Gerard Abood (born 28 February 1972) is an Australian cricket
umpire
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The term derives from the Old French nonper, ''non'', "not" and ''per'', ...
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He has stood in matches in the
Big Bash League tournament.
He has also stood in women's
One Day International matches in the
2014–16 ICC Women's Championship.
In November 2017, along with
Geoff Joshua, he was one of the onfield umpires for the
Women's Ashes
The Women's Ashes is the perpetual trophy in women's international cricket series between England and Australia. The name derives from the historic precedent of the Ashes in male cricket and, until 2013, was similarly decided exclusively on the ...
Test match between
Australia and England.
He stood in his first
Twenty20 International
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(T20I) match between
Australia and England on 7 February 2018.
He stood in his first
One Day International (ODI) match between
Australia and South Africa on 9 November 2018.
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 ...
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List of Twenty20 International cricket umpires
References
External links
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1972 births
Living people
Australian cricket umpires
Australian One Day International cricket umpires
Australian Twenty20 International cricket umpires
Sportspeople from Sydney
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