This is a list of cricket umpires who have officiated at least one men's Test match. As of January 2024, 497 umpires have officiated in a Test match.[1]NB Current members of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires, appointed by the International Cricket Council to officiate in Test matches and One Day Internationals, are shown in bold.[2] Current members of the Emirates International Panel of ICC Umpires, who may also be called upon to officiate in Test matches in busy cricketing years, are marked with a dagger (†).
In December 2019, in the first match between Australia and New Zealand, Aleem Dar stood in his 129th Test match, breaking the record previously set by Steve Bucknor.[3]
List of umpires
edit- As of 14 October 2024
| Umpire | Country | Tests | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellis Achong | West Indies | 1 | 1954 | 1954 |
| Harry Adams | South Africa | 2 | 1921 | 1928 |
| Akhtar Hussain | Pakistan | 3 | 1959 | 1969 |
| Javed Akhtar | Pakistan | 18 | 1980 | 1998 |
| A. F. M. Akhtaruddin | Bangladesh | 2 | 2001 | 2002 |
| Brian Aldridge | New Zealand | 26 | 1986 | 1995 |
| Bill Alley | England | 10 | 1974 | 1981 |
| George Allsop | South Africa | 1 | 1896 | 1896 |
| Amanullah Khan | Pakistan | 13 | 1975 | 1987 |
| Amiesh Saheba | India | 3 | 2008 | 2009 |
| Ignatius Anandappa | Sri Lanka | 3 | 1992 | 1993 |
| William Anderson | South Africa | 2 | 1961 | 1961 |
| Basil Anthony | Sri Lanka | 1 | 1983 | 1983 |
| David Archer | West Indies | 28 | 1981 | 1992 |
| Philip Argall | Australia | 7 | 1902 | 1908 |
| Henry Armstrong | Australia | 1 | 1931 | 1931 |
| Bill Ashdown | England | 3 | 1949 | 1950 |
| Richard Ashman | South Africa | 14 | 1935 | 1950 |
| Alfred Atfield | England | 8 | 1910 | 1914 |
| Athar Zaidi | Pakistan | 8 | 1990 | 2002 |
| George Ayling | India | 1 | 1956 | 1956 |
| Jack Badley | West Indies | 1 | 1930 | 1930 |
| Robin Bailhache | Australia | 27 | 1974 | 1988 |
| Charles Bain | West Indies | 1 | 1965 | 1965 |
| Herbert Baldwin | England | 9 | 1946 | 1953 |
| Sunil Banerjee | India | 1 | 1964 | 1964 |
| Charles Bannerman | Australia | 12 | 1887 | 1902 |
| Shyam Bansal | India | 6 | 1993 | 2001 |
| Kevan Barbour | Zimbabwe | 4 | 1999 | 2001 |
| Lloyd Barker | West Indies | 29 | 1984 | 1997 |
| Andrew Barlow | Australia | 11 | 1931 | 1951 |
| Dick Barlow | England | 1 | 1899 | 1899 |
| Thomas Bartley | England | 6 | 1954 | 1956 |
| Leslie Baxter | South Africa | 4 | 1964 | 1966 |
| George Beet snr. | England | 1 | 1946 | 1946 |
| Mark Benson | England | 27 | 2004 | 2009 |
| Billy Bestwick | England | 3 | 1929 | 1930 |
| Gordon Beves | South Africa | 1 | 1896 | 1896 |
| S. K. Bhattacharya | India | 2 | 1964 | 1969 |
| Dickie Bird | England | 66 | 1973 | 1996 |
| Jack Birkenshaw | England | 2 | 1986 | 1988 |
| Alfred Birkett | South Africa | 2 | 1957 | 1958 |
| J. G. Blackman | West Indies | 1 | 1935 | 1935 |
| George Borwick | Australia | 24 | 1931 | 1948 |
| Sukha Bose | India | 1 | 1983 | 1983 |
| Billy Bowden | New Zealand | 84 | 2000 | 2015 |
| Len Braund | England | 3 | 1926 | 1929 |
| Gregory Brathwaite † | West Indies | 8 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Bruce Bricknell | New Zealand | 1 | 1982 | 1982 |
| Edward Brook | New Zealand | 1 | 1951 | 1951 |
| Tom Brooks | Australia | 23 | 1970 | 1978 |
| Chris Brown † | New Zealand | 9 | 2020 | 2024 |
| John Brown | New Zealand | 2 | 1963 | 1964 |
| Steve Bucknor | West Indies | 128 | 1989 | 2009 |
| Lloyd Budd | England | 4 | 1976 | 1978 |
| Syd Buller | England | 33 | 1956 | 1969 |
| Tom Burgess | New Zealand | 1 | 1933 | 1933 |
