By IANS
Cape Town : Former Test fast bowler Javagal Srinath will be the match referee for the five-match Sri Lanka-England One-day International series to be played in the emerald island, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced here Friday.
The ICC also announced the umpires and match referees for India’s home ODI series against Australia starting this month and also for the home ODI as well as Test series against Pakistan in November-December.
Chris Broad of England will be the referee for the India-Australia ODIs while West Indies umpire Steve Bucknor will stand in the first four ODIs along with a local appointment and Pakistan’s Aleem Dar will umpire the last three matches, again with a local appointment.
West Indies’ Billy Doctrove and Ian Gould of England will umpire the India-Pakistan ODIs along with a local umpire. The match referee for this series will be announced in due course, said ICC.
For the three-match Test series against Pakistan, Australia’s Simon Taufel, Doctrove and New Zealand’s Billy Bowden will have standing in two matches each. The match referee will be Ranjan Madugalle of Sri Lanka.
All the appointments:
In India (referee Chris Broad):
Sep 29 – India v Australia (ODI), Bangalore – Steve Bucknor and local appointment
Oct 2 – India v Australia (ODI), Cochin – Steve Bucknor and local appointment
Oct 5 – India v Australia (ODI), Hyderabad – Steve Bucknor and local appointment
Oct 8 – India v Australia (ODI), Chandigarh – Steve Bucknor and local appointment
Oct 11 – India v Australia (ODI), Baroda – Aleem Dar and local appointment
Oct 14 – India v Australia (ODI), Nagpur – Aleem Dar and local appointment
Oct 18 – India v Australia (ODI), Mumbai – Aleem Dar and local appointment
ODI series (referee to be announced):
Nov 5 – India v Pakistan (ODI), Guwahati – Ian Gould and local appointment
Nov 8 – India v Pakistan (ODI), Mohali – Ian Gould and local appointment
Nov 11 – India v Pakistan (ODI), Kanpur – Ian Gould and local appointment
Nov 15 – India v Pakistan (ODI), Gwalior – Billy Doctrove and local appointment
Nov 18 – India v Pakistan (ODI), Jaipur – Billy Doctrove and local appointment
Test series (referee Ranjan Madugalle):
Nov 22-26 – India v Pakistan (Test), Delhi – Simon Taufel and Billy Doctrove
Nov 30-Dec 4 – India v Pakistan (Test), Kolkata – Billy Doctrove and Billy Bowden
Dec 8-12 – India v Pakistan (Test), Bangalore – Simon Taufel and Billy Bowden
In Sri Lanka (referee Javagal Srinath):
Oct 1 – Sri Lanka v England (ODI), Dambulla – Rudi Koertzen and local appointment
Oct 4 – Sri Lanka v England (ODI), Dambulla – Rudi Koertzen and local appointment
Oct 7 – Sri Lanka v England (ODI), Dambulla – Rudi Koertzen and local appointment
Oct 10 – Sri Lanka v England (ODI), RPICS – Rudi Koertzen and local appointment
Oct 13 – Sri Lanka v England (ODI), RPICS – Rudi Koertzen and local appointment
In Pakistan (referee Alan Hurst):
Oct 1-5 – Pakistan v South Africa (Test), Karachi – Simon Taufel and Mark Benson
Oct 8-12 – Pakistan v South Africa (Test), Lahore – Simon Taufel and Mark Benson
Oct 18 – Pakistan v South Africa (ODI), Lahore – Billy Bowden and local appointment
Oct 20 – Pakistan v South Africa (ODI), Lahore – Billy Bowden and local appointment
Oct 23 – Pakistan v South Africa (ODI), Faisalabad – Billy Bowden and local appointment
Oct 26 – Pakistan v South Africa (ODI), Multan – Billy Bowden and local appointment
Oct 29 – Pakistan v South Africa (ODI), Karachi – Billy Bowden and local appointment
In Australia (Test series, referee Mike Procter):
Nov 8-12 – Australia v Sri Lanka (Test), Brisbane – Aleem Dar and Steve Bucknor
Nov 16-20 – Australia v Sri Lanka (Test), Hobart – Aleem Dar and Steve Bucknor