland - Roshan Mahanama (match referee)
28 Aug - Scotland v Australia (ODI), Edinburgh - Tony Hill and Ian Ramage
England - T20I match referee Ranjan Madugalle and ODI series match referee - Roshan Mahanama
30 Aug - England v Australia (T20I), Manchester - local appointments
1 Sep - England v Australia (T20I), Manchester - local appointments
4 Sep - England v Australia (ODI), The Oval - Tony Hill and local appointment
6 Sep - England v Australia (ODI), Lord?s - Tony Hill and local appointment
9 Sep - England v Australia (ODI), Southampton - Tony Hill and local appointment
12 Sep - England v Australia (ODI), Lord?s - Asad Rauf and local appointment
15 Sep - England v Australia (ODI), Nottingham - Asad Rauf and local appointment
17 Sep - England v Australia (ODI), Nottingham - Asad Rauf and local appointment
19 Sep - England v Australia (ODI), Chester-le-Street - Asad Rauf and local appointment