Roland Black
Roland Black (born 22 July 1971) is a Northern Irish cricket umpire.[1] He has been an umpire since 2006.[2] He was added to ICC Associate and Affiliate Umpires Panel in 2016.[3][4][5][6]
Personal information | |
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Full name | Roland Black |
Born | Derry, Northern Ireland | 22 July 1971
Umpiring information | |
ODIs umpired | 14 (2016–2019) |
T20Is umpired | 14 (2016–2019) |
Source: Cricinfo, 29 October 2019 |
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 to be awarded a full-time season contract by Cricket Ireland, the first time that Cricket Ireland have offered such contracts to umpires.[11] In October 2019, he was appointed as 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]
See also
References
- "Ireland well represented at ICC Regional Conference for Umpires". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- "Black to umpire at WCQ". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- "Roland Black". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- Ireland, Cricket. "Irish Umpires Named on ICC Panel - Cricket Ireland". Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- Ireland, Cricket. "Eight Irish Umpires Named on new ICC Panels - Cricket Ireland". Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- "ICC Associate and Affiliate International Umpires Panel - Match Officials - ICC Cricket". Archived from the original on 2 June 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- "Afghanistan tour of Scotland, Ireland and Netherlands, 3rd ODI: Ireland v Afghanistan at Belfast, Jul 14, 2016". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- "Afghanistan tour of Scotland, Ireland and Netherlands, 1st ODI: Ireland v Afghanistan at Belfast, Jul 10, 2016". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- "1st T20I: Ireland v Hong Kong at Bready, Sep 5, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- "Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Championship, North-West Warriors v Northern Knights at Eglinton, May 30-Jun 1, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- "First-ever full-time umpire season contracts, increased women umpires on Panels". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- "Match Officials announced for ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- "Match officials named for ICC U19 Cricket World Cup". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 8 January 2020.