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Chris Gaffaney, Richard Illingworth To Serve As On-field Umpires For WTC Final
ICC World Test Championship Final: New Zealand’s Chris Gaffaney and England’s Richard Illingworth will be serving as the on-field umpires for the 2025 ICC World Test Championship final, set to be played between Australia and South Africa at Lord’s from June 11-15.
The highly anticipated title clash for the glittering mace will see defending champions Australia take on first-time finalists South Africa. Illingworth was also part of the officiating team in the 2021 and 2023 WTC finals. He is also the current holder of the ICC Umpire of the Year honour, after having won the David Shepherd Trophy for the fourth time in 2024.
Gaffaney had partnered with Illingworth in officiating the 2024 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup final between India and South Africa at Barbados, and also officiated in the WTC 2023 final between India and Australia at The Oval. Illingworth, meanwhile, will become the first umpire to stand in all three World Test Championship finals.
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Champions Trophy: Reiffel, Illingworth Named On-field Umpires For Ind V NZ Final
Both ICC Elite Panel: Paul Reiffel and Richard Illingworth, both members of the ICC Elite Panel of Umpires, have been appointed as the on-field umpires for the ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025 final between India and New Zealand to be played here on Sunday. Both of them stood in the semifinals, with Illingworth in the middle for India’s four-wicket win over Australia and Reiffel overseeing the Black Caps’ 50-run victory over South Africa the following day.
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International Masters League: Iconic umpires Simon Taufel and Billy Bowden will team up with all-time great Gundappa Viswanath as officials in the inaugural edition of the International Masters League.
Erasmus Named ICC Men's Associate Cricketer Of The Year, Illingworth Takes Top Umpire Honour
T20Is Erasmus: Namibia captain Gerhard Erasmus has been named ICC Men's Associate Cricketer of the Year award for 2024, making it the second time of him winning the coveted honour.
4th Test: Kohli-Konstas Shoulder Collision Could Come Under ICC’s Lens
Boxing Day Test: The shoulder collision incident between veteran India batter Virat Kohli and Australia debutant Sam Konstas on day one of the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) could come under the lens of the International Cricket Council (ICC).
Aleem Dar Set To Retire At The End Of The 2024-25 Domestic Season
David Shepherd Trophy: Veteran umpire Aleem Dar will retire at the end of Pakistan's 2024-25 domestic season, concluding a career that has spanned nearly a quarter of a century. A true gentleman both on and off the field, Dar is also a three-time winner of the prestigious David Shepherd Trophy for ICC Umpire of the Year (2009-2011).
Saikat And Illingworth To Be On-field Umpires In Men’s T20 World Cup Opening Match Between USA And Canada
Brian Lara Cricket Academy: Shahid Saikat and Richard Illingworth have been confirmed by the International Cricket Council (ICC) to be on-field umpires in the upcoming Men’s T20 World Cup opening match between USA and Canada on June 1.
Marais Erasmus To Retire From International Cricket Umpiring After Aus-NZ Tests
New Zealand Tests: Veteran South Africa umpire Marais Erasmus said he would be retiring from his international umpiring career after the ongoing Test series between New Zealand and Australia.
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