List of Test cricket umpires
This is a list of cricket umpires who have officiated at least one men's Test match. As of January 2024, 497 umpires have officiated in a Test match.[1]NB Current members of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires, appointed by the International Cricket Council to officiate in Test matches and One Day Internationals, are shown in bold.[2] Current members of the Emirates International Panel of ICC Umpires, who may also be called upon to officiate in Test matches in busy cricketing years, are marked with a dagger (†).
In December 2019, in the first match between Australia and New Zealand, Aleem Dar stood in his 129th Test match, breaking the record previously set by Steve Bucknor.[3]
List of umpires
[edit]- As of 8 April 2023
Umpire | Land | Tests | From | To |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ellis Achong | West Indies | 1 | 1954 | 1954 |
Harry Adams | Südafrika | 2 | 1921 | 1928 |
Akhtar Hussain | Pakistan | 3 | 1959 | 1969 |
Javed Akhtar | Pakistan | 18 | 1980 | 1998 |
A. F. M. Akhtaruddin | Bangladesch | 2 | 2001 | 2002 |
Brian Aldridge | Neuseeland | 26 | 1986 | 1995 |
Bill Alley | England | 10 | 1974 | 1981 |
George Allsop | Südafrika | 1 | 1896 | 1896 |
Amanullah Khan | Pakistan | 13 | 1975 | 1987 |
Amiesh Saheba | Indien | 3 | 2008 | 2009 |
Ignatius Anandappa | Sri Lanka | 3 | 1992 | 1993 |
William Anderson | Südafrika | 2 | 1961 | 1961 |
Basil Anthony | Sri Lanka | 1 | 1983 | 1983 |
David Archer | West Indies | 28 | 1981 | 1992 |
Philip Argall | Australien | 7 | 1902 | 1908 |
Henry Armstrong | Australien | 1 | 1931 | 1931 |
Bill Ashdown | England | 3 | 1949 | 1950 |
Richard Ashman | Südafrika | 14 | 1935 | 1950 |
Alfred Atfield | England | 8 | 1910 | 1914 |
Athar Zaidi | Pakistan | 8 | 1990 | 2002 |
George Ayling | Indien | 1 | 1956 | 1956 |
Jack Badley | West Indies | 1 | 1930 | 1930 |
Robin Bailhache | Australien | 27 | 1974 | 1988 |
Charles Bain | West Indies | 1 | 1965 | 1965 |
Herbert Baldwin | England | 9 | 1946 | 1953 |
Sunil Banerjee | Indien | 1 | 1964 | 1964 |
Charles Bannerman | Australien | 12 | 1887 | 1902 |
Shyam Bansal | Indien | 6 | 1993 | 2001 |
Kevan Barbour | Simbabwe | 4 | 1999 | 2001 |
Lloyd Barker | West Indies | 29 | 1984 | 1997 |
Andrew Barlow | Australien | 11 | 1931 | 1951 |
Dick Barlow | England | 1 | 1899 | 1899 |
Thomas Bartley | England | 6 | 1954 | 1956 |
Leslie Baxter | Südafrika | 4 | 1964 | 1966 |
George Beet snr. | England | 1 | 1946 | 1946 |
Mark Benson | England | 27 | 2004 | 2009 |
Billy Bestwick | England | 3 | 1929 | 1930 |
Gordon Beves | Südafrika | 1 | 1896 | 1896 |
S. K. Bhattacharya | Indien | 2 | 1964 | 1969 |
Dickie Bird | England | 66 | 1973 | 1996 |
Jack Birkenshaw | England | 2 | 1986 | 1988 |
Alfred Birkett | Südafrika | 2 | 1957 | 1958 |
J. G. Blackman | West Indies | 1 | 1935 | 1935 |
George Borwick | Australien | 24 | 1931 | 1948 |
Sukha Bose | Indien | 1 | 1983 | 1983 |
Billy Bowden | Neuseeland | 84 | 2000 | 2015 |
Len Braund | England | 3 | 1926 | 1929 |
Gregory Brathwaite † | West Indies | 8 | 2021 | 2022 |
Bruce Bricknell | Neuseeland | 1 | 1982 | 1982 |
Edward Brook | Neuseeland | 1 | 1951 | 1951 |
Tom Brooks | Australien | 23 | 1970 | 1978 |
Chris Brown † | Neuseeland | 5 | 2020 | 2022 |
John Brown | Neuseeland | 2 | 1963 | 1964 |
Steve Bucknor | West Indies | 128 | 1989 | 2009 |
Lloyd Budd | England | 4 | 1976 | 1978 |
Syd Buller | England | 33 | 1956 | 1969 |
Tom Burgess | Neuseeland | 1 | 1933 | 1933 |
