Umpires for the upcoming ICC Cricket World Cup 2023.
Kumar Dharmasena and Nitin Menon will be the on-field umpires for the opening match of the 2023 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup between England and New Zealand.
Dharmasena and Menon will be joined by TV referee Paul Wilson, fourth official Shahid Saikat and match referee Javagal Srinath for the group stage clash, a repeat of the memorable final four years ago.
Dharmasena made history in 2015 as the first person to both play and referee a 50-over ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup final, while Menon will stand in his first ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup match. Shahid will be the first Bangladeshi to referee the competition.
They are all part of the 20-member team announced by the ICC to oversee the World Cup competition. The list includes 16 referees and four match referees, including 12 referees from the Elite Group of Emirates ICC Referees.
ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Umpires
Six of these 16 umpires are preparing for their first ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup, while at the other end of the scale three are returning who have already umpired in previous finals.
There are also 14 umpires returning from the 2022 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, with only Shahid and Alex Wharfe not umpiring in Australia.
Also returning along with Dharmasena are Marais Erasmus and Richard Kettleborough, who have previously captained the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup finals in 2019 and 2015 respectively.
Erasmus and Dharmasena were at the center in both the 2019 Lord’s final and the 2022 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup final.
Rod Tucker, the third judge at the final four years ago, has also been selected, meaning three of the four judges will be involved in the 2019 return showpiece.
Others returning from previous tournaments include Chris Gaffaney, Michael Gough, Paul Reiffel, Richard Illingworth and Joel Wilson.
Menon, who hails from host country India, is the youngest umpire at the tournament at 39 years old. He was joined by Shahid, Ahsan Raza, Adrian Holdstock, Wharf and Chris Brown, who made their ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup debuts.
All four match referees are former internationals – Geoff Crowe, Andy Pycroft, Richie Richardson and Javagal Srinath.
ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 match officials:
Judges: Chris Brown (New Zealand), Kumar Dharmasena (Sri Lanka), Marais Erasmus (South Africa), Christopher Gaffany (New Zealand), Michael Gough (England), Adrian Holdstock (South Africa), Richard Illingworth (England), Richard Kettleborough (England), Nitin Menon (India), Ahsan Raza (Pakistan), Paul Reiffel (Australia), Sharfuddula Ibne Shahid (Bangladesh), Rodney Tucker (Australia), Alex Wharf (England), Joel Wilson (West Indies) and Paul Wilson (Australia).
Match referees: Geoff Crowe (New Zealand), Andy Pycroft (Zimbabwe), Richie Richardson (West Indies) and Javagal Srinath (India).
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