Asia Cup officials appointed

Published June 6, 2008

LAHORE, June 5: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has appointed umpires and referees for the first round of the Asia Cup starting on June 24 in Pakistan.

Mike Procter of the Elite Panel of ICC match referees will oversee the matches in Lahore while Alan Hurst, of the same panel, will supervise the games to be held in Karachi.

The ICC-appointed on-field umpires will be Simon Taufel, Brian Jerling, Ian Gould and Tony Hill.

Appointments for the second-round matches will be made later.

June 24: Bangladesh v UAE, Lahore (Simon Taufel, Ian Gould); Pakistan v Hong Kong, Karachi (Tony Hill, Brian Jerling).

June 25: Bangladesh v Sri Lanka, Lahore (Simon Taufel, Ian Gould); India v Hong Kong, Karachi (Tony Hill, Brian Jerling).

June 26: Sri Lanka v UAE, Lahore (Simon Taufel, Ian Gould); Pakistan v India, Karachi (Tony Hill, Brian Jerling).

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