ICC announces umpire and referee appointments for upcoming Test and ODI series in Sri Lanka

The ICC has announced umpire and match referee appointments for upcoming series in Sri Lanka.

Andy Pycroft of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees will lead the playing control team for the two Tests between Sri Lanka and New Zealand. The on-field umpires for those matches will be Daryl Harper of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires and Nigel Llong of the Emirates International Panel.

The attention will then shift to an ODI tri-nation series involving host Sri Lanka, the Black Caps and India. Chris Broad of the elite panel will be the match referee for the series while Billy Doctrove of the elite panel will stand in all four ODIs along with a local appointment.

Appointments for other upcoming series will be announced in due course.

Sri Lanka ? Andy Pycroft (match referee)

18-22 Aug ? Sri Lanka v New Zealand (Test), Galle ? Daryl Harper and Nigel Llong

26-30 Aug ? Sri Lanka v New Zealand (Test), SSC Colombo ? Daryl Harper and Nigel Llong

Sri Lanka ODI tri-nation series ? Chris Broad (match referee)

8 Sep ? Sri Lanka v New Zealand (ODI), RPS Colombo ? Billy Doctrove and local appointment

10 Sep ? Sri Lanka v India (ODI), RPS Colombo ? Billy Doctrove and local appointment

12 Sep ? New Zealand v India (ODI), RPS Colombo ? Billy Doctrove and local appointment

14 Sep ? FINAL (ODI), RPS Colombo ? Billy Doctrove and local appointment