Michael Douglas Martell (born 28 September 1966) is an Australian
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 ...
and former cricketer.
Playing career
Martell played 34 first grade matches in
Western Australian Grade Cricket
WA Premier Cricket in Western Australia refers to the semi-professional cricket league played at a level below the first-class Western Warriors and other state teams. The competition is administered by the Western Australian Cricket Associati ...
for Wanneroo and Bayswater-Morley. He later played for Balcatta Cricket Club in the WA Suburban Turf competition where he was the Champion Cricketer for the 2000–2001 season.
Umpiring career
After an arm injury cut short his cricket career, he took up umpiring.
He made his debut at domestic level in October 2007 at
one day level and at
first-class level in October 2008.
He umpired 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 ...
match in November 2014, in the
2nd T20I between Australia and South Africa.
He umpired his first ODI on 23 November 2014 at the SCG between Australia and South Africa.
References
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1966 births
Living people
Australian cricket umpires
Australian One Day International cricket umpires
Australian Twenty20 International cricket umpires
Sportspeople from Perth, Western Australia