Rudi Koertzen

The ICC has punished on the five match officials whose errors caused the World Cup final in Barbados to end in shambles

But the ICC chief executive said that no match official from the final would be sacked

The match referee Jeff Crowe took the blame for the farcical finish to the World Cup final

Steve Bucknor and Aleem Dar have been appointed to stand as the on-field umpires for the World Cup final between Australia and Sri Lanka in Barbados

Steve Bucknor's potentially-explosive comments, relating to production companies tampering with video footage to undermine umpires, has caused a stir around the cricket world. While television producers expectedly brushed aside his comments, there is an u

Damp conditions at Guwahati meant that the only game of the series that was scheduled on a Sunday had to be called off even a single ball being bowled

Koertzen calls for more flexibility regarding calling off inconsequential Tests

The ICC today announced the Elite Panel and International Panel match referee and umpire appointments for Tests and ODIs up to late March 2006

The ICC has said that the number of umpires on the elite panel will be increased from seven to nine or ten

Brian Lara is having a terrible tour of Australia and his disastrous plight is not being helped by the umpiring

A number of those involved in the Super Test at Melbourne have voiced their opinions about the increase use of referrals to the third umpire

Simon Taufel was tonight named as Umpire of the Year for the second successive year

If the teams fail to comply with the prescribed over-rates in the ICC Super Series, the match referee is likely to take a closer look at the umpires than the bowling captain

Michael Vaughan does not feel his substitute-fielding policy is against the rules

The International Cricket Council has nominated the umpires and match referees who will officiate in the four-match Test series between India and Australia

Billy Bowden will umpire three of the five Ashes Tests

The ICC has announced an unchanged elite panel of umpires for the coming season

If the West Indies win both matches in the two-match home series against Bangladesh starting on Friday it will improve its rating in the ICC Test Championship by just under a point

Sri Lanka needs to win both matches of its two-Test series in Zimbabwe to maintain its current rating in the ICC Test Championship table starting tomorrow in Harare