2019 Cricket World Cup officials


Match officials for the 2019 Cricket World Cup were selected by the ICC's umpire selection panel. The panel selected 16 umpires to officiate at the tournament, four from Australia, five from England, four from Asia, and one from each of New Zealand, South Africa and West Indies. It also selected six match referees for the event.

Umpires

Out of the selected umpires, twelve were part of the Elite Panel of ICC Umpires with the remaining four on the International Panel.
Ian Gould, an Elite panel umpire, announced that he would retire as an umpire following the conclusion of the tournament. On 6 July 2019, Gould retired from umpiring, after standing in the World Cup match between India and Sri Lanka.
NameCountryPanelMatchesWC Matches 2019 WC
Aleem DarPakistanElite Panel200286
Kumar DharmasenaSri LankaElite Panel95137
Marais ErasmusSouth AfricaElite Panel82127
Chris GaffaneyNew ZealandElite Panel6236
Ian GouldEnglandElite Panel135175
Richard IllingworthEnglandElite Panel5956
Richard KettleboroughEnglandElite Panel82136
Nigel LlongEnglandElite Panel123115
Bruce OxenfordAustraliaElite Panel90114
Sundaram RaviIndiaElite Panel4236
Paul ReiffelAustraliaElite Panel6345
Rod TuckerAustraliaElite Panel78135
Michael GoughEnglandInternational Panel5435
Ruchira PalliyagurugeSri LankaInternational Panel7135
Joel WilsonWest IndiesInternational Panel5835
Paul WilsonAustraliaInternational Panel2305

  • Source: CricInfo

Referees

Six match referees were appointed by the selection panel, all part of the Elite Panel of ICC Referees.
NameCountryMatchesWC Matches 2019 WC
David BoonAustralia1231111
Chris BroadEngland309315
Jeff CroweNew Zealand281298
Ranjan MadugalleSri Lanka3475612
Andy PycroftZimbabwe17035
Richie RichardsonWest Indies4806

  • Source: CricInfo