The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday confirmed the umpire and referee appointments for the 12 group matches at the ICC Champions Trophy beginning on 10 September.
Chris Broad, Clive Lloyd, Ranjan Madugalle and Mike Procter of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Referees will share referee duties over the group stage of the tournament.
All eight members of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires will officiate on the field and as third umpires over the 12 preliminary matches.
Emirates International Panel of ICC Umpires Billy Doctrove and Jeremy Lloyds will join the eight on-field umpires.
Umpires officiating at the ICC Champions Trophy 2004 will take part in a series of technology trials as the ICC continues its approach to understanding what role technology can play in aiding and improving umpire decision-making.
The two technological innovations involving umpires will see standing officials wired-up to TV stump microphones, and third umpires calling no balls. Umpires in seven of the 15 ICC Champions Trophy matches will wear an earpiece that picks up the audio from the stump microphone as the ball passes the batsman.
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This trial will indicate whether the microphone's position close to the action area will provide audible assistance to officials in cases, which are sometimes difficult to pick up, such as thin nicks to the keeper or bat pad fielders.
The second innovation sees the responsibility of calling no balls in the ICC Champions Trophy passing to the third (or TV) umpire. He will use the two-way link provided by the earpiece to advise standing officials of any deliveries ruled as no balls.
The umpire and referee appointments for the 12 group matches follow. Appointments for the semi-finals and tournament final will be made at the end of the group stage.
|
Date |
Match |
Venue |
Referee |
Umpires |
TV Umpire | |
|
10/09/04 |
England v Zimbabwe |
Edgbaston |
Madugalle |
Taufel |
Bucknor |
Bowden |
|
10/09/04 |
New Zealand v USA |
Oval |
Procter |
Doctrove |
Shepherd |
Hair |
|
11/09/04 |
India v Kenya |
Rose Bowl |
Lloyd |
Harper |
Koertzen |
Dar |
|
12/09/04 |
South Africa v Bangladesh |
Edgbaston |
Broad |
Lloyds |
Taufel |
Hair |
|
13/09/04 |
Australia v USA |
Rose Bowl |
Madugalle |
Bowden |
Dar |
Bucknor |
|
14/09/04 |
Pakistan v Kenya |
Edgbaston |
Lloyd |
Hair |
Doctrove |
Koertzen |
|
14/09/04 |
Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe |
Oval |
Procter |
Harper |
Shepherd |
Taufel |
|
15/09/04 |
West Indies v Bangladesh |
Rose Bowl |
Broad |
Lloyds |
Dar |
Bowden |
|
16/09/04 |
Australia v New Zealand |
Oval |
Madugalle |
Bucknor |
Koertzen |
Shepherd |
|
17/09/04 |
Sri Lanka v England |
Rose Bowl |
Procter |
Bowden |
Hair |
Doctrove |
|
18/09/04 |
South Africa v West Indies |
Oval |
Broad |
Lloyds |
Shepherd |
Harper |
|
19/09/04 |
India v Pakistan |
Edgbaston |
Lloyd |
Koertzen |
Taufel |
Bucknor |
The ICC Champions Trophy 2004 begins in England on 10 September with two matches scheduled for the opening day.
England begins its campaign to win cricket's second major event when it hosts Zimbabwe at Edgbaston, while New Zealand plays the United States of America at The Oval.
Play begins at 14:45 IST for all 15 matches in the tournament, with reserve days in place for all games.
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