Simon Douglas Fry (born 29 July 1966) is an Australian former cricket umpire.[1] In April 2020, Fry announced his retirement from elite umpiring.[2]

Simon Fry
Simon Fry umpiring at the MCG
Personal information
Full name
Simon Douglas Fry
Born (1966-07-29) 29 July 1966 (age 57)
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
RoleUmpire
Umpiring information
Tests umpired7 (2015–2017)
ODIs umpired49 (2011–2018)
T20Is umpired19 (2011–2019)
Source: ESPN cricinfo, 17 April 2020

Umpiring career edit

Fry served as an international umpire in ODIs for the first time in a match between Australia and England at Adelaide on 26 January 2011. He stood in his first T20I when Australia and England played at Adelaide on 12 January 2011.[3]

He was among the twenty umpires who stood in matches during the 2015 Cricket World Cup.[4] On 22 October 2015 he made his debut as an umpire in a Test match, standing in the game between Sri Lanka and the West Indies at Colombo (PSS).[5]

He stood in 100 First-class, 130 List A and 93 T20 matches.

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References edit

  1. ^ "Simon Fry : Profile at ESPNcricinfo". Retrieved 2 February 2011.
  2. ^ "Simon Fry, John Ward retire from elite umpiring". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  3. ^ "1st T20I : Australia v England at Adelaide, 12 Jan, 2011". Retrieved 2 February 2011.
  4. ^ "ICC announces match officials for ICC Cricket World Cup 2015". ICC Cricket. 2 December 2014. Archived from the original on 30 March 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  5. ^ "Australian umpire Simon Fry to make Test debut in Sri Lanka-West Indies series". One India. Retrieved 22 October 2015.