The International Cricket Council today announced the names
of nine umpires and three match referees, excluding those who officiated in
the World Cup final, for the upcoming Twenty20 World Cup to be held in South
Africa.
A total of 27 matches will be played in the September 11-24 tournament.
The referees, all from the Emirates Elite Panel, are headed
by former Sri Lanka captain Ranjan Madugalle. Other referees are
-- former South Africa all-rounder Mike Procter and ex-England opening
batsman Chris Broad.
The nine umpires set to stand in the tournament include five
officials from the Emirates Elite Panel -- Mark Benson, Billy Doctrove,
Daryl Harper, Asad Rauf and Simon Taufel.
The four other umpires are all from the Emirates International
Panel -- Steve Davis, Ian Howell, Nigel Llong and Tony Hill.
The ICC, as per their decision taken earlier, have left out
Aleem Dar, Steve Bucknor, Rudy Koertzen, Jeff Crowe, Billy Bowden for their
inept handling of the World Cup final between Australia and Sri Lanka.
The match appointments of the officials for the opening stage
of the tournament will be made and announced in due course.
The ICC World Twenty20 South Africa 2007 involves the 10 ICC
Full Members and two Associate teams, Kenya and Scotland, and will be held at
three venues - Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg.
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