Date-stamped : 19 Jul94 - 14:26
ICC NAMES REFEREES FOR TEST SERIES AND QUADRANGULAR SERIES

The umpires and referees have been chosen for  the  Sri  Lanka  v
Pakistan Test Series starting in August, the Pakistan v Australia
series starting September, and the Quadrangular World  Series  in
September.

The ICC announced yesterday (Thursday) that  former  West  Indies
Test  cricketer Cameron "Cammie" Smith will referee the Sri Lanka
v Pakistan three-Test series  and  three  one-day  internationals
(ODIs).   He  will  also  officiate during the Quadrangular World
Series being held in Sri Lanka between the host country and  Aus-
tralia,  India  and  Pakistan.  National Grid International Panel
"visiting" umpires for the three Tests will be Zimbabwe's Ian Ro-
binson  (1st and 3rd) and India's V K Ramaswamy (2nd).  Sri Lanka
has requested a Panel umpire for the quadrangular tournament  and
he will be nominated shortly.

Former New Zealand captain John Reid is appointed referee for the
Pakistan  v  Australia  three-Test  series and the triangular ODI
series involving both nations and South Africa. The umpires  have
not  yet  been  named.  Further appointments will be announced in
early August.

People:

Cameron "Cammie" Smith (West Indies) Born Barbados July 29, 1933.
Opening  bastman/wicketkeeper  for  Barbados  1951/2  to  1964/5.
Played in five Tests 1960-62.

Ian Robinson (Zimbabwe) Born Oxford (England) March 11, 1947.  14
years  as  opening  batsman/wicketkeeper  at  (Zimbabwe) national
league level. Started full-time umpiring 1978.  ACU  full  member
1979.  1992,  stood  in  six  World Cup matches and in Zimbabwe's
first three home Test matches.  Appointed to National Grid Inter-
national  Panel  1994.  Stood as "visiting" umpire in 1st Test of
recent England v West Indies series. Past president  of  Zimbabwe
Cricket  Umpires Association and currently member of the Zimbabwe
Cricket Union Executive and Board of Control.

V K Ramaswamy (India) Born April 25, 1945. Started umpiring  1973
and has stood in 14 Tests and 25 ODIs.

John Reid OBE (New Zealand) Born Auckland June 3,  1928.  Middle-
order  batsman  (four  double  centuries) and fast-medium bowler.
Played 58 Test 1949-65 and  captained  New  Zealand  1958-65.  In
South  Africa  1953/54, became the first cricketer to score 1,000
runs and take 50 wickets in a season there.

(Extracted from various British Newspapers)
<END> Contributed by Vicky (VIGNESWA@*umass.edu)