| Perry Burke | West Indies | 6 | 1954 | 1960 |
| Sam Burke | West Indies | 3 | 1935 | 1953 |
| Donald Burns | New Zealand | 1 | 1964 | 1964 |
| Robert Burrows | England | 1 | 1926 | 1926 |
| William Butler | New Zealand | 2 | 1930 | 1932 |
| Harry Butt | England | 6 | 1921 | 1926 |
| Dooland Buultjens | Sri Lanka | 3 | 1984 | 1986 |
| Richard Callaway | Australia | 3 | 1901 | 1902 |
| John Carlin | England | 4 | 1905 | 1909 |
| Robert Carpenter | England | 2 | 1886 | 1888 |
| H. B. Cassie | New Zealand | 1 | 1964 | 1964 |
| K. H. Cave | New Zealand | 6 | 1930 | 1933 |
| Iknow Chabi † | Zimbabwe | 1 | 2023 | 2023 |
| Anil Chaudhary | India | 4 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Arthur Chester | England | 1 | 1896 | 1896 |
| Frank Chester | England | 48 | 1924 | 1955 |
| Harry Chidgey | England | 1 | 1926 | 1926 |
| Habib Choudhury | India | 4 | 1960 | 1964 |
| Leslie Clark | New Zealand | 2 | 1956 | 1956 |
| C. Clements | England | 1 | 1893 | 1893 |
| P. Coady | Australia | 1 | 1879 | 1879 |
| Thomas Cobcroft | Australia | 3 | 1930 | 1930 |
| Arthur Cocks | Australia | 1 | 1951 | 1951 |
| C. M. P. Coetzee | South Africa | 3 | 1970 | 1970 |
| Reggie Cole | West Indies | 1 | 1962 | 1962 |
| Tom Cole | Australia | 1 | 1884 | 1884 |
| Alfred Coleman | England | 2 | 1947 | 1947 |
| J. C. Collings | South Africa | 9 | 1931 | 1936 |
| Dal Collins | South Africa | 10 | 1949 | 1962 |
| Jack Collins | Australia | 5 | 1973 | 1975 |
| Stanley Collins | South Africa | 1 | 1954 | 1954 |
| David Constant | England | 36 | 1971 | 1988 |
| Ernest Cooke | England | 1 | 1948 | 1948 |
| George Cooper | Australia | 2 | 1948 | 1950 |
| B. C. Cooray | Sri Lanka | 21 | 1992 | 2001 |
| Cyril Coote | South Africa | 1 | 1953 | 1953 |
| William Copeland | Australia | 1 | 1980 | 1980 |
| D. E. A. Copps | New Zealand | 13 | 1965 | 1977 |
| Sam Cosstick | Australia | 1 | 1877 | 1877 |
| V. J. Costello | South Africa | 6 | 1957 | 1965 |
| George Coulthard | Australia | 2 | 1879 | 1882 |
| Doug Cowie | New Zealand | 22 | 1995 | 2002 |
| Jack Cowie | New Zealand | 3 | 1956 | 1959 |
| Tony Crafter | Australia | 33 | 1979 | 1992 |
| Jack Crapp | England | 4 | 1964 | 1965 |
| William Creese | South Africa | 1 | 1902 | 1902 |
| Bob Crockett | Australia | 32 | 1901 | 1925 |
| Peter Cronin | Australia | 1 | 1980 | 1980 |
| Clyde Cumberbatch | West Indies | 12 | 1981 | 1995 |
| William Curran | Australia | 2 | 1910 | 1911 |
| R. G. Currie | New Zealand | 2 | 1953 | 1955 |
| Aleem Dar † | Pakistan | 145 | 2003 | 2023 |
| J. Da Silva | West Indies | 1 | 1948 | 1948 |
| Daud Khan | Pakistan | 14 | 1955 | 1973 |
| Dai Davies | England | 22 | 1947 | 1958 |
| Emrys Davies | England | 9 | 1956 | 1959 |
| Owen Davies | West Indies | 3 | 1962 | 1965 |
| Steve Davis | Australia | 57 | 1997 | 2015 |
| Asoka de Silva | Sri Lanka | 49 | 2000 | 2011 |
| C. R. Deare | South Africa | 1 | 1889 | 1889 |
| Charles Dench | England | 1 | 1909 | 1909 |
| Dinkar Desai | India | 3 | 1955 | 1956 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | Sri Lanka | 84 | 2010 | 2024 |
| Wilf Diedricks | South Africa | 1 | 1992 | 1992 |
| Billy Doctrove | West Indies | 38 | 2000 | 2012 |
| Arthur Dolphin | England | 6 | 1933 | 1937 |
| Dara Dotiwalla | India | 6 | 1982 | 1987 |
| George Downs | Australia | 1 | 1892 | 1892 |
| Henry Draper | England | 1 | 1893 | 1893 |
| James Draper | South Africa | 5 | 1964 | 1970 |
| D. T. Drew | South Africa | 3 | 1950 | 1954 |
| Barry Dudleston | England | 2 | 1991 | 1992 |
| Nigel Duguid † | West Indies | 1 | 2022 | 2022 |
| Douglas Dumbleton | New Zealand | 2 | 1963 | 1964 |
