ICC confirms Mike Procter standing down as member of Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees

Set to take up role as Cricket South Africa convenor of selectors on 1 December 2008 after completing ICC obligations Haroon Lorgat: “Mike carries with him the thanks and best wishes of all associated with ICC”

The ICC today confirmed that Emirates Elite Panel Match Referee Mike Procter was stepping down to take up a role as Cricket South Africa’s (CSA) convenor of selectors.

Procter, who officiated in 47 Tests, 154 ODIs and 15 T20Is since becoming a match referee in 2002, will take up his new job on 1 December after completing his obligations with the ICC.

Those obligations are to oversee the upcoming ODI series between Pakistan and the West Indies (in Abu Dhabi) and also Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka.

ICC Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat said: “On behalf of the ICC I would like to thank Mike for his service as an Emirates Elite Panel Match Referee.

“Speaking from personal experience I know that his new role as CSA’s convenor of selectors, which he will assume on 1 December, will be a challenging and rewarding one.

“However, I also know that Mike will bring to it all the cricket wisdom he has acquired over more than 40 years of top-level involvement.

“His start date with CSA, arrived at after negotiations between us at the ICC and CSA chief executive Gerald Majola ahead of CSA’s announcement, allows Mike to complete his obligations as a match referee before assuming his new role.

“This is important because it sets a definitive mark between the end of one job and the start of another and, in terms of Mike’s position as a match referee, it ensures the continued integrity and independence of that role.

“Mike carries with him the best wishes for the future of all those associated with the ICC,” added Mr Lorgat.