Perry Burke | West Indies | 6 | 1954 | 1960 |
Sam Burke | West Indies | 3 | 1935 | 1953 |
Donald Burns | Neuseeland | 1 | 1964 | 1964 |
Robert Burrows | England | 1 | 1926 | 1926 |
William Butler | Neuseeland | 2 | 1930 | 1932 |
Harry Butt | England | 6 | 1921 | 1926 |
Dooland Buultjens | Sri Lanka | 3 | 1984 | 1986 |
Richard Callaway | Australien | 3 | 1901 | 1902 |
John Carlin | England | 4 | 1905 | 1909 |
Robert Carpenter | England | 2 | 1886 | 1888 |
H. B. Cassie | Neuseeland | 1 | 1964 | 1964 |
K. H. Cave | Neuseeland | 6 | 1930 | 1933 |
Iknow Chabi † | Simbabwe | 1 | 2023 | 2023 |
Anil Chaudhary | Indien | 4 | 2021 | 2022 |
Arthur Chester | England | 1 | 1896 | 1896 |
Frank Chester | England | 48 | 1924 | 1955 |
Harry Chidgey | England | 1 | 1926 | 1926 |
Habib Choudhury | Indien | 4 | 1960 | 1964 |
Leslie Clark | Neuseeland | 2 | 1956 | 1956 |
C. Clements | England | 1 | 1893 | 1893 |
P. Coady | Australien | 1 | 1879 | 1879 |
Thomas Cobcroft | Australien | 3 | 1930 | 1930 |
Arthur Cocks | Australien | 1 | 1951 | 1951 |
C. M. P. Coetzee | Südafrika | 3 | 1970 | 1970 |
Reggie Cole | West Indies | 1 | 1962 | 1962 |
Tom Cole | Australien | 1 | 1884 | 1884 |
Alfred Coleman | England | 2 | 1947 | 1947 |
J. C. Collings | Südafrika | 9 | 1931 | 1936 |
Dal Collins | Südafrika | 10 | 1949 | 1962 |
Jack Collins | Australien | 5 | 1973 | 1975 |
Stanley Collins | Südafrika | 1 | 1954 | 1954 |
David Constant | England | 36 | 1971 | 1988 |
Ernest Cooke | England | 1 | 1948 | 1948 |
George Cooper | Australien | 2 | 1948 | 1950 |
B. C. Cooray | Sri Lanka | 21 | 1992 | 2001 |
Cyril Coote | Südafrika | 1 | 1953 | 1953 |
William Copeland | Australien | 1 | 1980 | 1980 |
D. E. A. Copps | Neuseeland | 13 | 1965 | 1977 |
Sam Cosstick | Australien | 1 | 1877 | 1877 |
V. J. Costello | Südafrika | 6 | 1957 | 1965 |
George Coulthard | Australien | 2 | 1879 | 1882 |
Doug Cowie | Neuseeland | 22 | 1995 | 2002 |
Jack Cowie | Neuseeland | 3 | 1956 | 1959 |
Tony Crafter | Australien | 33 | 1979 | 1992 |
Jack Crapp | England | 4 | 1964 | 1965 |
William Creese | Südafrika | 1 | 1902 | 1902 |
Bob Crockett | Australien | 32 | 1901 | 1925 |
Peter Cronin | Australien | 1 | 1980 | 1980 |
Clyde Cumberbatch | West Indies | 12 | 1981 | 1995 |
William Curran | Australien | 2 | 1910 | 1911 |
R. G. Currie | Neuseeland | 2 | 1953 | 1955 |
Aleem Dar † | Pakistan | 145 | 2003 | 2023 |
J. Da Silva | West Indies | 1 | 1948 | 1948 |
Daud Khan | Pakistan | 14 | 1955 | 1973 |
Dai Davies | England | 22 | 1947 | 1958 |
Emrys Davies | England | 9 | 1956 | 1959 |
Owen Davies | West Indies | 3 | 1962 | 1965 |
Steve Davis | Australien | 57 | 1997 | 2015 |
Asoka de Silva | Sri Lanka | 49 | 2000 | 2011 |
C. R. Deare | Südafrika | 1 | 1889 | 1889 |
Charles Dench | England | 1 | 1909 | 1909 |
Dinkar Desai | Indien | 3 | 1955 | 1956 |
Kumar Dharmasena | Sri Lanka | 75 | 2010 | 2022 |
Wilf Diedricks | Südafrika | 1 | 1992 | 1992 |
Billy Doctrove | West Indies | 38 | 2000 | 2012 |
Arthur Dolphin | England | 6 | 1933 | 1937 |
Dara Dotiwalla | Indien | 6 | 1982 | 1987 |
George Downs | Australien | 1 | 1892 | 1892 |
Henry Draper | England | 1 | 1893 | 1893 |
James Draper | Südafrika | 5 | 1964 | 1970 |
D. T. Drew | Südafrika | 3 | 1950 | 1954 |
Barry Dudleston | England | 2 | 1991 | 1992 |
Nigel Duguid † | West Indies | 1 | 2022 | 2022 |
Douglas Dumbleton | Neuseeland | 2 | 1963 | 1964 |
Clyde Duncan | West Indies | 2 | 1991 | 1994 |
Steve Dunne | Neuseeland | 39 | 1989 | 2002 |
