Lakani Oala (born 13 September 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' ...
. Oala 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) on 6 October 2017, in the match between Papua New Guinea and Scotland in the
2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship.
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 ...
References
External links
Lakani Oala at ESPNcricinfo
1959 births
Living people
Papua New Guinean cricket umpires
Papua New Guinean One Day International cricket umpires
People from the National Capital District (Papua New Guinea)
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