| Clyde Duncan | West Indies | 2 | 1991 | 1994 |
| Steve Dunne | New Zealand | 39 | 1989 | 2002 |
| Colin Egar | Australia | 29 | 1960 | 1969 |
| Dave Elder | Australia | 12 | 1911 | 1929 |
| Charlie Elliott | England | 42 | 1957 | 1974 |
| Ted Elliott | Australia | 7 | 1882 | 1885 |
| Harry Elliott | England | 7 | 1950 | 1953 |
| Herbert Elphinstone | Australia | 10 | 1948 | 1953 |
| Peter Enright | Australia | 3 | 1972 | 1974 |
| Marais Erasmus | South Africa | 80 | 2010 | 2024 |
| David Evans | England | 9 | 1981 | 1985 |
| Ric Evans | Australia | 3 | 1989 | 1990 |
| Tom Ewart | West Indies | 7 | 1948 | 1958 |
| Arthur Fagg | England | 18 | 1967 | 1975 |
| Frank Farrands | England | 7 | 1884 | 1888 |
| Desmond Fell | South Africa | 1 | 1961 | 1961 |
| Alane Felsinger | Sri Lanka | 1 | 1986 | 1986 |
| Herbi Felsinger | Sri Lanka | 6 | 1982 | 1986 |
| Feroze Butt | Pakistan | 1 | 1990 | 1990 |
| Isaac Fisher | Australia | 1 | 1884 | 1884 |
| Tom Flynn | Australia | 4 | 1892 | 1895 |
| John Forrester | New Zealand | 2 | 1932 | 1933 |
| Campbell Foster | West Indies | 1 | 1948 | 1948 |
| K. T. Francis | Sri Lanka | 25 | 1982 | 1999 |
| Dick French | Australia | 19 | 1977 | 1987 |
| Walter French | Australia | 2 | 1931 | 1931 |
| Simon Fry | Australia | 7 | 2015 | 2017 |
| Chris Gaffaney | New Zealand | 56 | 2014 | 2024 |
| Bhairab Ganguli | India | 5 | 1982 | 1985 |
| Santosh Ganguli | India | 10 | 1956 | 1965 |
| W. R. C. Gardiner | New Zealand | 9 | 1974 | 1980 |
| Clement Garing | Australia | 1 | 1925 | 1925 |
| Johnny Gayle | West Indies | 3 | 1972 | 1986 |
| Nadeem Ghauri | Pakistan | 5 | 2005 | 2006 |
| Jiban Ghosh | India | 4 | 1979 | 1986 |
| Sunit Ghosh | India | 2 | 1988 | 1988 |
| Douglas Gibbon | South Africa | 1 | 1962 | 1962 |
| Wing Gillette | West Indies | 5 | 1948 | 1958 |
| Gunther Goldman | South Africa | 2 | 1966 | 1970 |
| Gerry Gomez | West Indies | 1 | 1965 | 1965 |
| Fred Goodall | New Zealand | 24 | 1965 | 1988 |
| Nelson Gooneratne | Sri Lanka | 1 | 1985 | 1985 |
| Quintin Goosen | Zimbabwe | 1 | 1995 | 1995 |
| I. Gopalakrishnan | India | 7 | 1961 | 1969 |
| Ralph Gosein | West Indies | 25 | 1965 | 1978 |
| Madhav Gothoskar | India | 14 | 1973 | 1983 |
| Ian Gould | England | 74 | 2008 | 2019 |
| Michael Gough | England | 38 | 2016 | 2024 |
| Harry Gourlay | New Zealand | 1 | 1946 | 1946 |
| Lindsay Grant | West Indies | 1 | 1930 | 1930 |
| Laurie Gray | England | 2 | 1955 | 1963 |
| Luke Greenwood | England | 1 | 1882 | 1882 |
| Frank Grey | South Africa | 10 | 1910 | 1922 |
| Victor Guillen | West Indies | 2 | 1935 | 1948 |
| Ram Babu Gupta | India | 11 | 1986 | 1988 |
| Mahendra Gupte | India | 1 | 1985 | 1985 |
| W. J. C. Gwynne | New Zealand | 3 | 1956 | 1966 |
| Darrell Hair | Australia | 78 | 1992 | 2008 |
| John Hampshire | England | 21 | 1989 | 2002 |
| William Hannah | Australia | 4 | 1907 | 1911 |
| S. N. Hanumantha Rao | India | 9 | 1978 | 1983 |
| Enamul Haque | Bangladesh | 1 | 2012 | 2012 |
| Joe Hardstaff Sr. | England | 21 | 1928 | 1935 |
| Krishna Hariharan | India | 2 | 2005 | 2006 |
| Daryl Harper | Australia | 95 | 1998 | 2011 |
| Clyde Harris | New Zealand | 4 | 1952 | 1956 |
| S. L. Harris | South Africa | 4 | 1910 | 1923 |
| J. V. Hart-Davis | South Africa | 4 | 1948 | 1950 |
| Mick Harvey | Australia | 2 | 1979 | 1980 |
| John Hastie | New Zealand | 7 | 1974 | 1981 |
| William Hearn | England | 4 | 1893 | 1902 |
| Frank Hearne | South Africa | 6 | 1899 | 1906 |
| George Hele | Australia | 16 | 1928 | 1933 |
| B. Henderson | West Indies | 1 | 1948 | 1948 |
| John Hickson | England | 1 | 1889 | 1889 |
| Arthur Hide | England | 1 | 1899 | 1889 |
