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2023 Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup
The 2023 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup was the first edition of the Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup, hosted by South Africa in 2023. The tournament was moved from its original slot at the end of 2021 to January 2023 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Sixteen teams competed in the tournament, initially divided into four groups. India, England, Australia and New Zealand progressed to the semi-finals. In the semi-finals, India beat New Zealand by 8 wickets and England beat Australia by 3 runs. The final took place on 29 January 2023 at Senwes Park, Potchefstroom, and saw India beat England by 7 wickets to become the inaugural champions of the ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup. Background Originally, the tournament was scheduled to take place in January 2021, before being moved back to December 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In November 2020, the ICC looked at the possibility of deferring the tournament from its scheduled slot of January 2021 to later in the year. In January ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
International Cricket Council
The International Cricket Council (ICC) is the global Sports governing body, governing body of cricket. It was founded as the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1909 by representatives from Australia, England, and South Africa. In 1965, the body was renamed as the International Cricket Conference and adopted its current name in 1987. ICC has its headquarters in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The ICC currently has 108 member nations: 12 List of International Cricket Council members#Full members, full members that play Test cricket, Test matches, and 96 List of International Cricket Council members#Associate members, associate members. The ICC is responsible for the organisation and governance of cricket's major international tournaments, most notably the Cricket World Cup, T20 World Cup, and ICC World Test Championship. It also appoints the umpire (cricket), umpires and referees that officiate at all sanctioned Test matches, One Day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals. It promul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Scotland Women's National Cricket Team
The Scotland women's national cricket team represents Scotland in international women's cricket. The team is organised by Cricket Scotland, an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC). Scotland was involved in the first international women's cricket match, when they played against England in August 1932. The team played sporadically throughout the remainder of the 20th century, with regular competition beginning only in 2000. Scotland's first international tournament was the 2001 European Championship, where matches held One Day International (ODI) status. In April 2018, the ICC granted full Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Scotland women and another international side after 1 July 2018 will be eligible for WT20I status. In May 2022, the ICC announced Scotland as one of five women's sides to gain ODI status. Netherlands, Papua New Guinea, Thailand and the United States are the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Virender Sharma
Virender Sharma (born 11 September 1971) is an Indian international umpire and former cricketer. He played in fifty first-class and forty List A matches for Himachal Pradesh between 1990 and 2006. Sharma stood as an umpire in the Twenty20 tour match between India A vs South Africans on 29 September 2015. In November 2016 during the Ranji Trophy match between Mumbai and Uttar Pradesh, Sharma was forced to stand at both ends on day 2, after the other umpire Sam Nogajski was taken ill with food poisoning. In March 2017, he stood in the final of the 2016–17 Vijay Hazare Trophy. On 10 January 2020, he stood in his first Twenty20 International (T20I) match, in the fixture between India and Sri Lanka. One week later, on 17 January 2020, he stood in his first One Day International (ODI) match, in the fixture between India and Australia. In January 2021, the International Cricket Council (ICC) named him as one of the on-field umpires for the second Test match between India and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Sharfuddoula
Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid Saikat () (born 16 October 1976), also known as Sharfuddoula Saikat, is an international cricket umpire and a former first-class player from Bangladesh. He is the first Bangladeshi umpire to be included in the Elite Panel of ICC Umpires in March 2024. He also officiated in 100 matches in men's international cricket including ICC Men's Cricket World Cup in 2023. Early life and playing career Saikat was a student of Rajshahi University School. He completed his honours and masters in International relations from Dhaka University and later earned an MBA major in Marketing and in Human resource management from AIUB. In 1994 Sharfuddoula played three matches for Bangladesh at the 1994 ICC Trophy in Kenya. Sharfuddoula also played 10 first-class cricket matches for Dhaka Metropolis in 2000 and 2001. Umpiring career He made his first-class umpiring debut in February 2007 in a match between Barisal Division and Sylhet Division. In January 2010, he stood in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Ahmed Shah Pakteen
Ahmed Shah Pakteen (born 1 January 1977) is a cricket umpire from Afghanistan. He is currently a member of International Panel of ICC Umpires. Pakteen has stood in matches in the 2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup. On 14 January 2017 he made his Twenty20 International umpiring debut, in a match between Scotland and Hong Kong, in the 2017 Desert T20 Challenge. He stood in his first One Day International (ODI) match between Afghanistan and Ireland on 15 March 2017. He was one of the twelve umpires to officiate matches in the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates. In January 2020, he was named as one of the sixteen umpires for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup tournament in South Africa. In February 2021, he was named as one of the two on-field umpires for the two-Test series between Afghanistan and Zimbabwe, becoming the first Afghan umpire to officiate in Test cricket. He stood in his first Test match, between Afghanistan and Zimbabwe, on 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Wayne Knights
