London, June 27 (Ians) Former New Zealand cricketer-turned-umpire Chris Gaffaney will stand in his 50th men’s Test when England take on Australia in the second match of the Ashes 2023 series at Lord’s from Wednesday.
Gaffaney will become only the second New Zealand umpire to reach the half-century mark after Billy Bowden, who stood in 84 Tests.
Gaffaney has also officiated in 77 ODIs and 43 T20Is and was part of the panels that officiated in the Icc Men’s Champions Trophy in 2017, the Men’s Cricket World Cups in 2015 and 2019, as well as the Icc Men’s T20 World Cups in 2016, 2021 and 2022.
His first Test as an umpire was in Harare in 2014 (Zimbabwe vs South Africa) and he has been part of the Emirates Icc Elite Panel of Umpires since 2015.
Gaffaney said he was thrilled to be reaching the milestone at Lord’s.
“It’s a tremendous honour to reach 50 Tests...
Gaffaney will become only the second New Zealand umpire to reach the half-century mark after Billy Bowden, who stood in 84 Tests.
Gaffaney has also officiated in 77 ODIs and 43 T20Is and was part of the panels that officiated in the Icc Men’s Champions Trophy in 2017, the Men’s Cricket World Cups in 2015 and 2019, as well as the Icc Men’s T20 World Cups in 2016, 2021 and 2022.
His first Test as an umpire was in Harare in 2014 (Zimbabwe vs South Africa) and he has been part of the Emirates Icc Elite Panel of Umpires since 2015.
Gaffaney said he was thrilled to be reaching the milestone at Lord’s.
“It’s a tremendous honour to reach 50 Tests...
- 6/27/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.