| John Higgins | England | 1 | 1934 | 1934 |
| Ian Higginson | New Zealand | 1 | 1983 | 1983 |
| Allen Hill | England | 1 | 1890 | 1890 |
| Tony Hill | New Zealand | 40 | 2001 | 2013 |
| R. D. R. Hill | West Indies | 1 | 1930 | 1930 |
| Joe Hills | England | 1 | 1947 | 1947 |
| Bill Hitch | England | 4 | 1933 | 1935 |
| George Hodges | Australia | 1 | 1885 | 1885 |
| John Holder | England | 11 | 1988 | 2001 |
| Adrian Holdstock | South Africa | 12 | 2020 | 2024 |
| Ian Howell | South Africa | 9 | 2001 | 2007 |
| Col Hoy | Australia | 9 | 1954 | 1961 |
| Idrees Baig | Pakistan | 9 | 1955 | 1969 |
| Ikram Rabbani | Pakistan | 1 | 1991 | 1991 |
| Richard Illingworth | England | 70 | 2012 | 2024 |
| Ray Isherwood | Australia | 3 | 1984 | 1985 |
| Stuart Ishmael | West Indies | 2 | 1971 | 1974 |
| Bertice Jacelon | West Indies | 2 | 1962 | 1962 |
| Arani Jayaprakash | India | 13 | 1997 | 2002 |
| Albert Jelley | New Zealand | 1 | 1956 | 1956 |
| Arthur Jenkins | Australia | 1 | 1930 | 1930 |
| Arthur Jepson | England | 4 | 1966 | 1969 |
| Brian Jerling | South Africa | 4 | 2006 | 2006 |
| C. John | West Indies | 2 | 1953 | 1953 |
| Mel Johnson | Australia | 21 | 1980 | 1987 |
| L. C. Johnston | New Zealand | 1 | 1963 | 1963 |
| Alfred Jones | Australia | 7 | 1903 | 1929 |
| Cortez Jordan | West Indies | 22 | 1953 | 1974 |
| Bapu Joshi | India | 12 | 1948 | 1965 |
| Kantilal Kanjee | Zimbabwe | 4 | 1992 | 1994 |
| Khalid Aziz | Pakistan | 3 | 1978 | 1992 |
| Khizer Hayat | Pakistan | 34 | 1980 | 1996 |
| Richard Kettleborough | England | 87 | 2010 | 2024 |
| Hayward Kidson | South Africa | 11 | 1961 | 1967 |
| Albert King | South Africa | 3 | 1931 | 1931 |
| Christopher King | New Zealand | 3 | 1993 | 1997 |
| Len King | Australia | 6 | 1989 | 1993 |
| David Kinsella | New Zealand | 3 | 1981 | 1983 |
| Cecil Kippins | West Indies | 10 | 1958 | 1973 |
| Swaroop Kishen | India | 17 | 1978 | 1984 |
| Mervyn Kitchen | England | 20 | 1990 | 2000 |
| Enos Knibbs | West Indies | 2 | 1930 | 1935 |
| Wayne Knights† | New Zealand | 4 | 2020 | 2022 |
| Rudi Koertzen | South Africa | 108 | 1992 | 2010 |
| Sudhakar Kulkarni | India | 1 | 1990 | 1990 |
| S. V. Kumaraswamy | India | 1 | 1961 | 1961 |
| James Laing | Australia | 1 | 1908 | 1908 |
| Barry Lambson | South Africa | 5 | 1992 | 1995 |
| John Langridge | England | 7 | 1960 | 1963 |
| Arthur Laver | South Africa | 10 | 1921 | 1928 |
| Joseph Leaney | England | 1 | 1892 | 1892 |
| Reg Ledwidge | Australia | 3 | 1975 | 1977 |
| Frank Lee | England | 29 | 1949 | 1962 |
| Eric Lee Kow | West Indies | 9 | 1953 | 1960 |
| Karl Liebenberg | South Africa | 9 | 1992 | 1995 |
| James Lillywhite (jnr) | England | 6 | 1882 | 1899 |
| Nigel Llong | England | 62 | 2008 | 2020 |
| Sandy Lloyd | West Indies | 3 | 1958 | 1960 |
| Jeremy Lloyds | England | 5 | 2004 | 2005 |
| E. C. A. MacKintosh | New Zealand | 8 | 1964 | 1973 |
| Alan Mackley | Australia | 1 | 1963 | 1963 |
| Mahboob Shah | Pakistan | 28 | 1975 | 1997 |
| Mahbubur Rahman | Bangladesh | 1 | 2002 | 2002 |
| B. V. Malan | South Africa | 6 | 1950 | 1957 |
| Wesley Malcolm | West Indies | 2 | 1978 | 1983 |
| Neil Mallender | England | 3 | 2003 | 2004 |
| A. M. Mamsa | India | 6 | 1964 | 1973 |
| Peter Manuel | Sri Lanka | 11 | 1993 | 2001 |
| Wilhelm Marais | South Africa | 5 | 1956 | 1958 |
| Bruce Martin | Australia | 1 | 1985 | 1985 |
| Trevor Martin | New Zealand | 15 | 1963 | 1973 |
| Ranmore Martinesz | Sri Lanka | 8 | 2013 | 2016 |
| Masood Salahuddin | Pakistan | 1 | 1955 | 1955 |
| Okey McCabe | South Africa | 1 | 1953 | 1953 |
| Peter McConnell | Australia | 22 | 1983 | 1992 |
