Cricket: Bermuda Umpires Pave New Ground
Four of Bermuda’s umpires will serve at the ICC World Cricket League Division 3 tournament starting on April 28th, which is the first time in seven years that four umpires from the same country have stood together at one tournament.
Roger Dill, Stephen Douglas, Richard Austin and Kent Gibbons have been selected to officiate at the event. Dill and Douglas will stand as umpires on the field, while Austin and Gibbons have been appointed as reserve [third] umpires.
Bermuda will host the ICC World Cricket League Division 3 from April 28 to May 6. Teams involved include; Oman, Italy, Nepal, USA, Bermuda and Uganda. Matches will be held at the National Sports Center, St. Davids Cricket Club and Somerset Cricket Club.
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BCB president Lloyd Fray said he was delighted at the achievement, and was quick to praise the group’s high standard of umpiring. ”On behalf of the board, I am delighted that four of our local umpires have been selected to officiate during the World Cricket League to be hosted in Bermuda,” Mr Fray said.
“I would like to congratulate Roger, Steven, Richard and Kent for this outstanding achievement. All four of these gentlemen have officiated on the international stage and it is their high standard of umpiring that have given them the opportunity to be selected for this event.”
BCUA President Walisfort Manders said, “The trust that the ICC has placed in our local umpires indicates that our umpiring product continues to be of superlative standard. Our investment in training and development is justly reaping the returns and we look forward to the ICCs support in these endeavors in the future.”