Colin Egar | Australien | 29 | 1960 | 1969 |
Dave Elder | Australien | 12 | 1911 | 1929 |
Charlie Elliott | England | 42 | 1957 | 1974 |
Ted Elliott | Australien | 7 | 1882 | 1885 |
Harry Elliott | England | 7 | 1950 | 1953 |
Herbert Elphinstone | Australien | 10 | 1948 | 1953 |
Peter Enright | Australien | 3 | 1972 | 1974 |
Marais Erasmus | Südafrika | 74 | 2010 | 2022 |
David Evans | England | 9 | 1981 | 1985 |
Ric Evans | Australien | 3 | 1989 | 1990 |
Tom Ewart | West Indies | 7 | 1948 | 1958 |
Arthur Fagg | England | 18 | 1967 | 1975 |
Frank Farrands | England | 7 | 1884 | 1888 |
Desmond Fell | Südafrika | 1 | 1961 | 1961 |
Alane Felsinger | Sri Lanka | 1 | 1986 | 1986 |
Herbi Felsinger | Sri Lanka | 6 | 1982 | 1986 |
Feroze Butt | Pakistan | 1 | 1990 | 1990 |
Isaac Fisher | Australien | 1 | 1884 | 1884 |
Tom Flynn | Australien | 4 | 1892 | 1895 |
John Forrester | Neuseeland | 2 | 1932 | 1933 |
Campbell Foster | West Indies | 1 | 1948 | 1948 |
K. T. Francis | Sri Lanka | 25 | 1982 | 1999 |
Dick French | Australien | 19 | 1977 | 1987 |
Walter French | Australien | 2 | 1931 | 1931 |
Simon Fry | Australien | 7 | 2015 | 2017 |
Chris Gaffaney | Neuseeland | 41 | 2014 | 2022 |
Bhairab Ganguli | Indien | 5 | 1982 | 1985 |
Santosh Ganguli | Indien | 10 | 1956 | 1965 |
W. R. C. Gardiner | Neuseeland | 9 | 1974 | 1980 |
Clement Garing | Australien | 1 | 1925 | 1925 |
Johnny Gayle | West Indies | 3 | 1972 | 1986 |
Nadeem Ghauri | Pakistan | 5 | 2005 | 2006 |
Jiban Ghosh | Indien | 4 | 1979 | 1986 |
Sunit Ghosh | Indien | 2 | 1988 | 1988 |
Douglas Gibbon | Südafrika | 1 | 1962 | 1962 |
Wing Gillette | West Indies | 5 | 1948 | 1958 |
Gunther Goldman | Südafrika | 2 | 1966 | 1970 |
Gerry Gomez | West Indies | 1 | 1965 | 1965 |
Fred Goodall | Neuseeland | 24 | 1965 | 1988 |
Nelson Gooneratne | Sri Lanka | 1 | 1985 | 1985 |
Quintin Goosen | Simbabwe | 1 | 1995 | 1995 |
I. Gopalakrishnan | Indien | 7 | 1961 | 1969 |
Ralph Gosein | West Indies | 25 | 1965 | 1978 |
Madhav Gothoskar | Indien | 14 | 1973 | 1983 |
Ian Gould | England | 74 | 2008 | 2019 |
Michael Gough | England | 27 | 2016 | 2022 |
Harry Gourlay | Neuseeland | 1 | 1946 | 1946 |
Lindsay Grant | West Indies | 1 | 1930 | 1930 |
Laurie Gray | England | 2 | 1955 | 1963 |
Luke Greenwood | England | 1 | 1882 | 1882 |
Frank Grey | Südafrika | 10 | 1910 | 1922 |
Victor Guillen | West Indies | 2 | 1935 | 1948 |
Ram Babu Gupta | Indien | 11 | 1986 | 1988 |
Mahendra Gupte | Indien | 1 | 1985 | 1985 |
W. J. C. Gwynne | Neuseeland | 3 | 1956 | 1966 |
Darrell Hair | Australien | 78 | 1992 | 2008 |
John Hampshire | England | 21 | 1989 | 2002 |
William Hannah | Australien | 4 | 1907 | 1911 |
S. N. Hanumantha Rao | Indien | 9 | 1978 | 1983 |
Enamul Haque | Bangladesch | 1 | 2012 | 2012 |
Joe Hardstaff Sr. | England | 21 | 1928 | 1935 |
Krishna Hariharan | Indien | 2 | 2005 | 2006 |
Daryl Harper | Australien | 95 | 1998 | 2011 |
Clyde Harris | Neuseeland | 4 | 1952 | 1956 |
S. L. Harris | Südafrika | 4 | 1910 | 1923 |
J. V. Hart-Davis | Südafrika | 4 | 1948 | 1950 |
Mick Harvey | Australien | 2 | 1979 | 1980 |
John Hastie | Neuseeland | 7 | 1974 | 1981 |
William Hearn | England | 4 | 1893 | 1902 |
Frank Hearne | Südafrika | 6 | 1899 | 1906 |
George Hele | Australien | 16 | 1928 | 1933 |
B. Henderson | West Indies | 1 | 1948 | 1948 |
John Hickson | England | 1 | 1889 | 1889 |
Arthur Hide | England | 1 | 1899 | 1889 |
John Higgins | England | 1 | 1934 | 1934 |
Ian Higginson | Neuseeland | 1 | 1983 | 1983 |
