List of Test cricket umpires explained

This is a list of cricket umpires who have officiated at least one men's Test match. As of January 2024, 497 umpires have officiated in a Test match.[1] Current members of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires, appointed by the International Cricket Council to officiate in Test matches and One Day Internationals, are shown in bold.[2] Current members of the Emirates International Panel of ICC Umpires, who may also be called upon to officiate in Test matches in busy cricketing years, are marked with a dagger (†).

In December 2019, in the first match between Australia and New Zealand, Aleem Dar stood in his 129th Test match, breaking the record previously set by Steve Bucknor.[3]

List of umpires

Umpire Country Tests From To
Ellis AchongWest Indies119541954
Harry AdamsSouth Africa219211928
Akhtar HussainPakistan319591969
Javed AkhtarPakistan1819801998
A. F. M. AkhtaruddinBangladesh220012002
Brian AldridgeNew Zealand2619861995
Bill AlleyEngland1019741981
George AllsopSouth Africa118961896
Amanullah KhanPakistan1319751987
Amiesh SahebaIndia320082009
Ignatius AnandappaSri Lanka319921993
William AndersonSouth Africa219611961
Basil AnthonySri Lanka119831983
David ArcherWest Indies2819811992
Philip ArgallAustralia719021908
Henry ArmstrongAustralia119311931
Bill AshdownEngland319491950
Richard AshmanSouth Africa1419351950
Alfred AtfieldEngland819101914
Athar ZaidiPakistan819902002
George AylingIndia119561956
Jack BadleyWest Indies119301930
Robin BailhacheAustralia2719741988
Charles BainWest Indies119651965
Herbert BaldwinEngland919461953
Sunil BanerjeeIndia119641964
Charles BannermanAustralia1218871902
Shyam BansalIndia619932001
Kevan BarbourZimbabwe419992001
Lloyd BarkerWest Indies2919841997
Andrew BarlowAustralia1119311951
Dick BarlowEngland118991899
Thomas BartleyEngland619541956
Leslie BaxterSouth Africa419641966
George Beet snr.England119461946
Mark BensonEngland2720042009
Billy BestwickEngland319291930
Gordon BevesSouth Africa118961896
S. K. BhattacharyaIndia219641969
Dickie BirdEngland6619731996
Jack BirkenshawEngland219861988
Alfred BirkettSouth Africa219571958
J. G. BlackmanWest Indies119351935
George BorwickAustralia2419311948
Sukha BoseIndia119831983
Billy BowdenNew Zealand8420002015
Len BraundEngland319261929
Gregory BrathwaiteWest Indies820212022
Bruce BricknellNew Zealand119821982
Edward BrookNew Zealand119511951
Tom BrooksAustralia2319701978
Chris BrownNew Zealand520202022
John BrownNew Zealand219631964
Steve BucknorWest Indies12819892009
Lloyd BuddEngland419761978
Syd BullerEngland3319561969
Tom BurgessNew Zealand119331933
Perry BurkeWest Indies619541960
Sam BurkeWest Indies319351953
Donald BurnsNew Zealand119641964
Robert BurrowsEngland119261926
William ButlerNew Zealand219301932
Harry ButtEngland619211926
Dooland BuultjensSri Lanka319841986
Richard CallawayAustralia319011902
John CarlinEngland419051909
Robert CarpenterEngland218861888
H. B. CassieNew Zealand119641964
K. H. CaveNew Zealand619301933
Iknow ChabiZimbabwe120232023
India420212022
Arthur ChesterEngland118961896
Frank ChesterEngland4819241955
Harry ChidgeyEngland119261926
Habib ChoudhuryIndia419601964
Leslie ClarkNew Zealand219561956
C. ClementsEngland118931893
P. CoadyAustralia118791879
Thomas CobcroftAustralia319301930
Arthur CocksAustralia119511951
C. M. P. CoetzeeSouth Africa319701970
Reggie ColeWest Indies119621962
Tom ColeAustralia118841884
Alfred ColemanEngland219471947
J. C. CollingsSouth Africa919311936
Dal CollinsSouth Africa1019491962
Jack CollinsAustralia519731975
Stanley CollinsSouth Africa119541954
David ConstantEngland3619711988
Ernest CookeEngland119481948
George CooperAustralia219481950
B. C. CooraySri Lanka2119922001
Cyril CooteSouth Africa119531953
