http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Paul-Ronald-Reiffel-c81195 to make umpiring Test debut - Cricket News Update
Former Australian fast bowler, Paul Reiffel, has been appointed in the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Test umpiring panel and will shortly leave for the Caribbean to officiate in his first Test in the upcoming two-match series between West Indies
and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754, starting from July 25.
Reiffel will become the second Test player in history to make his Test umpiring debut. At present, former Sri Lankan off-spinner http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Handunnettige-Deepthi-Priyantha-Kumar-Dharmasena-c61394 is the only other Test player to be among the ICC's official umpiring panel. The Sri Lankan has also made it
for the first time to the ICC’s 12-member Elite Panel, recently announced by the governing body.
Born in Box http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 in 1992, and receiving his Test cap a month later.
Reiffel played 35 Tests and took 104 wickets (26.96), while 92 ODIs bagged him 106 scalps (29.20). The Victorian could have added up to his tally of wickets but the presence of the likes of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Glenn-Donald-McGrath-c60183 and Damien Flemming cut short his career.
Following his World Cup triumph, he announced his retirement from the international cricket, but played for another three years representing his Victorian side in the Australian domestic cricket before finally bidding farewell to his 14-year long First-Class
career in 2002.
Soon after, the former right-hand bowler started pursuing a career in umpiring, and after spending three summers on the Australian Project Panel, made his inter-state umpiring debut in 2004-2005. seasons.
As part of Cricket http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746’s restructuring plan, Reiffel was elevated to National Panel of Umpires for the 2005-06 season.
His gradual rise in umpiring continued and he was promoted to the next step. In 2008, after the retirement of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625’s international panel of umpires.
Since making his umpiring debut in 2009, the 46-year-old has officiated in 24 One Day International matches and has also stood in seven T20 internationals.
Paul Reiffel confirmed the news of his appointment via Twitter.
"Off to the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760, w.i v n.z test series, its a weird feeling to make your test debut for a second time !!!," tweeted Reiffel.
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