GUYANA’S first class umpire, Nigel Duguid, continues to make a name for himself on the international scene with the news that he has been chosen by the International Cricket Council (ICC) as one of its match officials for the upcoming ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2016, to be held from January 27 to February 14 in Bangladesh.Duguid joins Barbadian Gregory Brathwaite as the other regional umpire on the international panel which includes Ahmad Shahab, Ahsan Raza, Anisur Rahman, Chettithody Shamshuddin, Enamul Hoque Moni, Robert Bailey, Nigel Duguid, Adrian Holdstock, Mick Martell, Jeremiah Matibiri, Phillip Jones, Tim Robinson, Ruchira Palliyaguruge, Langton Rusere, Raveendra Wimalasiri and Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid. The only umpire from the Associate and Affiliate panel is Ian Ramage.
The former Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) left-arm spinner who gave up playing for an umpiring career in 2010, was appointed to the ICC TV Umpires panel the following year and has been officiating in regional matches ever since. He is also among the umpires in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL).
Duguid also had s stint in the English cricket season in 2012 after doing duties in the Bangladesh ‘A’ team tour of the Caribbean the previous year.
Andy Pycroft of the Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees, along with Devdas Govindjee and Graeme La Brooy from the ICC Regional Referees Panel, will be the match referees for the tournament, while the on-field umpires will be drawn from the International Panel of ICC Umpires, and the ICC Associate and Affiliate Panel of International Umpires.
Chettithody Shamshuddin and Tim Robinson will be the on-field umpires for the tournament opener between hosts Bangladesh and defending champions South Africa, to be played at the Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium (ZACS) in Chittagong on Wednesday, January 27. Phillip Jones will be the TV umpire, while Graeme La Brooy will be the match referee.
On the same day at the MA Aziz Stadium in Chittagong, England will take on Fiji. The on-field umpires for this match will be Ahsan Raza and Mick Martell with Devdas Govindjee as the match referee.
Barbadian Adrian Griffith, ICC’s Senior Manager – Umpires and Referee, said: “The panel for this tournament represents an outstanding cross-section of international officials who are among the most experienced currently standing in international cricket. The players will benefit from the calibre of the match officials, with the game’s best young talent exposed to umpiring and refereeing of a high international standard.”
For all matches, two on-field umpires and a reserve official will be appointed, while for televised matches a TV umpire will also form part of the playing control team. In some of the first round matches, the fourth official will be a local appointment.
The eleventh edition of the tournament will be held across eight venues in four Bangladesh cities and will feature nine Test-playing countries as well as seven Associate and Affiliate Members, namely Afghanistan, Canada, Fiji, Ireland, Namibia, Nepal and Scotland.
The tournament will open with the match between defending champions South Africa and host-nation Bangladesh at the Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium (ZACS) in Chittagong and will culminate with the final at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur.
All matches will be day fixtures and will start at 09:00hrs local time. The Super League semi-finals and final will have reserve days.