Wayne Roger Knights (born 25 August 1970) is a New Zealand cricket umpire. Along with Tim Parlane, Knights umpired the final of the 2015–16 Ford Trophy, in January 2016. He was added to the ICC International Panel of Umpires in June 2016. He stood in his first One Day International (ODI) match, between New Zealand and Bangladesh, on 26 December 2016. Knights made his Twenty20 International (T20I) umpiring debut in a match on 3 January 2017, also between New Zealand and Bangladesh. He was one of the twelve on-field umpires for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20. He was named as one of the sixteen umpires in January 2020, for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup, in South Africa. He stood in his first Test match on 3 December 2020, between New Zealand and the West Indies. In January 2023, he was named as one of the on-field umpires for the 2023 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup. See also * List of Test cricket umpires * List of One Day International cricket umpires * List ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kerrin Klaaste
Kerrin Klaaste (born 3 March 1998) is a South African cricket umpire. She is currently a member of Development Panel of ICC Umpires. She was one of the female umpires named by the ICC to stand in matches in the 2023 Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup tournament. Personal life She was born at Kimberley, Northern Cape of South Africa and latter she moved to Knysna. Career She was played for Griqualand West (currently known as Northern Cape) in domestic cricket. She became the first female umpire to win the South Western Districts Cricket Umpires’ Association (SWDCUA) Umpire of the Season award. In October 2022, she was first time added to the ICC's Development panel. In June 2023, Klaaste was promoted to CSA Reserve Umpire Panel by Cricket South Africa (CSA). She was stood as an umpire in first Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) in the 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Africa Region Division Two Qualifier, between Malawi and Lesotho on 2 September 2023. She was featured as umpire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Sarah Dambanevana
Sarah Dambanevana (born 26 May 1990) is a Zimbabwean cricket umpire and former international cricketer. She played for the Zimbabwe women's cricket team between 2009 and 2014, including at the 2011 World Cup Qualifier. In 2022, she was added to the Development Panel of ICC Umpires. She was one of the female umpires named by the ICC to stand in matches in the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup. She became the first female Zimbabwean umpire to make her debut appearance in ICC Women's T20 World Cup. Cricket career In 2010, she played her first international match for Zimbabwe against Kenya in Women's World Cup Qualifying Series Africa Region on 17 December 2010. She played List A cricket for Zimbabwe women in 2011 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier in 2011. She also featured Zimbabwe women's in Regional T20 world cup qualifiers in Tanzania in 2012. In 2013, she played T20 for Zimbabwe women's team against South Africa Emerging women's team. Umpiring career She first time officiated a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Niamur Rashid
Neeyamur Rashid Rahul, also known as Niamur Rashid, (; born 1 January 1975) is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played in two One Day Internationals in 1999. Post retirement from cricket he became a match referee. Playing career In 1999, he made his ODI debut against Zimbabwe. He was also a part of the playing XI of Bangladesh's famous victory over Pakistan in 1999 Cricket World Cup, which was his last match in international cricket. Career as a match referee After retiring from cricket, he became a match referee. He first officiated as match referee in 2020 Nepal Tri-Nation Series, officiating all 6 matches of the tournament. Due to COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December ..., ICC rescinded its decision to use neutral match referee, instead allowing lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Owen Chirombe
Owen Chirombe (born 30 March 1973), is a Zimbabwean cricket umpire. He first umpired at the first-class level in 2005, and in an international match in 2010, in a One Day International between Zimbabwe and Ireland. He was one of the three match referees for the 2023 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup. See also * List of One Day International cricket umpires * 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. , 512 umpires have officiated in a men's T20I match. On 20 January 2019, Qatar's Shivani Mishra became the first female on-field u ... References 1973 births Living people Zimbabwean One Day International cricket umpires Zimbabwean Twenty20 International cricket umpires Sportspeople from Harare {{Zimbabwe-cricket-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Vanessa Bowen
Vanessa Bowen (born 26 September 1974) is a Sri Lankan former cricketer who played as a right-handed batter. She appeared in one Women's Test cricket, Test match and 13 Women's One Day International, One Day Internationals for Sri Lanka women's cricket team, Sri Lanka between 1997 and 1999, including Captain (cricket), captaining the side during their Netherlands women's cricket team in Sri Lanka in 1997–98, 1997 series against the Netherlands and at the 1997 Women's Cricket World Cup, 1997 World Cup. She played domestic cricket for Colts Cricket Club. In Sri Lanka's only Test match, she scored 78 in the first innings and 63 in the second innings, becoming the first and only Sri Lankan woman cricketer to score twin fifties on Test debut. References External links * * 1974 births Living people Cricketers from Colombo Sri Lankan women cricketers Sri Lanka women Test cricketers Sri Lanka women One Day International cricketers Colts Cricket Club cricketers Burgher peop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2023 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup Qualification
The 2023 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup qualification were a series of regional qualification tournaments to determine the final five places at the 2023 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup. Qualification tournaments were held in Africa, Asia, East-Asia Pacific and Europe. Qualified teams Americas The Americas region qualifier was scratched and the United States qualified automatically as they were the only ICC associate member in the region who met the ICC's Event Pathway Participation Criteria. Asia The Asian qualifier was hosted by Malaysia between 3-9 June 2022. Thailand and United Arab Emirates were undefeated going into their final round-robin match. The UAE defeated Thailand by six wickets to qualify for the World Cup, the first for a UAE women's team. Points table Advanced to the 2023 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup Fixtures ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- East Asia-Pacific The East Asia-Pacific qualifie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
