Alex Dowdalls (born 30 January 1960) is a Scottish cricket umpire.[1][2][3]
Personal information | |
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Full name | Alex Dowdalls |
Born | 30 January 1960 |
Role | Umpire |
Umpiring information | |
ODIs umpired | 8 (2017–2019) |
T20Is umpired | 6 (2017–2018) |
WT20Is umpired | 7 (2011–2021) |
Source: Cricinfo, 21 August 2019 |
Alex began umpiring in 1993 with his first appointment with the European Cricket Council was in 1999, an ICC under-19 World Cup qualifier in Penicuik between Ireland and Denmark.[4]
He stood in matches during the 2016 ICC World Cricket League Division Five tournament in Jersey.[5][6]
On 15 January 2017 he made his Twenty20 International (T20I) umpiring debut in a match between Oman and the Netherlands in the 2017 Desert T20 Challenge.[7] His first One Day International (ODI) match as an umpire was between the United Arab Emirates and Hong Kong on 26 January 2017.[8] He was one of the eight on-field umpires for the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament in Namibia.[9]
In August 2019, during the 2019 Scotland Tri-Nation Series match between Scotland and Papua New Guinea , Dowdalls umpired in his 250th international match, the most by any Scottish umpire.[10]
See also
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- ^ "Coatbridge umpire to take charge of Aussies". Daily Record. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- ^ "3 Scottish Officials named on ICC Umpire panel". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- ^ "Alex Dowdalls marks 250 international appearances – Cricket Scotland". Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ "Jersey ready to host ICC World Cricket League Division 5". ICC. Archived from the original on 21 May 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- ^ "ICC World Cricket League Division Five, Nigeria v Oman at St Clement, May 22, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- ^ "Desert T20 Challenge, 3rd Match, Group B: Netherlands v Oman at Abu Dhabi, Jan 15, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
- ^ "United Arab Emirates Tri-Nation Series, 3rd Match: United Arab Emirates v Hong Kong at Dubai (DSC), Jan 26, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ^ "All to play for in last ever World Cricket League tournament". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ "Alex Dowdalls marks 250 international appearances". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 20 August 2019.