The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have agreed to an umpires’ exchange programme for 2010 which will see more international exposure for match officials from the Caribbean and the United Kingdom.
The International Umpires’ Exchange Programme is designed to allow umpires from full member countries to get the opportunity to stand in first-class and top-level tournaments away from home.
This is the second year for the International Umpires Exchange Programme between the ECB and the WICB. English first-class umpire Robert Bailey will officiate in three rounds of the WICB’s four-day first-class competition in January.
In exchange, an umpire from the West Indies is expected to travel to England in the summer of 2010 to officiate in the English County season. The WICB’s appointment for 2010 will be made at a later date.
During the 2009 WICB and the ECB had a similar programme with Richard Kettleborough from England officiating in the WICB four-day season, while Peter Nero from Trinidad and Tobago officiated in the English County season.
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