Allen Hill | England | 1 | 1890 | 1890 |
Tony Hill | Neuseeland | 40 | 2001 | 2013 |
R. D. R. Hill | West Indies | 1 | 1930 | 1930 |
Joe Hills | England | 1 | 1947 | 1947 |
Bill Hitch | England | 4 | 1933 | 1935 |
George Hodges | Australien | 1 | 1885 | 1885 |
John Holder | England | 11 | 1988 | 2001 |
Adrian Holdstock | Südafrika | 5 | 2020 | 2022 |
Ian Howell | Südafrika | 9 | 2001 | 2007 |
Col Hoy | Australien | 9 | 1954 | 1961 |
Idrees Baig | Pakistan | 9 | 1955 | 1969 |
Ikram Rabbani | Pakistan | 1 | 1991 | 1991 |
Richard Illingworth | England | 58 | 2012 | 2022 |
Ray Isherwood | Australien | 3 | 1984 | 1985 |
Stuart Ishmael | West Indies | 2 | 1971 | 1974 |
Bertice Jacelon | West Indies | 2 | 1962 | 1962 |
Arani Jayaprakash | Indien | 13 | 1997 | 2002 |
Albert Jelley | Neuseeland | 1 | 1956 | 1956 |
Arthur Jenkins | Australien | 1 | 1930 | 1930 |
Arthur Jepson | England | 4 | 1966 | 1969 |
Brian Jerling | Südafrika | 4 | 2006 | 2006 |
C. John | West Indies | 2 | 1953 | 1953 |
Mel Johnson | Australien | 21 | 1980 | 1987 |
L. C. Johnston | Neuseeland | 1 | 1963 | 1963 |
Alfred Jones | Australien | 7 | 1903 | 1929 |
Cortez Jordan | West Indies | 22 | 1953 | 1974 |
Bapu Joshi | Indien | 12 | 1948 | 1965 |
Kantilal Kanjee | Simbabwe | 4 | 1992 | 1994 |
Khalid Aziz | Pakistan | 3 | 1978 | 1992 |
Khizer Hayat | Pakistan | 34 | 1980 | 1996 |
Richard Kettleborough | England | 75 | 2010 | 2022 |
Hayward Kidson | Südafrika | 11 | 1961 | 1967 |
Albert King | Südafrika | 3 | 1931 | 1931 |
Christopher King | Neuseeland | 3 | 1993 | 1997 |
Len King | Australien | 6 | 1989 | 1993 |
David Kinsella | Neuseeland | 3 | 1981 | 1983 |
Cecil Kippins | West Indies | 10 | 1958 | 1973 |
Swaroop Kishen | Indien | 17 | 1978 | 1984 |
Mervyn Kitchen | England | 20 | 1990 | 2000 |
Enos Knibbs | West Indies | 2 | 1930 | 1935 |
Wayne Knights † | Neuseeland | 4 | 2020 | 2022 |
Rudi Koertzen | Südafrika | 108 | 1992 | 2010 |
Sudhakar Kulkarni | Indien | 1 | 1990 | 1990 |
S. V. Kumaraswamy | Indien | 1 | 1961 | 1961 |
James Laing | Australien | 1 | 1908 | 1908 |
Barry Lambson | Südafrika | 5 | 1992 | 1995 |
John Langridge | England | 7 | 1960 | 1963 |
Arthur Laver | Südafrika | 10 | 1921 | 1928 |
Joseph Leaney | England | 1 | 1892 | 1892 |
Reg Ledwidge | Australien | 3 | 1975 | 1977 |
Frank Lee | England | 29 | 1949 | 1962 |
Eric Lee Kow | West Indies | 9 | 1953 | 1960 |
Karl Liebenberg | Südafrika | 9 | 1992 | 1995 |
James Lillywhite (jnr) | England | 6 | 1882 | 1899 |
Nigel Llong | England | 62 | 2008 | 2020 |
Sandy Lloyd | West Indies | 3 | 1958 | 1960 |
Jeremy Lloyds | England | 5 | 2004 | 2005 |
E. C. A. MacKintosh | Neuseeland | 8 | 1964 | 1973 |
Alan Mackley | Australien | 1 | 1963 | 1963 |
Mahboob Shah | Pakistan | 28 | 1975 | 1997 |
Mahbubur Rahman | Bangladesch | 1 | 2002 | 2002 |
B. V. Malan | Südafrika | 6 | 1950 | 1957 |
Wesley Malcolm | West Indies | 2 | 1978 | 1983 |
Neil Mallender | England | 3 | 2003 | 2004 |
A. M. Mamsa | Indien | 6 | 1964 | 1973 |
Peter Manuel | Sri Lanka | 11 | 1993 | 2001 |
Wilhelm Marais | Südafrika | 5 | 1956 | 1958 |
Bruce Martin | Australien | 1 | 1985 | 1985 |
Trevor Martin | Neuseeland | 15 | 1963 | 1973 |
Ranmore Martinesz | Sri Lanka | 8 | 2013 | 2016 |
Masood Salahuddin | Pakistan | 1 | 1955 | 1955 |
Okey McCabe | Südafrika | 1 | 1953 | 1953 |
Peter McConnell | Australien | 22 | 1983 | 1992 |
Rodger McHarg | Neuseeland | 3 | 1986 | 1991 |
Mel McInnes | Australien | 16 | 1951 | 1959 |
J. McLellan | Neuseeland | 3 | 1951 | 1955 |