William CopelandAustralia119801980
D. E. A. CoppsNew Zealand1319651977
Sam CosstickAustralia118771877
V. J. CostelloSouth Africa619571965
George CoulthardAustralia218791882
Doug CowieNew Zealand2219952002
Jack CowieNew Zealand319561959
Tony CrafterAustralia3319791992
Jack CrappEngland419641965
William CreeseSouth Africa119021902
Bob CrockettAustralia3219011925
Peter CroninAustralia119801980
Clyde CumberbatchWest Indies1219811995
William CurranAustralia219101911
R. G. CurrieNew Zealand219531955
Aleem DarPakistan14520032023
J. Da SilvaWest Indies119481948
Daud KhanPakistan1419551973
Dai DaviesEngland2219471958
Emrys DaviesEngland919561959
Owen DaviesWest Indies319621965
Steve DavisAustralia5719972015
Asoka de SilvaSri Lanka4920002011
C. R. DeareSouth Africa118891889
Charles DenchEngland119091909
Dinkar DesaiIndia319551956
Kumar DharmasenaSri Lanka7520102022
Wilf DiedricksSouth Africa119921992
Billy DoctroveWest Indies3820002012
Arthur DolphinEngland619331937
Dara DotiwallaIndia619821987
George DownsAustralia118921892
Henry DraperEngland118931893
James DraperSouth Africa519641970
D. T. DrewSouth Africa319501954
Barry DudlestonEngland219911992
Nigel DuguidWest Indies120222022
Douglas DumbletonNew Zealand219631964
Clyde DuncanWest Indies219911994
Steve DunneNew Zealand3919892002
Colin EgarAustralia2919601969
Dave ElderAustralia1219111929
Charlie ElliottEngland4219571974
Ted ElliottAustralia718821885
Harry ElliottEngland719501953
Herbert ElphinstoneAustralia1019481953
Peter EnrightAustralia319721974
Marais ErasmusSouth Africa 74 2010 2022
David EvansEngland919811985
Ric EvansAustralia319891990
Tom EwartWest Indies719481958
Arthur FaggEngland1819671975
Frank FarrandsEngland718841888
Desmond FellSouth Africa119611961
Alane FelsingerSri Lanka119861986
Herbi FelsingerSri Lanka619821986
Feroze ButtPakistan119901990
Isaac FisherAustralia118841884
Tom FlynnAustralia418921895
John ForresterNew Zealand219321933
Campbell FosterWest Indies119481948
K. T. FrancisSri Lanka2519821999
Dick FrenchAustralia1919771987
Walter FrenchAustralia219311931
Simon FryAustralia720152017
Chris GaffaneyNew Zealand4120142022
Bhairab GanguliIndia519821985
Santosh GanguliIndia1019561965
W. R. C. GardinerNew Zealand919741980
Clement GaringAustralia119251925
Johnny GayleWest Indies319721986
Nadeem GhauriPakistan520052006
Jiban GhoshIndia419791986
Sunit GhoshIndia219881988
Douglas GibbonSouth Africa119621962
Wing GilletteWest Indies519481958
Gunther GoldmanSouth Africa219661970
Gerry GomezWest Indies119651965
Fred GoodallNew Zealand2419651988
Nelson GooneratneSri Lanka119851985
Quintin GoosenZimbabwe119951995
I. GopalakrishnanIndia719611969
Ralph GoseinWest Indies2519651978
Madhav GothoskarIndia1419731983
Ian GouldEngland7420082019
Michael Gough England2720162022
Harry GourlayNew Zealand119461946
Lindsay GrantWest Indies119301930
Laurie GrayEngland219551963
Luke GreenwoodEngland118821882
Frank GreySouth Africa1019101922
Victor GuillenWest Indies219351948
Ram Babu GuptaIndia1119861988
Mahendra GupteIndia119851985
W. J. C. GwynneNew Zealand319561966
Darrell HairAustralia7819922008
John HampshireEngland2119892002
William HannahAustralia419071911
S. N. Hanumantha RaoIndia919781983
Enamul HaqueBangladesh120122012
Joe Hardstaff Sr.England2119281935
Krishna HariharanIndia220052006
Daryl HarperAustralia9519982011
Clyde HarrisNew Zealand419521956
S. L. HarrisSouth Africa419101923
J. V. Hart-DavisSouth Africa419481950
Mick HarveyAustralia219791980
John HastieNew Zealand719741981
William HearnEngland418931902
Frank HearneSouth Africa618991906
George HeleAustralia1619281933
B. HendersonWest Indies119481948
John HicksonEngland118891889
Arthur HideEngland118991889
John HigginsEngland119341934
Ian HigginsonNew Zealand119831983
Allen HillEngland118901890
Tony HillNew Zealand4020012013
