Joel Wilson

Rapidly gaining reputation as one of the better umpires on the international circuit, Indian umpire Nitin Menon will officiate in all the four-Tests of the highly-anticipated Border Gavaskar Trophy, which will kick off with the first Test at the VCA Stadium in Nagpur from February 9.

Richard Illingworth and Richard Kettleborough are set to officiate as on-field umpires for the highly anticipated ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 final between India and Australia in Ahmedabad. Both Illingworth and Kettleborough, who ascended to the ICC International List on the same day in November 2009, served as on-field umpires during this week’s gripping semi-finals. Illingworth oversaw India’s win against New Zealand, while Kettleborough officiated Australia’s thrilling victory over South Africa.

Chris Gaffaney from New Zealand and Richard Illingworth from England will officiate the Champions Trophy semifinal between India and Australia. Michael Gough is the third umpire, and Andy Pycroft will be the match referee. For the second semifinal, Kumar Dharmasena and Paul Reiffel are the on-field umpires, with Joel Wilson as third umpire and Ranjan Madugalle as match referee.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the umpire lineup for the upcoming World Cup semifinals. Rod Tucker and Richard Illingworth will officiate the first match between India and New Zealand in Mumbai on November 15, followed by Nitin Menon and Richard Kettleborough for the second semi-final between Australia and South Africa in Kolkata on November 16. Illingworth, who officiated in the 2019 World Cup semifinal, will also be on-field. Joel Wilson will be the third umpire, Adrian Holdstock will be the fourth, and Andy Pycroft will be the match referee.

The ICC has announced match officials for the Super 8 stage of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup. Rodney Tucker and Paul Reiffel will umpire India's first Super 8 match against Afghanistan, while David Boon will be match referee and Allahudien Paleker will be TV umpire. Chris Gaffaney and Richard Kettleborough will umpire the USA's historic first-ever knockout match against South Africa.

The incident happened towards the end of the Indian first innings, when Bhuvneshwar Kumar pushed the fourth ball of the 53rd over - bowled by Dasun Shanaka - through the cover region where Chandimal was stationed.

Down with a throat infection, on- field umpire Richard Kettleborough pulled out of day three's play in the opening Test between India and Sri Lanka on Saturday.

India's Nitin Menon will be among the 16 umpires who will officiate in the ICC T20 World Cup in Australia.

During the Boxing Day Test between Australia and Pakistan, the start of the post-lunch session was postponed due to an incident involving third umpire Richard Illingworth. Joel Wilson and Michael Gough, the on-field umpires, were notified that Illingworth had not arrived at his MCG station. While making his way back to his assigned seat from the eating area, the Englishman was stuck in an elevator. As backup umpire Phillip Gillespie hurried to replace Illingworth, Australia's opener David Warner found humor in the situation. After a short while, Illingworth exited the elevator and play eventually started again.

As India and Australia get set to lock horns in the ODI World Cup Final in Ahmedabad, the International Cricket Council has announced a star-studded 15-member commentators panel for the summit clash on Sunday. The biggest clash of the tournament will have the best voices in the circuit to bring world-class coverage of the mouth-watering contest.

England skipper Joe Root pulled off a great escape as he survived a dream delivery from Australian pacer James Pattinson early in his innings on Day 2 of the first Ashes Test in Birmingham on Friday.

The Indian cricket team was fined 20 percent of its match fee for maintaining a slow-over rate against the West Indies in the first ODI here.

Pakistan captain Babar Azam accepted the fine, obviating the necessity for a formal hearing. The charge was brought forth by on-field umpires Paul Wilson and Richard Kettleborough, with support from third umpire Richard Illingworth and fourth umpire Joel Wilson, as detailed in the official press release.

The SCG Test had a dramatic moment when India’s Virat Kohli was ruled not out after a controversial umpiring decision on his very first delivery. The decision saw Kohli survive a potential dismissal, easing tensions in the Indian dressing room, with Rohit Sharma visibly relieved. Rohit scored 31 runs in five innings across three Tests.

South Africa have been penalised six ICC World Test Championship points and fined 60 per cent of their match fee for maintaining a slow over-rate against England in the fourth Test match at the Wanderers.

The Champions Trophy final between India and New Zealand in Dubai will feature Australia's Paul Reiffel and England's Richard Illingworth as on-field umpires. Sri Lanka's Ranjan Madugalle will serve as the match referee. India and New Zealand reached the final after defeating Australia and South Africa respectively.

A glorious summer of cricket in the UK, which first saw the 2019 World Cup, and now the Ashes, has so far seen one major blip, which is threatening to mar all the fun.

Sri Lankan opening batsman Danushka Gunathilaka on Wednesday joined the short list of players dismissed for obstructing the field in the first One Day International against the West Indies in Antigua.

Explosive South African batter David Miller was reprimanded and handed one demerit point for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during a Super Eights Group 2 match of the T20 World Cup against England.

West Indies have been fined 60 per cent of their match fee and penalised six ICC World Test Championship (WTC) points for maintaining a slow over-rate against South Africa in the second Test in St Lucia.

England pacer James Anderson has been fined 15 per cent of his match fee for showing dissent at an umpire's decision during the second day of the ongoing fifth Test against India.

Pakistan players have been fined 10 per cent of their match fee for maintaining a slow over-rate against New Zealand in a World Cup league game which they won by 21 runs. Pakistan kept alive their semifinal hopes by defeating New Zealand via the Duckworth Lewis (DLS) method after rain curtailed the crucial fixture at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on Saturday.

Sri Lankan captain Dimuth Karunaratne won the toss and put the West Indies in to bat on the opening day of the second and final Test at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua on Monday.

Chris Gaffaney from New Zealand and Rodney Tucker from Australia have been appointed as the on-field umpires for the T20 World Cup's second semifinal match. The highly anticipated encounter will feature India and England, and is scheduled to take place on Thursday in Providence, Guyana. England, the defending champions, booked their place in the semifinal after a commanding 10-wicket triumph over co-hosts USA. Meanwhile, India sealed their spot by maintaining a perfect record in the Super 8s stage, which included an impressive 24-run win against Australia.

Australian cricket team celebrated prematurely after Virat Kohli's catch was overturned by third umpire Joel Wilson at the SCG. The decision, deemed inconclusive due to the ball grazing the ground, sparked debate among former players and experts who mostly believed Kohli was out.

Javagal Srinath and Nitin Menon will not participate in the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy. While Menon has cited personal reasons behind his refusal, Srinath had requested ICC for leave. The tournament to be held in Pakistan and Dubai will run from February 19 to March 9.

Unlike the first two days when the fans had plenty to cheer about as the Indian batsmen ran the Bangladesh attack ragged, Saturday was more about rallying the team for the 20,967 faithful who congregated in Uppal.

The International Cricket Council on Tuesday named Michael Gough of England and Joel Wilson of the West Indies in the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Umpires for 2019-20 season following the annual review and selection process.

In the India vs England Test match, Indian batters were penalized for running on the pitch. Both Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin were fined according to MCC's law 41.14.1. According to the laws of cricket, "deliberate or avoidable damage to the pitch" is an offence. Jadeja was warned for running on the pitch on the opening day.