# Elite Panel of ICC Referees

The Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Referees is composed of former international cricket players who are appointed by the ICC to oversee all Test match, One Day International and Twenty20 International cricket matches in the capacity of Match referee. The referees are ultimately in charge of all international cricket matches, and act as the ICC's representative at the grounds. In addition they are responsible for imposing penalties for infringements of the ICC Code of Conduct, and so being ex-international cricketers they can ensure that the punishments dealt out are just. The referees also form part of the ICC's umpire performance review, submitting reports about the umpires after each match.

## Current members

As of the 2 February 2025 the ICC Elite Panel consisted of:
| Referee | Date of Birth | Age | Tests | ODIs | T20Is | Country |
| David Boon | 29 December 1960 | 64 years, 38 days | 85 | 176 | 119 | Australia |
| Jeff Crowe | 14 September 1958 | 66 years, 144 days | 126 | 335 | 195 | New Zealand |
| Ranjan Madugalle | 22 April 1959 | 65 years, 289 days | 223 | 406 | 169 | Sri Lanka |
| Andy Pycroft | 6 June 1956 | 68 years, 244 days | 101 | 238 | 174 | Zimbabwe |
| Richie Richardson | 12 January 1962 | 63 years, 24 days | 54 | 102 | 106 | West Indies |
| Javagal Srinath | 31 August 1969 | 55 years, 158 days | 79 | 272 | 136 | India |

## Past Members

The following people were included in the inaugural panel of elite referees but have since retired:
| Referee | Date of Birth | Joined Panel | Left Panel | Tests | ODIs | T20Is | Country |
| Gundappa Viswanath | 12 February 1949 | 2002 | 2004 | 15 | 80 | 0 | India |
| Wasim Raja | 3 July 1952 | 2002 | 2004 | 15 | 35 | 0 | Pakistan |
| Clive Lloyd | 31 August 1944 | 2002 | 2007 | 53 | 133 | 2 | West Indies |
| Mike Procter | 15 September 1946 | 2002 | 2008 | 47 | 162 | 15 | South Africa |
| Chris Broad | 29 September 1957 | 2003 | 2024 | 123 | 361 | 136 | England |
| Alan Hurst | 15 July 1950 | 2004 | 2011 | 45 | 102 | 26 | Australia |
| Roshan Mahanama | 31 May 1966 | 2004 | 2015 | 61 | 222 | 35 | Sri Lanka |

## Controversies
### 2006 ball-tampering controversy

Mike Procter was criticised for failing to persuade umpires Darrell Hair and Billy Doctrove to continue with the match, which was awarded to England when Pakistan refused to take the field in protest at being accused of ball tampering.

### 2007 Cricket World Cup Final

Jeff Crowe was seen as ultimately responsible for the failure of the five match officials (himself and umpires Bucknor, Dar, Koertzen and Bowden) to adhere to the ICC's playing conditions regarding to the number of overs required before Duckworth-Lewis can determine the outcome of a match.
This resulted in Australia and Sri Lanka having to play out three overs in near darkness, since they had been told they would otherwise have to return and play out the overs the following day. In the aftermath of this fiasco, Crowe apologised on behalf of the playing control team for the error.

## Records
### Tests

Most Test matches as a referee as of 28 July 2024:
| Referee | Period | Matches |
| Ranjan Madugalle | 1993–present | 216 |
| Chris Broad | 2003–present | 123 |
| Jeff Crowe | 2004–present | 121 |
| Andy Pycroft | 2009–present | 95 |
| David Boon | 2011–present | 76 |

### ODIs

Most ODI matches as a referee as of 7 August 2024:
| Referee | Period | Matches |
| Ranjan Madugalle | 1993–present | 400 |
| Chris Broad | 2004–present | 361 |
| Jeff Crowe | 2004–present | 329 |
| Javagal Srinath | 2006–present | 268 |
| Andy Pycroft | 2009-present | 228 |

### T20Is

Most T20I matches as a referee as of 30 July 2024:
| Referee | Period | Matches |
| Jeff Crowe | 2005–present | 186 |
| Ranjan Madugalle | 2006–present | 163 |
| Andy Pycroft | 2009–present | 159 |
| Chris Broad | 2005–present | 138 |
| Javagal Srinath | 2006–present | 131 |