R. D. R. HillWest Indies119301930
Joe HillsEngland119471947
Bill HitchEngland419331935
George HodgesAustralia118851885
John HolderEngland1119882001
Adrian HoldstockSouth Africa 520202022
Ian HowellSouth Africa920012007
Col HoyAustralia919541961
Idrees BaigPakistan919551969
Ikram RabbaniPakistan119911991
Richard IllingworthEngland5820122022
Ray IsherwoodAustralia319841985
Stuart IshmaelWest Indies219711974
Bertice JacelonWest Indies219621962
Arani JayaprakashIndia1319972002
Albert JelleyNew Zealand119561956
Arthur JenkinsAustralia119301930
Arthur JepsonEngland419661969
Brian JerlingSouth Africa420062006
C. JohnWest Indies219531953
Mel JohnsonAustralia2119801987
L. C. JohnstonNew Zealand119631963
Alfred JonesAustralia719031929
Cortez JordanWest Indies2219531974
Bapu JoshiIndia1219481965
Kantilal KanjeeZimbabwe419921994
Khalid AzizPakistan319781992
Khizer HayatPakistan3419801996
Richard KettleboroughEngland7520102022
Hayward KidsonSouth Africa1119611967
Albert KingSouth Africa319311931
Christopher KingNew Zealand319931997
Len KingAustralia619891993
David KinsellaNew Zealand319811983
Cecil KippinsWest Indies1019581973
Swaroop KishenIndia1719781984
Mervyn KitchenEngland2019902000
Enos KnibbsWest Indies219301935
Wayne KnightsNew Zealand420202022
Rudi KoertzenSouth Africa10819922010
Sudhakar KulkarniIndia119901990
S. V. KumaraswamyIndia119611961
James LaingAustralia119081908
Barry LambsonSouth Africa519921995
John LangridgeEngland719601963
Arthur LaverSouth Africa1019211928
Joseph LeaneyEngland118921892
Reg LedwidgeAustralia319751977
Frank LeeEngland2919491962
Eric Lee KowWest Indies919531960
Karl LiebenbergSouth Africa919921995
James Lillywhite (jnr)England618821899
Nigel LlongEngland6220082020
Sandy LloydWest Indies319581960
Jeremy LloydsEngland520042005
E. C. A. MacKintoshNew Zealand819641973
Alan MackleyAustralia119631963
Mahboob ShahPakistan2819751997
Mahbubur RahmanBangladesh120022002
B. V. MalanSouth Africa619501957
Wesley MalcolmWest Indies219781983
Neil MallenderEngland320032004
A. M. MamsaIndia619641973
Peter ManuelSri Lanka1119932001
Wilhelm MaraisSouth Africa519561958
Bruce MartinAustralia119851985
Trevor MartinNew Zealand1519631973
Ranmore MartineszSri Lanka820132016
Masood SalahuddinPakistan119551955
Okey McCabeSouth Africa119531953
Peter McConnellAustralia2219831992
Rodger McHargNew Zealand319861991
Mel McInnesAustralia1619511959
J. McLellanNew Zealand319511955
James McMenaminSouth Africa419561958
Tony McQuillanAustralia119931993
Patrick McShaneAustralia118851885
Rajan MehraIndia219861987
Nitin MenonIndia1220192022
Badge MenziesWest Indies119541954
Barrie MeyerEngland2619781993
Mohammad AslamPakistan819842001
Audley MillerEngland218961896
Arthur MillwardEngland219071921
Cyril MitchleySouth Africa2619922000
Mohammad AslamPakistan319731977
Mohammad GhouseIndia819761979
Mohammad Gulzar MirPakistan119691969
Mohammad NazirPakistan419972000
Mohammad YunusIndia519581965
Sadique MohammedWest Indies319811986
Balkrishna MohoniIndia1119481956
Robert MonteithNew Zealand619741979
O. R. MontgomeryNew Zealand119471947
George MorrisNew Zealand419851987
Arthur MortonEngland119281928
John MossEngland1119021921
Munawar HussainPakistan519591969
Murawwat HussainPakistan119591959
Thomas MycroftEngland218991902
Noshirvan NagarwalaIndia519521960
M. V. NagendraIndia1119641977
M. M. NaiduIndia119511951
Dattatraya NaikIndia119481948
A. L. NarasimhanIndia119941994
David NarineWest Indies319831985
Eddie NichollsWest Indies1719972001
Max O'ConnellAustralia1919711980
Thomas OatesEngland519281930
Buddy OldfieldEngland219601962
Dave OrchardSouth Africa4419952004
James OrrAustralia119311931
Don OslearEngland519801984
Bruce OxenfordAustralia6120102021
E. S. PageSouth Africa119281928
W. P. PageNew Zealand119321932
