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

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As of 10 June 2025 the ICC Elite Panel consists of:[1][2]

Referee Date of Birth Age Tests ODIs T20Is Country
Ranjan Madugalle[3] 22 April 1959 66 years, 56 days 223 412 172   Sri Lanka
Jeff Crowe[4] 14 September 1958 66 years, 276 days 128 342 203   New Zealand
Javagal Srinath[5] 31 August 1969 55 years, 290 days 79 275 136   India
Andy Pycroft[6] 6 June 1956 69 years, 11 days 101 242 174   Zimbabwe
Richie Richardson[7] 12 January 1962 63 years, 156 days 55 105 109   West Indies

Past members

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

Referee Date of Birth Joined
Panel
Left
Panel
Tests ODIs T20Is Country
Gundappa Viswanath 12 February 1949 2002 2004 15 80 0   India
Wasim Raja 3 July 1952 2002 2004 15 35 0   Pakistan
Clive Lloyd 31 August 1944 2002 2007 53 133 2   West Indies
Mike Procter 15 September 1946 2002 2008 47 162 15   South Africa
Alan Hurst 15 July 1950 2004 2011 45 102 26   Australia
Roshan Mahanama 31 May 1966 2004 2015 61 222 35   Sri Lanka
Chris Broad 29 September 1957 2003 2024 123 361 138   England
David Boon[8] 29 December 1960 2011 2025 87 183 119   Australia

Controversies

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2006 ball-tampering controversy

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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.[9]

2007 Cricket World Cup Final

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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.[10]

Records

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Tests

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Most Test matches as a referee as of 1 June 2025:[11]

Referee Period Matches
  Ranjan Madugalle 1993–present 223
  Jeff Crowe 2004–present 128
  Chris Broad 2003–2024 123
  Andy Pycroft 2009–present 101
  David Boon 2011–2025 87

ODIs

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Most ODI matches as a referee as of 1 June 2025:[12]

Referee Period Matches
  Ranjan Madugalle 1993–present 412
  Chris Broad 2004–2024 361
  Jeff Crowe 2004–present 341
  Javagal Srinath 2006–present 275
  Andy Pycroft 2009–present 242

T20Is

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Most T20I matches as a referee as of 10 June 2025:[13]

Referee Period Matches
  Jeff Crowe 2005–present 203
  Andy Pycroft 2009–present 174
  Ranjan Madugalle 2006–present 172
  Chris Broad 2005–2024 138
  Javagal Srinath 2006–present 136

References

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  1. ^ "Sharfuddoula becomes the first Bangladesh umpire to be included in the ICC Elite Panel". ICC. 28 March 2024.
  2. ^ "ICC Elite Referee Panel". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  3. ^ "Ranjan Madugalle". Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Jeff Crowe". Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  5. ^ "Javagal Srinath". Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  6. ^ "Andy Pycroft". Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  7. ^ "Richie Richardson". Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  8. ^ "Boon ends 'Match Referee' innings with plenty to cherish". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  9. ^ See 4th from bottom paragraph
  10. ^ Crowe admits error
  11. ^ "Most matches as a referee: Test". Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  12. ^ "Most matches as a referee: ODI". Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  13. ^ "Records | Twenty20 Internationals | Individual records (captains, players, umpires) | Most matches as a match referee | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2022-11-08.

See also

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