James McMenamin | Südafrika | 4 | 1956 | 1958 |
Tony McQuillan | Australien | 1 | 1993 | 1993 |
Patrick McShane | Australien | 1 | 1885 | 1885 |
Rajan Mehra | Indien | 2 | 1986 | 1987 |
Nitin Menon | Indien | 12 | 2019 | 2022 |
Badge Menzies | West Indies | 1 | 1954 | 1954 |
Barrie Meyer | England | 26 | 1978 | 1993 |
Mohammad Aslam | Pakistan | 8 | 1984 | 2001 |
Audley Miller | England | 2 | 1896 | 1896 |
Arthur Millward | England | 2 | 1907 | 1921 |
Cyril Mitchley | Südafrika | 26 | 1992 | 2000 |
Mohammad Aslam | Pakistan | 3 | 1973 | 1977 |
Mohammad Ghouse | Indien | 8 | 1976 | 1979 |
Mohammad Gulzar Mir | Pakistan | 1 | 1969 | 1969 |
Mohammad Nazir | Pakistan | 4 | 1997 | 2000 |
Mohammad Yunus | Indien | 5 | 1958 | 1965 |
Sadique Mohammed | West Indies | 3 | 1981 | 1986 |
Balkrishna Mohoni | Indien | 11 | 1948 | 1956 |
Robert Monteith | Neuseeland | 6 | 1974 | 1979 |
O. R. Montgomery | Neuseeland | 1 | 1947 | 1947 |
George Morris | Neuseeland | 4 | 1985 | 1987 |
Arthur Morton | England | 1 | 1928 | 1928 |
John Moss | England | 11 | 1902 | 1921 |
Munawar Hussain | Pakistan | 5 | 1959 | 1969 |
Murawwat Hussain | Pakistan | 1 | 1959 | 1959 |
Thomas Mycroft | England | 2 | 1899 | 1902 |
Noshirvan Nagarwala | Indien | 5 | 1952 | 1960 |
M. V. Nagendra | Indien | 11 | 1964 | 1977 |
M. M. Naidu | Indien | 1 | 1951 | 1951 |
Dattatraya Naik | Indien | 1 | 1948 | 1948 |
A. L. Narasimhan | Indien | 1 | 1994 | 1994 |
David Narine | West Indies | 3 | 1983 | 1985 |
Eddie Nicholls | West Indies | 17 | 1997 | 2001 |
Max O'Connell | Australien | 19 | 1971 | 1980 |
Thomas Oates | England | 5 | 1928 | 1930 |
Buddy Oldfield | England | 2 | 1960 | 1962 |
Dave Orchard | Südafrika | 44 | 1995 | 2004 |
James Orr | Australien | 1 | 1931 | 1931 |
Don Oslear | England | 5 | 1980 | 1984 |
Bruce Oxenford | Australien | 61 | 2010 | 2021 |
E. S. Page | Südafrika | 1 | 1928 | 1928 |
W. P. Page | Neuseeland | 1 | 1932 | 1932 |
Ahmed Shah Pakteen † | Afghanistan | 2 | 2021 | 2021 |
Allahudien Paleker † | Südafrika | 2 | 2022 | 2022 |
Ruchira Palliyaguruge † | Sri Lanka | 9 | 2018 | 2021 |
Ken Palmer | England | 22 | 1978 | 1994 |
Roy Palmer | England | 2 | 1992 | 1993 |
Sambhu Pan | Indien | 9 | 1961 | 1969 |
Peter Parker | Australien | 10 | 1993 | 2008 |
Frederick Parris | England | 1 | 1909 | 1909 |
Stanton Parris | West Indies | 5 | 1974 | 1983 |
George Parry | Südafrika | 2 | 1962 | 1962 |
W. R. Parry | England | 5 | 1928 | 1930 |
K. Parthasarathy | Indien | 2 | 1994 | 1998 |
Jamshed Patel | Indien | 9 | 1948 | 1958 |
Frederick Payne | Südafrika | 1 | 1954 | 1954 |
John Payne | Australien | 1 | 1885 | 1885 |
Cleophas Paynter | West Indies | 1 | 1977 | 1977 |
Terry Pearce[a] | Neuseeland | 3 | 1952 | 1956 |
M. F. Pengelly | Neuseeland | 4 | 1946 | 1952 |
Camillus Perera | Sri Lanka | 1 | 1986 | 1986 |
Jim Phillips | Australien | 29 | 1885 | 1906 |
William Phillips | England | 2 | 1921 | 1921 |
Eddie Phillipson | England | 12 | 1958 | 1965 |
Nigel Plews | England | 11 | 1988 | 1995 |
Selliah Ponnadurai | Sri Lanka | 3 | 1985 | 1993 |
Fred Price | England | 8 | 1964 | 1967 |
Terry Prue | Australien | 9 | 1988 | 1994 |
Charles Pullin | England | 10 | 1884 | 1893 |
Ram Punjabi | Indien | 7 | 1979 | 1981 |
Qamaruddin Butt | Pakistan | 1 | 1965 | 1965 |
Dave Quested | Neuseeland | 5 | 1995 | 2001 |
Amjad Qureshi | Pakistan | 2 | 1959 | 1959 |
S. K. Raghunatha Rao | Indien | 7 | 1961 | 1967 |
V. Rajagopal | Indien | 1 | 1969 | 1969 |
