Alu Kapa (born 24 October 1959) is a
cricket umpire
In cricket, an umpire (from the Old French ''nompere'' meaning not a peer, i.e. not a member of one of the teams, impartial) is a person who has the authority to make decisions about events on the cricket field according to the ''Laws of Cricket ...
from
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...
. He is currently a member of
ICC Associates and Affiliates Umpire Panel
The International Panel of ICC Development Umpires is a panel of international cricket umpires chosen by the International Cricket Council (ICC). Established in 2005, its members are drawn primarily (though not exclusively) from the organisation' ...
. Kapa has stood in matches in the
2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship.
In October 2016 he was selected as one of the eight umpires to stand in matches in the
2016 ICC World Cricket League Division Four
The 2016 ICC World Cricket League Division Four was an international limited-overs cricket tournament held in Los Angeles from 29 October – 5 November 2016. It was the fifth edition of WCL Division Four, and the first World Cricket League tou ...
tournament.
He stood in his first
One Day International
A One Day International (ODI) is a form of limited overs cricket, played between two teams with international status, in which each team faces a fixed number of overs, currently 50, with the game lasting up to 9 hours. The Cricket World C ...
(ODI) match between
Papua New Guinea and Scotland on 24 November 2017.
He stood in his first
Twenty20 International
A Twenty20 International (T20I) is a form of cricket, played between two of the international members of the International Cricket Council (ICC), in which each team faces a maximum of twenty overs. The matches have top-class status and are the ...
(T20I) match between the Philippines and Vanuatu in the
Regional Final
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of the
2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 East Asia-Pacific Qualifier tournament on 23 March 2019.
See also
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List of One Day International cricket umpires
This is a list of cricket umpires who have officiated at least one men's One Day International (ODI) match. As of October 2022, 418 umpires have officiated in an ODI match. The first ODI match took place on 5 January 1971 between Australia and E ...
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List of Twenty20 International cricket umpires
This is a list of cricket umpires who have officiated in at least one men's Twenty20 International (T20I) match. As of January 2023, 345 umpires have officiated in a men's T20I match. In November 2020, in the second T20I between Pakistan and Zi ...
References
External links
Alu Kapa at ESPNcricinfo
1959 births
Living people
Papua New Guinean cricket umpires
Papua New Guinean One Day International cricket umpires
Papua New Guinean Twenty20 International cricket umpires
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