| Rodger McHarg | New Zealand | 3 | 1986 | 1991 |
| Mel McInnes | Australia | 16 | 1951 | 1959 |
| J. McLellan | New Zealand | 3 | 1951 | 1955 |
| James McMenamin | South Africa | 4 | 1956 | 1958 |
| Tony McQuillan | Australia | 1 | 1993 | 1993 |
| Patrick McShane | Australia | 1 | 1885 | 1885 |
| Rajan Mehra | India | 2 | 1986 | 1987 |
| Nitin Menon | India | 26 | 2019 | 2024 |
| Badge Menzies | West Indies | 1 | 1954 | 1954 |
| Barrie Meyer | England | 26 | 1978 | 1993 |
| Mohammad Aslam | Pakistan | 8 | 1984 | 2001 |
| Audley Miller | England | 2 | 1896 | 1896 |
| Arthur Millward | England | 2 | 1907 | 1921 |
| Cyril Mitchley | South Africa | 26 | 1992 | 2000 |
| Mohammad Aslam | Pakistan | 3 | 1973 | 1977 |
| Mohammad Ghouse | India | 8 | 1976 | 1979 |
| Mohammad Gulzar Mir | Pakistan | 1 | 1969 | 1969 |
| Mohammad Nazir | Pakistan | 4 | 1997 | 2000 |
| Mohammad Yunus | India | 5 | 1958 | 1965 |
| Sadique Mohammed | West Indies | 3 | 1981 | 1986 |
| Balkrishna Mohoni | India | 11 | 1948 | 1956 |
| Robert Monteith | New Zealand | 6 | 1974 | 1979 |
| O. R. Montgomery | New Zealand | 1 | 1947 | 1947 |
| George Morris | New Zealand | 4 | 1985 | 1987 |
| Arthur Morton | England | 1 | 1928 | 1928 |
| John Moss | England | 11 | 1902 | 1921 |
| Munawar Hussain | Pakistan | 5 | 1959 | 1969 |
| Murawwat Hussain | Pakistan | 1 | 1959 | 1959 |
| Thomas Mycroft | England | 2 | 1899 | 1902 |
| Noshirvan Nagarwala | India | 5 | 1952 | 1960 |
| M. V. Nagendra | India | 11 | 1964 | 1977 |
| M. M. Naidu | India | 1 | 1951 | 1951 |
| Dattatraya Naik | India | 1 | 1948 | 1948 |
| A. L. Narasimhan | India | 1 | 1994 | 1994 |
| David Narine | West Indies | 3 | 1983 | 1985 |
| Eddie Nicholls | West Indies | 17 | 1997 | 2001 |
| Max O'Connell | Australia | 19 | 1971 | 1980 |
| Thomas Oates | England | 5 | 1928 | 1930 |
| Buddy Oldfield | England | 2 | 1960 | 1962 |
| Dave Orchard | South Africa | 44 | 1995 | 2004 |
| James Orr | Australia | 1 | 1931 | 1931 |
| Don Oslear | England | 5 | 1980 | 1984 |
| Bruce Oxenford | Australia | 62 | 2010 | 2021 |
| E. S. Page | South Africa | 1 | 1928 | 1928 |
| W. P. Page | New Zealand | 1 | 1932 | 1932 |
| Ahmed Shah Pakteen† | Afghanistan | 2 | 2021 | 2021 |
| Allahudien Paleker† | South Africa | 2 | 2022 | 2022 |
| Ruchira Palliyaguruge† | Sri Lanka | 9 | 2018 | 2021 |
| Ken Palmer | England | 22 | 1978 | 1994 |
| Roy Palmer | England | 2 | 1992 | 1993 |
| Sambhu Pan | India | 9 | 1961 | 1969 |
| Peter Parker | Australia | 10 | 1993 | 2008 |
| Frederick Parris | England | 1 | 1909 | 1909 |
| Stanton Parris | West Indies | 5 | 1974 | 1983 |
| George Parry | South Africa | 2 | 1962 | 1962 |
| W. R. Parry | England | 5 | 1928 | 1930 |
| K. Parthasarathy | India | 2 | 1994 | 1998 |
| Jamshed Patel | India | 9 | 1948 | 1958 |
| Frederick Payne | South Africa | 1 | 1954 | 1954 |
| John Payne | Australia | 1 | 1885 | 1885 |
| Cleophas Paynter | West Indies | 1 | 1977 | 1977 |
| Terry Pearce[a] | New Zealand | 3 | 1952 | 1956 |
| M. F. Pengelly | New Zealand | 4 | 1946 | 1952 |
| Camillus Perera | Sri Lanka | 1 | 1986 | 1986 |
| Jim Phillips | Australia | 29 | 1885 | 1906 |
| William Phillips | England | 2 | 1921 | 1921 |
| Eddie Phillipson | England | 12 | 1958 | 1965 |
| Nigel Plews | England | 11 | 1988 | 1995 |
| Selliah Ponnadurai | Sri Lanka | 3 | 1985 | 1993 |
| Fred Price | England | 8 | 1964 | 1967 |
| Terry Prue | Australia | 9 | 1988 | 1994 |
| Charles Pullin | England | 10 | 1884 | 1893 |
| Ram Punjabi | India | 7 | 1979 | 1981 |
| Qamaruddin Butt | Pakistan | 1 | 1965 | 1965 |
| Dave Quested | New Zealand | 5 | 1995 | 2001 |
