Roland Black

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Roland Black
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Roland Black
Born (1971-07-22) 22 July 1971 (age 53)
Derry, Northern Ireland
Umpiring information
ODIs  umpired29 (2016–2024)
T20Is  umpired36 (2016–2024)
WODIs  umpired3 (2018–2023)
WT20Is  umpired16 (2016–2023)
Source: Cricinfo, 22 June 2023

Roland Black (born 22 July 1971) is a Northern Irish cricket umpire. [1] He has been an umpire since 2006. [2] His name was added to ICC Associate and Affiliate Umpires Panel in 2016. [3] [4] [5] [6]

On 14 July 2016, he stood in his first One Day International (ODI) match, between Ireland and Afghanistan. [7] He was initially appointed to stand in the match between the two sides on 10 July, but the match was abandoned due to rain without a ball being bowled. [8] On 5 September 2016, he stood in his first Twenty20 International match, between Ireland and Hong Kong. [9]

On 30 May 2017, he was one of the two on-field umpires for the 2017 Inter-Provincial Championship match between Northern Knights and North West Warriors. [10] This was the maiden first-class match in the Inter-Provincial Championship. [10]

In April 2019, he was one of four umpires awarded a full-time season contract by Cricket Ireland, the first time that Cricket Ireland had offered such contracts to umpires. [11] He was one of the twelve umpires to officiate matches in the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates. [12] In January 2020, he was named as one of the sixteen umpires for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup tournament in South Africa. [13] In January 2022, he was named as one of the on-field umpires for the 2022 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in the West Indies. [14] He was also one of the two on-field umpires for the final of the tournament. [15] In May 2022, Black was part of an umpire exchange initiative with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). [16]

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  2. ↑ "Black to umpire at WCQ". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  3. ↑ "Roland Black". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  4. ↑ Ireland, Cricket. "Irish Umpires Named on ICC Panel - Cricket Ireland" . Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  5. ↑ Ireland, Cricket. "Eight Irish Umpires Named on new ICC Panels - Cricket Ireland" . Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  6. ↑ "ICC Associate and Affiliate International Umpires Panel - Match Officials - ICC Cricket". Archived from the original on 2 June 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  7. ↑ "Afghanistan tour of Scotland, Ireland and Netherlands, 3rd ODI: Ireland v Afghanistan at Belfast, Jul 14, 2016". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  8. ↑ "Afghanistan tour of Scotland, Ireland and Netherlands, 1st ODI: Ireland v Afghanistan at Belfast, Jul 10, 2016". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  9. ↑ "1st T20I: Ireland v Hong Kong at Bready, Sep 5, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  10. 1 2 "Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Championship, North-West Warriors v Northern Knights at Eglinton, May 30-Jun 1, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  11. ↑ "First-ever full-time umpire season contracts, increased women umpires on Panels". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  12. ↑ "Match Officials announced for ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  13. ↑ "Match officials named for ICC U19 Cricket World Cup". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  14. ↑ "Match officials named for ICC U19 Men's Cricket World Cup". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  15. ↑ "Black to umpire India versus England final". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  16. ↑ "Irish umpire Roland Black to stand in English matches as part of exchange". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
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