List of Umpires and Match Referees for ICC World Cup 2023 

ICC announced List of Umpires and Match Referees for ICC World Cup 2023, set to be played in India

The International Cricket Council (ICC), on Friday, September 08 announced the list of 20 match officials for the upcoming ICC World Cup 2023, set to be played in India from October 5. 

The list of officials includes 16 umpires and four match referees, out of which 12 belong to the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires while 4 are members of the ICC Emerging Umpire Panel. Here is a look at the list of umpires for the ICC World Cup 2023: 

ICC World Cup 2023 Umpires List

Umpire NameNationalityPanel
Kumar DharmasenaSri LankaElite
Marais ErasmusSouth AfricaElite
Chris GaffaneyNew ZealandElite
Michael GoughEnglandElite 
Richard IllingworthEnglandElite
Richard KettleboroughEnglandElite
Nitin MenonIndiaElite
Ahsan RazaPakistanElite
Rod TuckerAustraliaElite
Paul ReiffelAustraliaElite
Adrian HoldstockSouth AfricaElite
Joel WilsonWest IndiesElite
Chris BrownNew ZealandEmerging
Sharfuddoula Ibne ShaidBangladeshEmerging
Alex WharfEnglandEmerging
Paul WilsonAustraliaEmerging

Here’s the list of Referees for the ICC World Cup 2023. 

  • Jeff Crowe
  • Andy Pycroft
  • Richie Richardson
  • Javagal Srinath