Champions Trophy umpires appointed

The ICC on Sunday announced details of the umpire and match referee appointments for the group stage of the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy in South Africa, which will take place from September 22 to October 5.

The match referees' responsibilities throughout the tournament will be shared between Jeff Crowe, Javagal Srinath and Roshan Mahanama of the elite panel of ICC match referees.

The on-field responsibilities will be shared by eight of the elite panel of ICC umpires, namely: Billy Bowden, Aleem Dar, Steve Davis, Ian Gould, Daryl Harper, Tony Hill, Asad Rauf and Simon Taufel. Appointments have also been made for the warm-up matches to be played at Potchefstroom, Pretoria and Benoni on September 18 and 20. As at previous ICC events, none of these matches will carry official ODI status.