T. A. Ramachandran | Indien | 1 | 1948 | 1948 |
Kasturi Ramaswami | Indien | 8 | 1976 | 1983 |
VK Ramaswamy | Indien | 26 | 1985 | 1999 |
S. R. Ramchandra Rao | Indien | 1 | 1987 | 1987 |
Steve Randell | Australien | 36 | 1984 | 1998 |
R. S. Rathore | Indien | 2 | 1990 | 1993 |
Asad Rauf | Pakistan | 49 | 2005 | 2014 |
Sundaram Ravi | Indien | 33 | 2013 | 2019 |
Elisha Rawlinson | Australien | 1 | 1887 | 1887 |
Ahsan Raza | Pakistan | 5 | 2021 | 2022 |
Courtenay Reece | West Indies | 1 | 1935 | 1935 |
Bill Reeves | England | 5 | 1924 | 1939 |
Curtis Reid | Australien | 1 | 1877 | 1877 |
John Reid | Südafrika | 1 | 1923 | 1923 |
Paul Reiffel | Australien | 55 | 2012 | 2022 |
Piloo Reporter | Indien | 14 | 1984 | 1993 |
Judah Reuben | Indien | 10 | 1969 | 1977 |
Dusty Rhodes | England | 8 | 1963 | 1973 |
Riazuddin | Pakistan | 12 | 1990 | 2002 |
Joseph Richards | Australien | 1 | 1931 | 1931 |
Walter Richards | England | 10 | 1899 | 1912 |
Arthur Richardson | Australien | 2 | 1935 | 1935 |
Charles Richardson | England | 2 | 1902 | 1902 |
Jackie Roberts | West Indies | 2 | 1960 | 1962 |
Emmott Robinson | England | 1 | 1938 | 1938 |
Ian Robinson | Simbabwe | 28 | 1992 | 2001 |
Toby Rollox | West Indies | 1 | 1953 | 1953 |
Walter Routledge | Südafrika | 2 | 1935 | 1936 |
Lou Rowan | Australien | 25 | 1963 | 1971 |
Joseph Rowbotham | England | 1 | 1884 | 1884 |
Samar Roy | Indien | 6 | 1961 | 1969 |
Langton Rusere † | Simbabwe | 3 | 2021 | 2021 |
W. B. Ryan | Südafrika | 2 | 1930 | 1931 |
Khwaja Saeed | Pakistan | 5 | 1959 | 1961 |
Said Shah | Pakistan | 1 | 1997 | 1997 |
Saleem Badar | Pakistan | 5 | 1988 | 1998 |
T. M. Samarasinghe | Sri Lanka | 7 | 1992 | 1993 |
Narayan Sane | Indien | 2 | 1960 | 1960 |
Douglas Sang Hue | West Indies | 31 | 1962 | 1981 |
B. Satyaji Rao | Indien | 17 | 1961 | 1979 |
C. Saunders | Südafrika | 1 | 1928 | 1928 |
John Scott | Australien | 10 | 1936 | 1947 |
George Searcy | Australien | 1 | 1895 | 1895 |
Sharfuddoula † | Bangladesch | 6 | 2021 | 2022 |
Shakeel Khan | Pakistan | 6 | 1983 | 2002 |
Shakoor Rana | Pakistan | 18 | 1975 | 1996 |
Har Sharma | Indien | 3 | 1974 | 1977 |
Raman Sharma | Indien | 1 | 1994 | 1994 |
Virender Sharma † | Indien | 4 | 2021 | 2022 |
George Sharp | England | 15 | 1996 | 2002 |
Suresh Shastri | Indien | 2 | 2007 | 2007 |
Bill Sheahan | Australien | 2 | 1993 | 1994 |
David Shepherd | England | 92 | 1985 | 2005 |
Mordecai Sherwin | England | 1 | 1899 | 1899 |
Dick Shortt | Neuseeland | 9 | 1959 | 1973 |
Showkatur Rahman | Bangladesch | 1 | 2001 | 2001 |
Shujauddin | Pakistan | 22 | 1955 | 1978 |
G. L. Sickler | Südafrika | 7 | 1938 | 1948 |
Gamini Silva | Sri Lanka | 3 | 2000 | 2005 |
Prasad Sinha | Indien | 2 | 1948 | 1952 |
M. S. Sivasankariah | Indien | 3 | 1975 | 1977 |
Jack Smart | England | 4 | 1946 | 1947 |
John Smeaton | Australien | 1 | 2001 | 2001 |
Douglas Smith | England | 1 | 1914 | 1914 |
Tiger Smith | England | 8 | 1933 | 1939 |
Frank Smith | England | 5 | 1902 | 1910 |
Bill Smyth | Australien | 4 | 1962 | 1966 |
Alfred Soames | Südafrika | 2 | 1899 | 1902 |
Tom Spencer | England | 17 | 1954 | 1978 |
H. H. Stephenson | England | 1 | 1880 | 1880 |
Alfred Street | England | 7 | 1912 | 1926 |
James Street | England | 1 | 1890 | 1890 |
M. G. Subramaniam | Indien | 2 | 1983 | 1983 |
John Swift | Australien | 8 | 1882 | 1887 |
Tariq Ata | Pakistan | 1 | 1988 | 1988 |
Shavir Tarapore | Indien | 4 | 2011 | 2011 |
Frank Tarrant | Australien | 2 | 1933 | 1934 |
Simon Taufel | Australien | 74 | 2000 | 2012 |