| Amjad Qureshi | Pakistan | 2 | 1959 | 1959 |
| S. K. Raghunatha Rao | India | 7 | 1961 | 1967 |
| V. Rajagopal | India | 1 | 1969 | 1969 |
| T. A. Ramachandran | India | 1 | 1948 | 1948 |
| Kasturi Ramaswami | India | 8 | 1976 | 1983 |
| VK Ramaswamy | India | 26 | 1985 | 1999 |
| S. R. Ramchandra Rao | India | 1 | 1987 | 1987 |
| Steve Randell | Australia | 36 | 1984 | 1998 |
| R. S. Rathore | India | 2 | 1990 | 1993 |
| Asad Rauf | Pakistan | 49 | 2005 | 2014 |
| Sundaram Ravi | India | 33 | 2013 | 2019 |
| Elisha Rawlinson | Australia | 1 | 1887 | 1887 |
| Ahsan Raza | Pakistan | 16 | 2021 | 2024 |
| Courtenay Reece | West Indies | 1 | 1935 | 1935 |
| Bill Reeves | England | 5 | 1924 | 1939 |
| Curtis Reid | Australia | 1 | 1877 | 1877 |
| John Reid | South Africa | 1 | 1923 | 1923 |
| Paul Reiffel | Australia | 68 | 2012 | 2024 |
| Piloo Reporter | India | 14 | 1984 | 1993 |
| Judah Reuben | India | 10 | 1969 | 1977 |
| Dusty Rhodes | England | 8 | 1963 | 1973 |
| Riazuddin | Pakistan | 12 | 1990 | 2002 |
| Joseph Richards | Australia | 1 | 1931 | 1931 |
| Walter Richards | England | 10 | 1899 | 1912 |
| Arthur Richardson | Australia | 2 | 1935 | 1935 |
| Charles Richardson | England | 2 | 1902 | 1902 |
| Jackie Roberts | West Indies | 2 | 1960 | 1962 |
| Emmott Robinson | England | 1 | 1938 | 1938 |
| Ian Robinson | Zimbabwe | 28 | 1992 | 2001 |
| Toby Rollox | West Indies | 1 | 1953 | 1953 |
| Walter Routledge | South Africa | 2 | 1935 | 1936 |
| Lou Rowan | Australia | 25 | 1963 | 1971 |
| Joseph Rowbotham | England | 1 | 1884 | 1884 |
| Samar Roy | India | 6 | 1961 | 1969 |
| Langton Rusere† | Zimbabwe | 7 | 2021 | 2024 |
| W. B. Ryan | South Africa | 2 | 1930 | 1931 |
| Khwaja Saeed | Pakistan | 5 | 1959 | 1961 |
| Said Shah | Pakistan | 1 | 1997 | 1997 |
| Saleem Badar | Pakistan | 5 | 1988 | 1998 |
| T. M. Samarasinghe | Sri Lanka | 7 | 1992 | 1993 |
| Narayan Sane | India | 2 | 1960 | 1960 |
| Douglas Sang Hue | West Indies | 31 | 1962 | 1981 |
| B. Satyaji Rao | India | 17 | 1961 | 1979 |
| C. Saunders | South Africa | 1 | 1928 | 1928 |
| John Scott | Australia | 10 | 1936 | 1947 |
| George Searcy | Australia | 1 | 1895 | 1895 |
| Sharfuddoula† | Bangladesh | 13 | 2021 | 2024 |
| Shakeel Khan | Pakistan | 6 | 1983 | 2002 |
| Shakoor Rana | Pakistan | 18 | 1975 | 1996 |
| Har Sharma | India | 3 | 1974 | 1977 |
| Raman Sharma | India | 1 | 1994 | 1994 |
| Virender Sharma† | India | 4 | 2021 | 2022 |
| George Sharp | England | 15 | 1996 | 2002 |
| Suresh Shastri | India | 2 | 2007 | 2007 |
| Bill Sheahan | Australia | 2 | 1993 | 1994 |
| David Shepherd | England | 92 | 1985 | 2005 |
| Mordecai Sherwin | England | 1 | 1899 | 1899 |
| Dick Shortt | New Zealand | 9 | 1959 | 1973 |
| Showkatur Rahman | Bangladesh | 1 | 2001 | 2001 |
| Shujauddin | Pakistan | 22 | 1955 | 1978 |
| G. L. Sickler | South Africa | 7 | 1938 | 1948 |
| Gamini Silva | Sri Lanka | 3 | 2000 | 2005 |
| Prasad Sinha | India | 2 | 1948 | 1952 |
| M. S. Sivasankariah | India | 3 | 1975 | 1977 |
| Jack Smart | England | 4 | 1946 | 1947 |
| John Smeaton | Australia | 1 | 2001 | 2001 |
| Douglas Smith | England | 1 | 1914 | 1914 |
| Tiger Smith | England | 8 | 1933 | 1939 |
| Frank Smith | England | 5 | 1902 | 1910 |
| Bill Smyth | Australia | 4 | 1962 | 1966 |
| Alfred Soames | South Africa | 2 | 1899 | 1902 |
| Tom Spencer | England | 17 | 1954 | 1978 |
| H. H. Stephenson | England | 1 | 1880 | 1880 |
| Alfred Street | England | 7 | 1912 | 1926 |
| James Street | England | 1 | 1890 | 1890 |
| M. G. Subramaniam | India | 2 | 1983 | 1983 |
| John Swift | Australia | 8 | 1882 | 1887 |
| Tariq Ata | Pakistan | 1 | 1988 | 1988 |
