KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Former West Indies fast bowler Reon King headlines a trio of umpires from the region who will officiate in the upcoming ICC Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup.
The 49-year-old King, a Guyanese who played 19 Tests and 50 One Day Internationals for the regional side will serve as a match referee, while Trinidad and Tobago’s Candace La Borde and Maria Abbott of St Vincent & the Grenadines have been named as umpires.
They are among 20 officials appointed by the ICC for the tournament, which will run from January 18 to February 2.
La Borde, officiated the semifinals and final of the 2023 U19 T20 World Cup, while Abbott is the first qualified Vincentian female umpire.
Sean Easey, ICC’s senior manager in charge of umpires and referees, praised the diversity of the appointed officials and expressed confidence in their abilities to perform at a high level.
“Congratulations to the umpires and match referees who have been selected for this event. These individuals have earned selection by performing well in bilateral cricket. It is a wonderfully diverse group, just like the game that they represent,” Easey said.
“Similar to the players at this event, these officials have been identified as having high potential. We are confident that they will perform well and that some will progress to officiate at the higher levels of the game,” he added.
Umpires: Ashlee Gibbons (Australia), Shathira Jakir Jessy (Bangladesh), Gayathri Venugopalan (India), Narayanan Janani (India), Aidan Seaver (Ireland), Nitin Bathi (Netherlands), Rizwan Akram (Netherlands), Rahul Asher (Oman), Saleema Imtiaz (Pakistan), Shivani Mishra (Qatar), Kerrin Klaaste (South Africa), Dedunu De Silva (Sri Lanka), Vijaya Prakash Mallela (USA), Candace La Borde (West Indies), Maria Abbott (West Indies), Forster Mutizwa (Zimbabwe).
Match referees: David Gilbert (Australia), Dean Cosker (England), Trudy Anderson (New Zealand), Reon King (West Indies).
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