Richie Richardson named among panel of 26 officials for ICC T20 World Cup 2024
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NELSON, NEW ZEALAND - JANUARY 08: Match referee Sir Richie Richardson looks on during game three of the One Day International match between New Zealand and Sri Lanka at Saxton Field on January 08, 2019 in Nelson, New Zealand. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)
Former West Indies test captain Richie Richardson has been named among the panel of 26 officials for the ICC T20 World Cup next month.
The list includes 20 umpires and six match referees who will officiate in the ninth edition of the men’s T20 World Cup in the Caribbean and the United States
The tournament marks the first time that 20 teams will participate, playing a total of 55 matches over 28 days at nine venues, making it the largest ICC T20 World Cup to date.
As the only other caribbean official on the list of 26, along with last year’s winner of the David Shepherd trophy for ICC umpire of the year, Richard Illingworth, along with Kumar Dharmasena, Chris Gaffaney and Paul Reiffel, who all featured in the final of the men’s T20 World Cup 2022 between England and Pakistan at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
The match referees’ team includes ranjan madugalle, who officiated the 2022 final, along with the format’s most experienced referee, Jeff Crowe.
Crowe holds the record for officiating in most number of T20 internationals having made 175 appearances, while Andrew Pycroft, also part of the Elite List, is just one match away from reaching the milestone of 150 T20 internationals
