Champions Trophy umpires appointed

The ICC on Sunday announced details of the umpire and match referee appointments for the group stage of the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy in South Africa, which will take place from September 22 to October 5.

The match referees' responsibilities throughout the tournament will be shared between Jeff Crowe, Javagal Srinath and Roshan Mahanama of the elite panel of ICC match referees.

The on-field responsibilities will be shared by eight of the elite panel of ICC umpires, namely: Billy Bowden, Aleem Dar, Steve Davis, Ian Gould, Daryl Harper, Tony Hill, Asad Rauf and Simon Taufel. Appointments have also been made for the warm-up matches to be played at Potchefstroom, Pretoria and Benoni on September 18 and 20. As at previous ICC events, none of these matches will carry official ODI status.
Two umpires from the international panel of ICC Umpires, Marais Erasmus and Brian Jerling, will act as third umpires for some of the warm-up matches.

Appointments for the semifinals and the final will be announced in due course.

ICC Champions Trophy (warm-ups):

Friday Sept 18:

South Africa v West Indies (d/n), Potchefstroom - Ian Gould and Tony Hill, Marais Erasmus (third)

Pakistan v Sri Lanka (d/n), Willowmoore Park, Benoni - Billy Bowden and Daryl Harper, Steve Davis (third)

New Zealand v Warriors (d), LC de Villiers Oval, Pretoria - Simon Taufel and Aleem Dar, Brian Jerling (third)

Sunday Sept 20:

New Zealand v India (d/n), Potchefstroom - Simon Taufel and Aleem Dar, Marais Erasmus (third)

Pakistan v Warriors (d/n), Willowmoore Park, Benoni - Ian Gould and Steve Davis, Daryl Harper (third)

Sri Lanka v West Indies (d), LC de Villiers Oval, Pretoria - Billy Bowden and Tony Hill, Brian Jerling (third) ICC Champions Trophy 2009 (group stage):

Tuesday Sept 22:

South Africa v Sri Lanka (d/n), Centurion - Simon Taufel and Ian Gould, Steve Davis (third), Tony Hill (fourth), Jeff Crowe (referee)

Wednesday Sept 23:

Pakistan v West Indies (d/n), The Wanderers - Steve Davis and Daryl Harper, Simon Taufel (third), Billy Bowden (fourth), Javagal Srinath (referee)

Thursday Sept 24:

South Africa v New Zealand (d), Centurion - Asad Rauf and Aleem Dar, Daryl Harper (third), Ian Gould (fourth), Roshan Mahanama (referee)

Friday 25 Sept:

Sri Lanka v England (d/n), The Wanderers - Aleem Dar and Billy Bowden, Tony Hill (third), Simon Taufel (fourth), Javagal Srinath (referee)

Saturday Sept 26:

West Indies v Australia (d), The Wanderers - Tony Hill and Asad Rauf, Billy Bowden (third), Aleem Dar (fourth), Jeff Crowe (referee)

Saturday Sept 26:

India v Pakistan (d/n), Centurion - Steve Davis and Simon Taufel, Ian Gould (third), Daryl Harper (fourth), Roshan Mahanama (referee)

Sunday Sept 27:

New Zealand v Sri Lanka (d), The Wanderers - Ian Gould and Daryl Harper, Aleem Dar (third), Simon Taufel (fourth), Javagal Srinath (referee)

Sunday Sept 27:

South Africa v England (d/n), Centurion - Steve Davis and Tony Hill, Billy Bowden (third), Asad Rauf (fourth), Roshan Manahama (referee)

Monday Sept 28:

Australia v India (d/n), Centurion - Tony Hill and Billy Bowden, Asad Rauf (third), Ian Gould (fourth), Jeff Crowe (referee)

Tuesday 29 Sept 29:

England v New Zealand (d/n), The Wanderers - Daryl Harper and Asad Rauf, Aleem Dar (third), Steve Davis (fourth), Roshan Mahanama (referee)

Wednesday Sept 30:

India v West Indies (d/n), The Wanderers - Simon Taufel and Aleem Dar, Daryl Harper (third), Steve Davis (fourth), Jeff Crowe (referee)

Wednesday Sept 30:

Australia v Pakistan (d), Centurion - Billy Bowden and Ian Gould, Tony Hill (third), Asad Rauf (fourth), Javagal Srinath (referee). - Sapa
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