Ahmed Shah PakteenAfghanistan220212021
Allahudien PalekerSouth Africa220222022
Ruchira PalliyagurugeSri Lanka920182021
Ken PalmerEngland2219781994
Roy PalmerEngland219921993
Sambhu PanIndia919611969
Peter ParkerAustralia1019932008
Frederick ParrisEngland119091909
Stanton ParrisWest Indies519741983
George ParrySouth Africa219621962
W. R. ParryEngland519281930
K. ParthasarathyIndia219941998
Jamshed PatelIndia919481958
Frederick PayneSouth Africa119541954
John PayneAustralia118851885
Cleophas PaynterWest Indies119771977
Terry PearceNew Zealand319521956
M. F. PengellyNew Zealand419461952
Camillus PereraSri Lanka119861986
Jim PhillipsAustralia2918851906
William PhillipsEngland219211921
Eddie PhillipsonEngland1219581965
Nigel PlewsEngland1119881995
Selliah PonnaduraiSri Lanka319851993
Fred PriceEngland819641967
Terry PrueAustralia919881994
Charles PullinEngland1018841893
Ram PunjabiIndia719791981
Qamaruddin ButtPakistan119651965
Dave QuestedNew Zealand519952001
Amjad QureshiPakistan219591959
S. K. Raghunatha RaoIndia719611967
V. RajagopalIndia119691969
T. A. RamachandranIndia119481948
Kasturi RamaswamiIndia819761983
VK RamaswamyIndia2619851999
S. R. Ramchandra RaoIndia119871987
Steve RandellAustralia3619841998
R. S. RathoreIndia219901993
Asad RaufPakistan4920052014
Sundaram RaviIndia3320132019
Elisha RawlinsonAustralia118871887
Ahsan RazaPakistan5 2021 2022
Courtenay ReeceWest Indies119351935
Bill ReevesEngland519241939
Curtis ReidAustralia118771877
John ReidSouth Africa119231923
Paul ReiffelAustralia5520122022
Piloo ReporterIndia1419841993
Judah ReubenIndia1019691977
Dusty RhodesEngland819631973
RiazuddinPakistan1219902002
Joseph RichardsAustralia119311931
Walter RichardsEngland1018991912
Arthur RichardsonAustralia219351935
Charles RichardsonEngland219021902
Jackie RobertsWest Indies219601962
Emmott RobinsonEngland119381938
Ian RobinsonZimbabwe2819922001
Toby RolloxWest Indies119531953
Walter RoutledgeSouth Africa219351936
Lou RowanAustralia2519631971
Joseph RowbothamEngland118841884
Samar RoyIndia619611969
Langton RusereZimbabwe320212021
W. B. RyanSouth Africa219301931
Khwaja SaeedPakistan519591961
Said ShahPakistan119971997
Saleem BadarPakistan519881998
T. M. SamarasingheSri Lanka719921993
Narayan SaneIndia219601960
Douglas Sang HueWest Indies3119621981
B. Satyaji RaoIndia1719611979
C. SaundersSouth Africa119281928
John ScottAustralia1019361947
George SearcyAustralia118951895
SharfuddoulaBangladesh 6 20212022
Shakeel KhanPakistan619832002
Shakoor RanaPakistan1819751996
Har SharmaIndia319741977
Raman SharmaIndia119941994
Virender SharmaIndia420212022
George SharpEngland1519962002
Suresh ShastriIndia220072007
Bill SheahanAustralia219931994
David ShepherdEngland9219852005
Mordecai SherwinEngland118991899
Dick ShorttNew Zealand919591973
Showkatur RahmanBangladesh120012001
ShujauddinPakistan2219551978
G. L. SicklerSouth Africa719381948
Gamini SilvaSri Lanka320002005
Prasad SinhaIndia219481952
M. S. SivasankariahIndia319751977
Jack SmartEngland419461947
John SmeatonAustralia120012001
Douglas SmithEngland119141914
Tiger SmithEngland819331939
Frank SmithEngland519021910
Bill SmythAustralia419621966
Alfred SoamesSouth Africa218991902
Tom SpencerEngland1719541978
H. H. StephensonEngland118801880
Alfred StreetEngland719121926
James StreetEngland118901890
M. G. SubramaniamIndia219831983
John SwiftAustralia818821887
Tariq AtaPakistan119881988
Shavir TaraporeIndia420112011
Frank TarrantAustralia219331934
Simon TaufelAustralia7420002012
Ben TerryEngland218771877
Charles ThomasSouth Africa118921892
George ThompsonEngland219231923
Bob ThomsEngland218801882
Russell TiffinZimbabwe4419952009
Col TimminsAustralia419891993
Eric TindillNew Zealand119591959
Valentine TitchmarshEngland318991905
S. B. TomkinsonNew Zealand219511955
Jack TooherAustralia118921892
