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| Full name | Christopher Blair Gaffaney | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1975-11-30)30 November 1975 (age 49) Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995/96–2006/07 | Otago | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 17 January 1996 Otago v Auckland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LastFC | 20 March 2005 Otago v Wellington | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LA debut | 26 November 1995 Otago v Wellington | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LastLA | 10 February 2007 Otago v Auckland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Umpiring information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tests umpired | 61 (2014–2025) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODIs umpired | 89 (2010–2025) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20Is umpired | 50 (2010–2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WODIs umpired | 3 (2008) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WT20Is umpired | 5 (2010–2016) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,23 November 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Christopher Blair Gaffaney (born 30 November 1975) is a former New Zealandcricketer who played forOtago. He became an umpire after retiring as a player. A right-handed batsman, he played in 83first-class and 113List A matches. Gaffaney is currently a member of theICC Elite umpire panel and officiates inTests,One Day Internationals andTwenty20 Internationals.
Gaffaney made his ODI umpiring debut when Canada and Ireland played atToronto in September 2010. He served as an umpire on theICC International Panel of Umpires and later stood in his first Test match in a game between Zimbabwe and South Africa atHarare in August 2014.
Gaffaney was thereafter selected as one of the twenty umpires to stand in matches during the2015 Cricket World Cup and stood in three matches as an on-field umpire during the tournament.[1] A few months later he was elevated to theICC Elite umpire panel for 2015–16.[2]
In April 2019, he was named as one of the sixteen umpires to stand in matches during the2019 Cricket World Cup.[3][4]
In September 2020, he was named as one of the fifteen umpires to officiate in matches during the2020 Indian Premier League and stood in the final as well.
In September 2023, he was named as one of the sixteen match officials for2023 Cricket World Cup.[5][6]
