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Sydney: The Cricket Australia (CA) umpire high performance panel has appointed two new faces to the national umpires panel for 2009-10, with Gerard Abood (New South Wales) and Geoff Joshua (Victoria) replacing Peter Parker (retired) and Andrew Craig (Western Australia) on the 12-member committee.
Rodney Tucker, Bruce Oxenford and Paul Reiffel have been retained on the ICC's international panel of umpires while Steve Davis, Daryl Harper and Simon Taufel will continue on the ICC Elite panel, CA announced today.
"The elevation of Gerard Abood and Geoff Joshua to the national panel highlights the strength of CA's umpiring pathway," James Sutherland, the CA chief executive, said. "Both men have progressed through the ranks, including the Emerging Umpires Programme, to earn their places on CA's national umpires panel.
"Rod Tucker's identification by the ICC to overseas appointments just a year after making his international debut is further evidence of Australia's reputation for producing high-quality umpires."
The umpire high performance panel is responsible for the selection and management of these umpiring panels and will also be responsible for match referee duties this season.
The various umpiring panels are:
ICC Elite panel (contracted directly to ICC):
Steve Davis (South Australia), Daryl Harper (South Australia), Simon Taufel (New South Wales)
International umpires panel (nominated by CA to the ICC):
Rodney Tucker (New South Wales), Bruce Oxenford (Queensland), Paul Reiffel (Victoria - TV umpire)
National Umpires Panel:
Gerard Abood (New South Wales), Jeff Brookes (Western Australia), Simon Fry (South Australia), Geoff Joshua (Victoria), Ian Lock (Western Australia), Mick Martell (Western Australia), Bruce Oxenford (Queensland), Bob Parry (Victoria), Paul Reiffel (Victoria), Rodney Tucker (New South Wales), John Ward (Victoria), Tony Ward (Victoria)
