Ben Peverall

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Ben Peverall
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Full name
Benjamin John Peverall
Born (1992-01-23) 23 January 1992 (age 32)
Bristol, England
RoleUmpire
Umpiring information
WT20Is  umpired3 (2024–present)
FC  umpired2 (2024–present)
LA  umpired20 (2022–present)
T20  umpired6 (2023–present)
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 24 August 2024

Benjamin John Peverall (born 23 January 1992) is an English cricket umpire. He began his career standing in women's List A matches, his first coming in the 2014 Women's One Day Cup, in Somerset's win over Ireland. He stood in four more Women's One Day Cup matches between 2014 and 2018, all involving Somerset. [1] His first Women's Twenty20 match came on 5 July 2015, when he stood in two of the three matches at the Bath Cricket Club Ground involving Somerset, Ireland and Surrey. [2]

Peverall umpired his first men's List A match on 2 August 2022, standing in Kent's win over Worcestershire in the 2022 One-Day Cup. [3] His first men's Twenty20 match came a year later on 3 June 2023, when he stood in Hampshire's win over Sussex. [4] In January 2024, he was one of the umpires selected to officiate at the 2024 Women's T20I Pacific Cup; he stood in six of the matches, including three that were given WT20I status. [5]

His maiden first-class match came in June 2024, when he umpired Leicestershire's win over Middlesex in the 2024 County Championship at Grace Road, Leicester. [6]

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