Ben Terry | England | 2 | 1877 | 1877 |
Charles Thomas | Südafrika | 1 | 1892 | 1892 |
George Thompson | England | 2 | 1923 | 1923 |
Bob Thoms | England | 2 | 1880 | 1882 |
Russell Tiffin | Simbabwe | 44 | 1995 | 2009 |
Col Timmins | Australien | 4 | 1989 | 1993 |
Eric Tindill | Neuseeland | 1 | 1959 | 1959 |
Valentine Titchmarsh | England | 3 | 1899 | 1905 |
S. B. Tomkinson | Neuseeland | 2 | 1951 | 1955 |
Jack Tooher | Australien | 1 | 1892 | 1892 |
Richard Torrance | Neuseeland | 1 | 1933 | 1933 |
Les Townsend | Australien | 1 | 1959 | 1959 |
Norman Townsend | Australien | 1 | 1972 | 1972 |
G. B. Treadwell | Südafrika | 4 | 1927 | 1930 |
Rod Tucker | Australien | 77 | 2010 | 2022 |
Umar Khan | Pakistan | 1 | 1969 | 1969 |
Srinivas Venkataraghavan | Indien | 73 | 1993 | 2004 |
Gustave Verheyen | Südafrika | 1 | 1928 | 1928 |
P. W. Vidanagamage | Sri Lanka | 4 | 1984 | 1987 |
M. G. Vijayasarathi | Indien | 13 | 1951 | 1960 |
V. Vikramraju | Indien | 2 | 1984 | 1986 |
B. Vine | Neuseeland | 1 | 1952 | 1952 |
C. F. Vyfhuis | West Indies | 6 | 1974 | 1978 |
Billy Wade | Südafrika | 1 | 1970 | 1970 |
Walker Wainwright | England | 1 | 1923 | 1923 |
Harold Walcott | West Indies | 4 | 1948 | 1958 |
Fanny Walden | England | 11 | 1934 | 1939 |
Edward Ward | West Indies | 1 | 1935 | 1935 |
Albert Warner | Südafrika | 2 | 1970 | 1970 |
John Warner | Südafrika | 2 | 1962 | 1965 |
Robert Warton | England | 2 | 1889 | 1889 |
Evan Watkin | Neuseeland | 3 | 1998 | 2009 |
George Watson | Australien | 2 | 1911 | 1912 |
George Webb | England | 3 | 1912 | 1912 |
Andrew Weekes | West Indies | 4 | 1983 | 1990 |
Don Weser | Australien | 3 | 1979 | 1980 |
John West | England | 1 | 1886 | 1886 |
John Edward West | England | 1 | 1905 | 1905 |
William West | England | 9 | 1896 | 1912 |
Alex Wharf † | England | 2 | 2021 | 2021 |
Archibald White | England | 8 | 1899 | 1912 |
Alan Whitehead | England | 5 | 1982 | 1987 |
Rex Whitehead | Australien | 4 | 1981 | 1982 |
Bill Whitridge | Australien | 1 | 1892 | 1892 |
Udaya Wickramasinghe | Sri Lanka | 3 | 1987 | 1997 |
Tyron Wijewardene | Sri Lanka | 4 | 2001 | 2005 |
Peter Willey | England | 25 | 1996 | 2003 |
A. P. Williams | Australien | 1 | 1924 | 1924 |
George Williams | West Indies | 1 | 1958 | 1958 |
Joel Wilson | West Indies | 31 | 2015 | 2022 |
Paul Wilson † | Australien | 7 | 2019 | 2022 |
Raveendra Wimalasiri † | Sri Lanka | 1 | 2023 | 2023 |
K. Woods | West Indies | 1 | 1954 | 1954 |
Steve Woodward | Neuseeland | 24 | 1979 | 1991 |
Claud Woolley | England | 1 | 1948 | 1948 |
Ron Wright | Australien | 13 | 1948 | 1959 |
Arthur Wyeth | Australien | 1 | 1931 | 1931 |
Ted Wykes | Australien | 1 | 1962 | 1962 |
Hugo Yarnold | England | 3 | 1967 | 1968 |
Sailor Young | England | 3 | 1924 | 1926 |
W. A. Young | Australien | 1 | 1912 | 1912 |
In-game changes
[edit]The figures above include the following occasions when an on-field umpire was replaced during a Test, (apart from Amiesh Saheba replacing Billy Doctrove for the 2nd Test between India and Pakistan at Kolkata in 2007, and Rod Tucker replacing Aleem Dar for the 2nd Test between England and Sri Lanka at Chester-le-Street in 2016).
- Three umpires were used for the 2nd Test between Australia and New Zealand at Hobart in 2001–02. Steve Davis was injured and was replaced on field by John Smeaton during the third day.[6]
- Three umpires were used for the 2nd Test between South Africa and India at Durban in 2006–07. Mark Benson was ill and was replaced on field by Ian Howell during the third day.[7]
