Langton Rusere

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Langton Rusere
Personal information
Full name
Langton Rusere
Born (1985-07-07) 7 July 1985 (age 39)
Masvingo, Zimbabwe
Role Umpire
Umpiring information
Tests  umpired8 (2021–2024)
ODIs  umpired42 (2015–2025)
T20Is  umpired66 (2015–2024)
WODIs  umpired9 (2017–2022)
WT20Is  umpired9 (2018–2020)
Source: Cricinfo, 24 June 2023

Langton Rusere (born 7 July 1985) is a Zimbabwean cricket umpire. [1] [2] He stood in his first Twenty20 International match, between Zimbabwe and India, on 19 July 2015. [3] He officiated in his first One Day International match when Zimbabwe played Afghanistan on 24 October 2015. [4]

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Career

He was one of the seventeen on-field umpires for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. [5] On 17 March 2018 at the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier, along with Sharfuddoula, he was one of the on-field umpires during the ninth-place playoff match between Papua New Guinea and Hong Kong. [6] The fixture at Old Hararians in Harare became the 4,000th ODI match to be played. [7]

He was one of the twelve on-field umpires for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20. [8] Along with Shaun George, he was appointed as one of the on-field umpires for the tournament's final. [9] He was the first Zimbabwean umpire to stand in the final of a major international cricket tournament. [10] [11] In February 2020, the ICC named him as one of the umpires for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia. [12]

In April 2021, in the Test series between Zimbabwe and Pakistan, Rusere became the first black African umpire to stand in a Test match. [13] [14] [15]

He was one of the 16 umpires to officiate at the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup in Oman and UAE. [16] In February 2022, he was named as one of the on-field umpires for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand. [17] [18]

In October 2022, ICC included him in the 20 match officials officiating 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup in Australia. [19]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Langton Rusere". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "Zim cricket umpire Langton Rusere officiates in New Zealand-India series". New Zimbabwe. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  3. ↑ "India tour of Zimbabwe, 2nd T20I: Zimbabwe v India at Harare, Jul 19, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "Afghanistan tour of Zimbabwe, 5th ODI: Zimbabwe v Afghanistan at Bulawayo, Oct 24, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  5. ↑ "Match officials appointed for U19 Cricket World Cup". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  6. ↑ "27th Match, 9th Place Play off, ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier at Harare, Mar 17 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  7. ↑ "PNG defend 200 to take ninth place". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  8. ↑ "11th team for next month's ICC Women's World T20 revealed". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  9. ↑ "Match officials for final announced". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  10. ↑ "Langton Rusere first Zimbabwean umpire to stand in global tournament final". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  11. ↑ "Zim umpire officiates ICC Women's World T20 final". The Standard. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  12. ↑ "ICC announces Match Officials for all league matches". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  13. ↑ "Rusere Makes History Again". EnterSportNews. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  14. ↑ "Langton Rusere becomes first Black African to officiate in a Test match". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  15. ↑ "Cricket: Zimbabwe's Langton Rusere makes history". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  16. ↑ "Cricket Umpire Langton Rusere For T20 World Cup". New Zimbabwe. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  17. ↑ "Eight women among 15 Match Officials named for ICC World Cup 2022". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  18. ↑ "Match officials chosen for ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2022". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  19. ↑ "Match officials for ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022 announced". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
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