| Shavir Tarapore | India | 4 | 2011 | 2011 |
| Frank Tarrant | Australia | 2 | 1933 | 1934 |
| Simon Taufel | Australia | 74 | 2000 | 2012 |
| Ben Terry | England | 2 | 1877 | 1877 |
| Charles Thomas | South Africa | 1 | 1892 | 1892 |
| George Thompson | England | 2 | 1923 | 1923 |
| Bob Thoms | England | 2 | 1880 | 1882 |
| Russell Tiffin | Zimbabwe | 44 | 1995 | 2009 |
| Col Timmins | Australia | 4 | 1989 | 1993 |
| Eric Tindill | New Zealand | 1 | 1959 | 1959 |
| Valentine Titchmarsh | England | 3 | 1899 | 1905 |
| S. B. Tomkinson | New Zealand | 2 | 1951 | 1955 |
| Jack Tooher | Australia | 1 | 1892 | 1892 |
| Richard Torrance | New Zealand | 1 | 1933 | 1933 |
| Les Townsend | Australia | 1 | 1959 | 1959 |
| Norman Townsend | Australia | 1 | 1972 | 1972 |
| G. B. Treadwell | South Africa | 4 | 1927 | 1930 |
| Rod Tucker | Australia | 89 | 2010 | 2024 |
| Umar Khan | Pakistan | 1 | 1969 | 1969 |
| Srinivas Venkataraghavan | India | 73 | 1993 | 2004 |
| Gustave Verheyen | South Africa | 1 | 1928 | 1928 |
| P. W. Vidanagamage | Sri Lanka | 4 | 1984 | 1987 |
| M. G. Vijayasarathi | India | 13 | 1951 | 1960 |
| V. Vikramraju | India | 2 | 1984 | 1986 |
| B. Vine | New Zealand | 1 | 1952 | 1952 |
| C. F. Vyfhuis | West Indies | 6 | 1974 | 1978 |
| Billy Wade | South Africa | 1 | 1970 | 1970 |
| Walker Wainwright | England | 1 | 1923 | 1923 |
| Harold Walcott | West Indies | 4 | 1948 | 1958 |
| Fanny Walden | England | 11 | 1934 | 1939 |
| Edward Ward | West Indies | 1 | 1935 | 1935 |
| Albert Warner | South Africa | 2 | 1970 | 1970 |
| John Warner | South Africa | 2 | 1962 | 1965 |
| Robert Warton | England | 2 | 1889 | 1889 |
| Evan Watkin | New Zealand | 3 | 1998 | 2009 |
| George Watson | Australia | 2 | 1911 | 1912 |
| George Webb | England | 3 | 1912 | 1912 |
| Andrew Weekes | West Indies | 4 | 1983 | 1990 |
| Don Weser | Australia | 3 | 1979 | 1980 |
| John West | England | 1 | 1886 | 1886 |
| John Edward West | England | 1 | 1905 | 1905 |
| William West | England | 9 | 1896 | 1912 |
| Alex Wharf † | England | 6 | 2021 | 2023 |
| Archibald White | England | 8 | 1899 | 1912 |
| Alan Whitehead | England | 5 | 1982 | 1987 |
| Rex Whitehead | Australia | 4 | 1981 | 1982 |
| Bill Whitridge | Australia | 1 | 1892 | 1892 |
| Udaya Wickramasinghe | Sri Lanka | 3 | 1987 | 1997 |
| Tyron Wijewardene | Sri Lanka | 4 | 2001 | 2005 |
| Peter Willey | England | 25 | 1996 | 2003 |
| A. P. Williams | Australia | 1 | 1924 | 1924 |
| George Williams | West Indies | 1 | 1958 | 1958 |
| Joel Wilson | West Indies | 42 | 2015 | 2024 |
| Paul Wilson† | Australia | 8 | 2019 | 2023 |
| Raveendra Wimalasiri† | Sri Lanka | 1 | 2023 | 2023 |
| K. Woods | West Indies | 1 | 1954 | 1954 |
| Steve Woodward | New Zealand | 24 | 1979 | 1991 |
| Claud Woolley | England | 1 | 1948 | 1948 |
| Ron Wright | Australia | 13 | 1948 | 1959 |
| Arthur Wyeth | Australia | 1 | 1931 | 1931 |
| Ted Wykes | Australia | 1 | 1962 | 1962 |
| Hugo Yarnold | England | 3 | 1967 | 1968 |
| Sailor Young | England | 3 | 1924 | 1926 |
| W. A. Young | Australia | 1 | 1912 | 1912 |
In-game changes
editThe figures above include the following occasions when an on-field umpire was replaced during a Test, (apart from Amiesh Saheba replacing Billy Doctrove for the 2nd Test between India and Pakistan at Kolkata in 2007, and Rod Tucker replacing Aleem Dar for the 2nd Test between England and Sri Lanka at Chester-le-Street in 2016).
- Three umpires were used for the 2nd Test between Australia and New Zealand at Hobart in 2001–02. Steve Davis was injured and was replaced on field by John Smeaton during the third day.[6]