- Three umpires were used for the 2nd Test between India and Pakistan at Kolkata in 2007–08. Billy Doctrove was ill and was replaced on field by Amiesh Saheba during the fourth day.[8]
- Three umpires were used for the 2nd Test between New Zealand and India at Napier in 2008–09. Billy Doctrove was ill and was replaced on field by Evan Watkin on the third day.[9]
- Three umpires were used for the 2nd Test between Australia and West Indies at Adelaide in 2009–10. Mark Benson was ill and was replaced on field by Asad Rauf on the second day.[10]
- Three umpires were used for the 2nd Test between West Indies and New Zealand at Port of Spain in 2014. Rod Tucker was ill and was replaced on field by Richard Illingworth on the fourth day.[11]
- Three umpires were used for the 2nd Test between England and Sri Lanka at Chester-le-Street in 2016. Aleem Dar was ill and was replaced on field by Rod Tucker on the fourth day.[12]
- Three umpires were used for the 4th Test between India and England at Mumbai in 2016–17. Paul Reiffel was injured and was replaced on field by Marais Erasmus on the first day.[13]
- Three umpires were used for the 1st Test between India and Sri Lanka at Kolkata in 2017–18. Richard Kettleborough was ill and was replaced on field by Joel Wilson on the third day.[14]
- Three umpires were used for the 2nd Test between South Africa and Australia at Port Elizabeth in 2017–18. Chris Gaffaney was ill and was replaced on field by Sundaram Ravi on the second day.[15]
Notes
[edit]NB.^ The umpires for the 1st Test, South Africa v England, 1895–96 are unknown.[16]
References
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- ^ "Nitin Menon included in Elite panel of umpires for 2020-21". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ "Aleem Dar set to break record for most Tests as umpire". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ^ Terry Pearce, CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 August 2022. (subscription required)
- ^ Terry Pearce, CricInfo. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ "2nd Test, New Zealand tour of Australia at Hobart, Nov 22-26, 2001". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- ^ "2nd Test: South Africa v India at Durban, Dec 26-30, 2006". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ "2nd Test: India v Pakistan at Kolkata, Nov 30-Dec 4, 2007". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ "2nd Test: New Zealand v India at Napier, Mar 26-30, 2009". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ "2nd Test, West Indies tour of Australia at Adelaide, Dec 4-8, 2009". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ^ "2nd Test, New Zealand tour of West Indies at Port of Spain, Jun 16-20, 2014". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ^ "2nd Investec Test: England v Sri Lanka at Chester-le-Street, May 27-30, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ "Reiffel sent to hospital after blow to head". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ "India vs Sri Lanka 2017: Umpire Ketttleborough Misses Third Day's Play". News18. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
- ^ "2nd Test, Australia tour of South Africa at Port Elizabeth, Mar 9-12, 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ^ "1st Test, England tour of South Africa at Port Elizabeth, Feb 13-14, 1896". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 August 2014.