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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. [1]

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Umpires

Out of the selected umpires, twelve were part of the Elite Panel of ICC Umpires with the remaining four on the International Panel. [1] Ian Gould, an Elite panel umpire, announced that he would retire as an umpire following the conclusion of the tournament. [2] On 6 July 2019, Gould retired from umpiring, after standing in the World Cup match between India and Sri Lanka. [3] [4]

NameCountryPanelMatchesWC Matches (before 2019)2019 WC
Pakistan Elite Panel 200286
Sri LankaElite Panel95137
South AfricaElite Panel82127
New ZealandElite Panel6236
EnglandElite Panel135175
EnglandElite Panel5956
EnglandElite Panel82136
EnglandElite Panel123115
AustraliaElite Panel90114
IndiaElite Panel4236
AustraliaElite Panel6345
AustraliaElite Panel78135
England International Panel 5435
Sri LankaInternational Panel7135
West IndiesInternational Panel5835
AustraliaInternational Panel2305

Referees

Six match referees were appointed by the selection panel, all part of the Elite Panel of ICC Referees. [1]

NameCountryMatchesWC Matches (before 2019)2019 WC
David Boon Australia1231111
Chris Broad England309315
Jeff Crowe New Zealand281298
Ranjan Madugalle Sri Lanka3475612
Andy Pycroft Zimbabwe17035
Richie Richardson West Indies4806

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