- Three umpires were used for the 2nd Test between South Africa and India at Durban in 2006–07. Mark Benson was ill and was replaced on field by Ian Howell during the third day.[7]
- Three umpires were used for the 2nd Test between India and Pakistan at Kolkata in 2007–08. Billy Doctrove was ill and was replaced on field by Amiesh Saheba during the fourth day.[8]
- Three umpires were used for the 2nd Test between New Zealand and India at Napier in 2008–09. Billy Doctrove was ill and was replaced on field by Evan Watkin on the third day.[9]
- Three umpires were used for the 2nd Test between Australia and West Indies at Adelaide in 2009–10. Mark Benson was ill and was replaced on field by Asad Rauf on the second day.[10]
- Three umpires were used for the 2nd Test between West Indies and New Zealand at Port of Spain in 2014. Rod Tucker was ill and was replaced on field by Richard Illingworth on the fourth day.[11]
- Three umpires were used for the 2nd Test between England and Sri Lanka at Chester-le-Street in 2016. Aleem Dar was ill and was replaced on field by Rod Tucker on the fourth day.[12]
- Three umpires were used for the 4th Test between India and England at Mumbai in 2016–17. Paul Reiffel was injured and was replaced on field by Marais Erasmus on the first day.[13]
- Three umpires were used for the 1st Test between India and Sri Lanka at Kolkata in 2017–18. Richard Kettleborough was ill and was replaced on field by Joel Wilson on the third day.[14]
- Three umpires were used for the 2nd Test between South Africa and Australia at Port Elizabeth in 2017–18. Chris Gaffaney was ill and was replaced on field by Sundaram Ravi on the second day.[15]
Notes
editNB.^ The umpires for the 1st Test, South Africa v England, 1895–96 are unknown.[16]
References
edit- ^ "Test Cricket Umpires". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ "Nitin Menon included in Elite panel of umpires for 2020-21". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ "Aleem Dar set to break record for most Tests as umpire". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ^ Terry Pearce, CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 August 2022. (subscription required)
- ^ Terry Pearce, CricInfo. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ "2nd Test, New Zealand tour of Australia at Hobart, Nov 22-26, 2001". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- ^ "2nd Test: South Africa v India at Durban, Dec 26-30, 2006". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ "2nd Test: India v Pakistan at Kolkata, Nov 30-Dec 4, 2007". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ "2nd Test: New Zealand v India at Napier, Mar 26-30, 2009". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ "2nd Test, West Indies tour of Australia at Adelaide, Dec 4-8, 2009". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ^ "2nd Test, New Zealand tour of West Indies at Port of Spain, Jun 16-20, 2014". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ^ "2nd Investec Test: England v Sri Lanka at Chester-le-Street, May 27-30, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ "Reiffel sent to hospital after blow to head". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ "India vs Sri Lanka 2017: Umpire Ketttleborough Misses Third Day's Play". News18. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
- ^ "2nd Test, Australia tour of South Africa at Port Elizabeth, Mar 9-12, 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ^ "1st Test, England tour of South Africa at Port Elizabeth, Feb 13-14, 1896". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 August 2014.