Emirates Elite Umpires In Thick Of The Action

See following news release (with attached photo) issued for Emirates Airline:
News Release, 12 June 2009

Emirates Elite Umpires Billy Bowden, Tony Hill
In Thick Of The Action

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Men in the middle Billy Bowden, Nigel Llong and Simon Taufel will play pivotal roles as the ICC World Twenty20 in England enters the Super Eight stage.

New Zealand cricket umpires Billy Bowden and Tony Hill and their colleagues in the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires and Referees will be under the microscope in the coming week as the ICC World Twenty20 tournament goes through its Super Eight stage.

Tony Hill will stand in the middle on Sunday afternoon (early Monday morning New Zealand time) when Sri Lanka plays Ireland and Billy Bowden will stand in the India v South Africa match on Tuesday evening (Wednesday morning New Zealand time). In addition, each will act as third or fourth umpires in other matches.

The match referees’ responsibilities, including women’s matches to be staged from 11 to 16 June in Taunton, will be shared between Ranjan Madugalle, Chris Broad and Alan Hurst of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees.

They will be assisted by the third umpire, who reviews contentious decisions on a TV monitor while on the big screen tension builds with a video graphic - set against a heart-thumping soundtrack – which showcases Emirates’in-flight entertainment system ice, which has an array of features, including the latest Hollywood blockbusters and hit TV dramas.

The on-field responsibilities will be shared by all the 12 umpires from the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires ­- Mark Benson, Billy Bowden, Aleem Dar, Steve Davis, Asoka de Silva, Billy Doctrove, Ian Gould, Daryl Harper, Tony Hill, Rudi Koertzen, Asad Rauf and Simon Taufel.

The 12 elite panel umpires will be joined by Marais Erasmus, Nigel Llong, Amish Saheba and Rod Tucker of the Emirates International Panel of ICC Umpires.

Super Eight stage of men’s ICC World Twenty20 (UK times)

Friday June 12: Pakistan v Sri Lanka (1330-1630), Lord’s – Mark Benson and Rudi Koertzen, Rod Tucker (third), Aleem Dar (fourth), Chris Broad (referee)
Friday June 12: India v West Indies (1730-2030), Lord’s – Aleem Dar and Rudi Koertzen, Mark Benson (third), Rod Tucker (fourth), Chris Broad (referee)
Saturday June 13: West Indies v South Africa (1330-1630), The Oval –Aleem Dar and Mark Benson, Rod Tucker (third), Rudi Koertzen (fourth), Ranjan Madugalle (referee)
Saturday June 13: New Zealand v Pakistan (1730-2030), The Oval – Rod Tucker and Mark Benson, Rudi Koertzen (third), Aleem Dar (fourth), Ranjan Madugalle (referee)
Sunday June 14: Ireland v Sri Lanka (1330-1630), Lord’s – Marais Erasmus and Tony Hill, Steve Davis (third), Asoka de Silva (fourth), Alan Hurst (referee)
Sunday June 14: India v England (1730-2030), Lord’s – Steve Davis and Asoka de Silva, – Marais Erasmus (third), Tony Hill (fourth), Alan Hurst (referee)
Monday June 15: Pakistan v Ireland (1330-1630), The Oval – Rudi Koertzen and Rod Tucker, Mark Benson (third), Aleem Dar (fourth), Ranjan Madugalle (referee)
Monday June 15: England v West Indies (1730-2030), The Oval – Aleem Dar and Rudi Koertzen, Rod Tucker (third), Mark Benson (fourth), Ranjan Madugalle (referee)
Tuesday June 16: New Zealand v Sri Lanka (1330-1630), Trent Bridge – Steve Davis and Simon Taufel, Nigel Llong (third) Billy Bowden (fourth), Chris Broad (referee)
Tuesday June 16: South Africa v India (1730-2030), Trent Bridge – Billy Bowden and Ian Gould, Simon Taufel (third), Nigel Llong (fourth), Chris Broad (referee)

Emirates’ICC Official Partner status gives the airline sponsorship rights to all ICC major tournaments.

In partnership with the ICC, the airline sponsors the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires and Referees. This agreement will see the Fly Emirates logo prominently displayed on the umpires’ clothing at all ICC events until 2015.

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