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Elite Panel of ICC Referees

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The Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Referees is composed of former international cricket players who are appointed by the ICC to oversee all Test match, One Day International and Twenty20 International cricket matches in the capacity of Match referee. The referees are ultimately in charge of all international cricket matches, and act as the ICC's representative at the grounds. In addition they are responsible for imposing penalties for infringements of the ICC Code of Conduct, and so being ex-international cricketers they can ensure that the punishments dealt out are just. The referees also form part of the ICC's umpire performance review, submitting reports about the umpires after each match.

Current members

As of 25 January 2026 the ICC Elite Panel consists of:

RefereeDate of birthAgeTestsODIsT20IsCountryRanjan MadugalleJeff CroweJavagal SrinathAndy PycroftRichie Richardson
22 April 1959231417184Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
14 September 1958133347212New Zealand New Zealand
31 August 196986281142India India
6 June 1956107248194Zimbabwe Zimbabwe
12 January 196261111126West Indies West Indies

Past members

The following people were included in the inaugural panel of elite referees but have since retired:

RefereeDate of birthJoined
PanelLeft
PanelTestsODIsT20IsCountry
Gundappa Viswanath12 February 19492002200415800India India
Wasim Raja3 July 19522002200415350Pakistan Pakistan
Clive Lloyd31 August 194420022007531332West Indies West Indies
Mike Procter15 September 1946200220084716215South Africa South Africa
Alan Hurst15 July 1950200420114510226Australia Australia
Roshan Mahanama31 May 1966200420156122236Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
Chris Broad29 September 195720032024123361138England England
David Boon29 December 19602011202587183119Australia Australia

Controversies

2006 ball-tampering controversy

Main article: 2006 ball-tampering controversy

Mike Procter was criticised for failing to persuade umpires Darrell Hair and Billy Doctrove to continue with the match, which was awarded to England when Pakistan refused to take the field in protest at being accused of ball tampering.

2007 Cricket World Cup Final

Main article: 2007 Cricket World Cup Final

Jeff Crowe was seen as ultimately responsible for the failure of the five match officials (himself and umpires Bucknor, Dar, Koertzen and Bowden) to adhere to the ICC's playing conditions regarding to the number of overs required before Duckworth-Lewis can determine the outcome of a match.

This resulted in Australia and Sri Lanka having to play out three overs in near darkness, since they had been told they would otherwise have to return and play out the overs the following day. In the aftermath of this fiasco, Crowe apologised on behalf of the playing control team for the error.

Records

Tests

Most Test matches as a referee as of 25 January 2026:

RefereePeriodMatches
Sri Lanka Ranjan Madugalle1993–present231
New Zealand Jeff Crowe2004–present133
England Chris Broad2003–2024123
Zimbabwe Andy Pycroft2009–present107
Australia David Boon2011–202587

ODIs

Most ODI matches as a referee as of 25 January 2026:

RefereePeriodMatches
SL Ranjan Madugalle1993–present417
ENG Chris Broad2004–2024361
New Zealand Jeff Crowe2004–present347
IND Javagal Srinath2006–present281
ZIM Andy Pycroft2009–present248

T20Is

Most T20I matches as a referee as of 25 January 2026:

RefereePeriodMatches
NZ Jeff Crowe2005–present212
ZIM Andy Pycroft2009–present194
Sri Lanka Ranjan Madugalle2006–present184
India Javagal Srinath2006–present142
ENG Chris Broad2005–2024138

References

References

  1. (28 March 2024). "Sharfuddoula becomes the first Bangladesh umpire to be included in the ICC Elite Panel". [[International Cricket Council.
  2. "ICC Elite Referee Panel". [[ESPNcricinfo]].
  3. "Ranjan Madugalle". [[Cricinfo]].
  4. "Jeff Crowe". [[Cricinfo]].
  5. "Javagal Srinath". [[Cricinfo]].
  6. "Andy Pycroft". [[Cricinfo]].
  7. "Richie Richardson". [[Cricinfo]].
  8. [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/292777.html See 4th from bottom paragraph]
  9. [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/wc2007/content/current/story/292771.html Crowe admits error]
  10. "Most matches as a referee: Test". [[Cricinfo]].
  11. "Most matches as a referee: ODI". [[Cricinfo]].
  12. "Records {{!}} Twenty20 Internationals {{!}} Individual records (captains, players, umpires) {{!}} Most matches as a match referee {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com".
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