Vince van der Bijl

Bruce Oxenford will be replacing Simon Taufel on the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires from November 1, the ICC announced on Wednesday.

The presentation of the Reliance ICC Test Championship mace and a cheque of USD 450,000 will be made to South Africa captain Graeme Smith at The Wanderers on Thursday.

Graeme Smith received the ICC Test Championship mace for leading South Africa to the top spot in ICC Test rankings on the annual cut-off date of April 1.

Former Australia batsman Justin Langer, former South Africa skipper Graeme Smith and former England women's captain Clare Connor have all joined the MCC World Cricket committee, the organisation said on Tuesday.

Former match referee Chris Broad has alleged the ICC instructed him to be lenient with India on over-rate offences during his 21-year tenure. He recalled a specific instance where he was pressured to adjust timings for India, citing political influence and India's growing control over the governing body.

Javagal Srinath, Jeff Crowe and Brian Aldridge, was appointed as match referee for the Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2010, to be held in New Zealand.

C Shamshuddin was the lone Indian among the five new third umpires appointed to the ICC's international panel announced on Thursday.

Veteran umpire Tony Hill on Thursday stepped down from the ICC's elite panel to take up the role of New Zealand Cricket's Umpire Coach.

Britain's Ian Gould became the 15th umpire to stand in 100 ODIs when he took the field in the Australia versus Sri Lanka match in the ICC Cricket World Cup at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

New Zealand's Kathy Cross on Thursday became the first woman to be inducted in an ICC umpires' panel when she was named as an Associate and Affiliate International official following the annual review and selection process.

New Zealand's Jeff Crowe will become only the fifth member of the ICC's panel of Match Referees to complete a half-century of Tests when he takes the field for toss in the first Test between the West Indies and Australia in Bridgetown on Saturday.

ICC in association with SLC and Ten Sports is set to conduct the first ever simulated television umpire technology training course on August 30.

Umpire Billy Doctrove has announced his retirement from umpiring and will not be seeking an extension to his contract that expires at the end of this month.