| Roland Black | |
| Country: | Ireland |
| Fullname: | Roland Black |
| Birth Date: | 22 July 1971 |
| Birth Place: | Derry, Northern Ireland |
| Umpire: | true |
| Odisumpired: | 29 |
| Umpodidebutyr: | 2016 |
| Umpodilastyr: | 2024 |
| T20isumpired: | 36 |
| Umpt20idebutyr: | 2016 |
| Umpt20ilastyr: | 2024 |
| Wodisumpired: | 3 |
| Umpwodidebutyr: | 2018 |
| Umpwodilastyr: | 2023 |
| Wt20isumpired: | 16 |
| Umpwt20idebutyr: | 2016 |
| Umpwt20ilastyr: | 2023 |
| Date: | 22 June 2023 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/524899.html Cricinfo |
Roland Black (born 22 July 1971) is a Northern Irish cricket umpire.[1] He has been an umpire since 2006.[2] His name was added to ICC Associate and Affiliate Umpires Panel in 2016.[3] [4] [5] [6]
On 14 July 2016, he stood in his first One Day International (ODI) match, between Ireland and Afghanistan.[7] He was initially appointed to stand in the match between the two sides on 10 July, but the match was abandoned due to rain without a ball being bowled.[8] On 5 September 2016, he stood in his first Twenty20 International match, between Ireland and Hong Kong.[9]
On 30 May 2017, he was one of the two on-field umpires for the 2017 Inter-Provincial Championship match between Northern Knights and North West Warriors.[10] This was the maiden first-class match in the Inter-Provincial Championship.[10]
In April 2019, he was one of four umpires awarded a full-time season contract by Cricket Ireland, the first time that Cricket Ireland had offered such contracts to umpires.[11] He was one of the twelve umpires to officiate matches in the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.[12] In January 2020, he was named as one of the sixteen umpires for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup tournament in South Africa.[13] In January 2022, he was named as one of the on-field umpires for the 2022 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in the West Indies.[14] He was also one of the two on-field umpires for the final of the tournament.[15] In May 2022, Black was part of an umpire exchange initiative with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB).[16]