Richard TorranceNew Zealand119331933
Les TownsendAustralia119591959
Norman TownsendAustralia119721972
G. B. TreadwellSouth Africa419271930
Rod TuckerAustralia7720102022
Umar KhanPakistan119691969
Srinivas VenkataraghavanIndia7319932004
Gustave VerheyenSouth Africa119281928
P. W. VidanagamageSri Lanka419841987
M. G. VijayasarathiIndia1319511960
V. VikramrajuIndia219841986
B. VineNew Zealand119521952
C. F. VyfhuisWest Indies619741978
Billy WadeSouth Africa119701970
Walker WainwrightEngland119231923
Harold WalcottWest Indies419481958
Fanny WaldenEngland1119341939
Edward WardWest Indies119351935
Albert WarnerSouth Africa219701970
John WarnerSouth Africa219621965
Robert WartonEngland218891889
Evan WatkinNew Zealand319982009
George WatsonAustralia219111912
George WebbEngland319121912
Andrew WeekesWest Indies419831990
Don WeserAustralia319791980
John WestEngland118861886
John Edward WestEngland119051905
William WestEngland918961912
Alex WharfEngland220212021
Archibald WhiteEngland818991912
Alan WhiteheadEngland519821987
Rex WhiteheadAustralia419811982
Bill WhitridgeAustralia118921892
Udaya WickramasingheSri Lanka319871997
Tyron WijewardeneSri Lanka420012005
Peter WilleyEngland2519962003
A. P. WilliamsAustralia119241924
George WilliamsWest Indies119581958
Joel Wilson West Indies3120152022
Paul WilsonAustralia720192022
Raveendra WimalasiriSri Lanka120232023
K. WoodsWest Indies119541954
Steve WoodwardNew Zealand2419791991
Claud WoolleyEngland119481948
Ron WrightAustralia1319481959
Arthur WyethAustralia119311931
Ted WykesAustralia119621962
Hugo YarnoldEngland319671968
Sailor YoungEngland319241926
W. A. YoungAustralia119121912

In-game changes

The figures above include the following occasions when an on-field umpire was replaced during a Test, (apart from Amiesh Saheba replacing Billy Doctrove for the 2nd Test between India and Pakistan at Kolkata in 2007, and Rod Tucker replacing Aleem Dar for the 2nd Test between England and Sri Lanka at Chester-le-Street in 2016).

Notes

NB.The umpires for the 1st Test, South Africa v England, 1895–96 are unknown.[14]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Test Cricket Umpires . 24 July 2022 . ESPNcricinfo.
  2. Web site: Nitin Menon included in Elite panel of umpires for 2020-21 . ESPN Cricinfo . 29 June 2020.
  3. Web site: Aleem Dar set to break record for most Tests as umpire . International Cricket Council . 12 December 2019.
  4. Web site: 2nd Test, New Zealand tour of Australia at Hobart, Nov 22-26, 2001 . 18 March 2018 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  5. Web site: 2nd Test: South Africa v India at Durban, Dec 26-30, 2006 . ESPN Cricinfo. 8 December 2016.
  6. Web site: 2nd Test: India v Pakistan at Kolkata, Nov 30-Dec 4, 2007 . ESPN Cricinfo. 8 December 2016.
  7. Web site: 2nd Test: New Zealand v India at Napier, Mar 26-30, 2009. ESPN Cricinfo. 8 December 2016.
  8. Web site: 2nd Test, West Indies tour of Australia at Adelaide, Dec 4-8, 2009 . ESPN Cricinfo. 20 March 2018.
  9. Web site: 2nd Test, New Zealand tour of West Indies at Port of Spain, Jun 16-20, 2014 . 17 March 2018 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  10. Web site: 2nd Investec Test: England v Sri Lanka at Chester-le-Street, May 27-30, 2016 . ESPN Cricinfo. 8 December 2016.
  11. Web site: Reiffel sent to hospital after blow to head. ESPN Cricinfo. 8 December 2016.
  12. News: India vs Sri Lanka 2017: Umpire Ketttleborough Misses Third Day's Play . 20 November 2017 . News18.
  13. Web site: 2nd Test, Australia tour of South Africa at Port Elizabeth, Mar 9-12, 2018 . 17 March 2018 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  14. Web site: 1st Test, England tour of South Africa at Port Elizabeth, Feb 13-14, 1896 . 18 August 2014 . ESPN Cricinfo.