2007 World Twenty20 officials

The International Cricket Council announced the officials for the 2007 ICC World Twenty20 on 26 July 2007.[1]

Umpires

Five umpires from the Elite Panel of ICC Umpires, along with four members of the ICC International umpire panel completed the list of umpires for the 27 match tournament. A rotation system saw all officials serve on-field, as well as in third umpire capacities.

Umpire Panel
Mark Benson Elite
Billy Doctrove Elite
Daryl Harper Elite
Asad Rauf Elite
Simon Taufel Elite
Steve Davis International
Tony Hill International
Ian Howell International
Nigel Llong International

Three South African officials, Marais Erasmus, Karl Hurter and Brian Jerling served as fourth umpires for all group stage matches.

Referees

The three match referees selected were members of the Panel of ICC Referees, and were responsible for all 27 matches.

Referee
Chris Broad
Ranjan Madugalle
Mike Procter

Suspended officials

Five of the ICC's top officials were suspended for the competition as a result of the final of the 2007 Cricket World Cup, where they incorrectly interpreted the playing conditions.[2] The suspended officials were umpires Steve Bucknor, Aleem Dar, Rudi Koertzen and Billy Bowden, along with referee Jeff Crowe, all of whom were members of the ICC's elite panels.[3]

Match appointments

Group stage

Date Team 1 Team 2 On-field umpire On-field umpire 3rd Umpire 4th Umpire Referee
11 September South Africa West Indies Mark Benssu Daryl Harper Nigel Llong Karl Hurter Chris Broad
12 September Australia Zimbabwe Asad Rauf Tony Hill Ian Howell Marais Erasmus Ranjan Madugalle
12 September New Zealand Kenya Billy Doctrove Simon Taufel Steve Davis Brian Jerling Mike Procter
12 September Pakistan Scotland Steve Davis Simon Taufel Billy Doctrove Brian Jerling Mike Procter
13 September Bangladesh West Indies Mark Benson Nigel Llong Daryl Harper Karl Hurter Chris Broad
13 September England Zimbabwe Asad Rauf Tony Hill Ian Howell Marais Erasmus Ranjan Madugalle
13 September India Scotland Steve Davis Simon Taufel Billy Doctrove Brian Jerling Mike Procter
14 September Australia England Asad Rauf Ian Howell Tony Hill Marais Erasmus Ranjan Madugalle
14 September India Pakistan Simon Taufel Billy Doctrove Steve Davis Brian Jerling Mike Procter
14 September Kenya Sri Lanka Nigel Llong Daryl Harper Mark Benson Karl Hurter Chris Broad
15 September Sri Lanka New Zealand Mark Benson Daryl Harper Nigel Llong Karl Hurter Chris Broad
15 September South Africa Bangladesh Asad Rauf Tony Hill Ian Howell Marais Erasmus Ranjan Madugalle

Super 8's

Date Team 1 Team 2 On-field Umpire On-field Umpire 3rd Umpire 4th Umpire Referee
16 September India New Zealand Mark Benson Nigel Llong Daryl Harper Karl Hurter Chris Broad
16 September Australia Bangladesh Asad Rauf Ian Howell Tony Hill Marais Erasmus Ranjan Madugalle
16 September South Africa England Asad Rauf Tony Hill Ian Howell Marais Erasmus Ranjan Madugalle
17 September Pakistan Sri Lanka Nigel Llong Daryl Harper Mark Benson Karl Hurter Chris Broad
18 September New Zealand England Simon Taufel Billy Doctrove Steve Davis Brian Jerling Mike Procter
18 September Australia Pakistan Mark Benson Nigel Llong Daryl Harper Karl Hurter Chris Broad
18 September Bangladesh Sri Lanka Mark Benson Daryl Harper Nigel Llong Karl Hurter Chris Broad
19 September South Africa New Zealand Billy Doctrove Simon Taufel Steve Davis Brian Jerling Ranjan Madugalle
19 September England India Simon Taufel Billy Doctrove Steve Davis Brian Jerling Ranjan Madugalle
20 September Australia Sri Lanka Asad Rauf Ian Howell Tony Hill Marais Erasmus Mike Procter
20 September Bangladesh Pakistan Ian Howell Tony Hill Asad Rauf Marais Erasmus Mike Procter
20 September South Africa India Simon Taufel Billy Doctrove Steve Davis Brian Jerling Ranjan Madugalle

Semi-finals

Date Team 1 Team 2 On-field Umpire On-field Umpire 3rd Umpire 4th Umpire Referee
22 September Pakistan New Zealand Daryl Harper Simon Taufel Ian Howell Nigel Llong Mike Procter
22 September India Australia Asad Rauf Mark Benson Billy Doctrove Tony Hill Chris Broad

Final

Date Team 1 Team 2 On-field Umpire On-field Umpire 3rd Umpire 4th Umpire Referee
24 September Pakistan India Mark Benson Simon Taufel Daryl Harper Billy Doctrove Ranjan Madugalle

References

  1. ^ "ICC announces umpire and match referee appointments for ICC World Twenty20 South Africa 2007". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
  2. ^ "Pure ignorance of the rule book at the 2007 World Cup final". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 April 2007.
  3. ^ "2007 World Cup final officials banned by ICC after farcical end to the final". Cricinfo. 22 June 2007. Archived from the original on 26 June 2007. Retrieved 22 June 2007.
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