_(Marais_Erasmus_cropped).jpg) Erasmus umpiring in England (2014) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Marais Erasmus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1964-02-27)27 February 1964 (age 61) George,Cape Province, South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-armfast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder,umpire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1988/89–1996/97 | Boland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 8 December 1988Boland v South African Defence Force | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LastFC | 12 December 1997Boland v Natal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LA debut | 24 October 1989Boland v Border | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LastLA | 25 October 1996Boland v Western Province | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Umpiring information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tests umpired | 80 (2010–2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODIs umpired | 124 (2007–2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20Is umpired | 43 (2006–2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WT20Is umpired | 18 (2010–2014) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,24 November 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marais Erasmus (born 27 February 1964) is a South African formerfirst-class cricketer who is currently serving as aninternational cricketumpire. He was a member of theElite Panel of ICC Umpires and stands in matches in all three formats of international cricket –Test matches,One Day Internationals (ODIs), andTwenty20 Internationals (T20Is).[1][2][3]
Erasmus played first-class cricket forBoland cricket team from 1988/89 to 1996/97 as afast-medium bowler and alower-order batsman.[4] His highest score of 103not out came while batting at number seven in the second innings, after scoring 51 not out in the first innings, against the visitingWarwickshire cricket team in the 1991/92 season.[5] His best bowling figures of 6/22 came against the touringNew Zealand cricket team in the 1994/95 season.[6] However, the match had to be abandoned early on the second day, because of a dangerous pitch atBoland Bank Park.[6]
Erasmus began umpiring in first-class cricket inSouth Africa in the 2002/03 season.[7] He stood in his first international match, a T20I fixture betweenSouth Africa andAustralia, at theNew Wanderers Stadium inJohannesburg on 24 February 2006.[8] He made his debut as an ODI umpire in the match betweenKenya andCanada at theGymkhana Club Ground inNairobi on 18 October 2007.[9] He was appointed to theInternational Panel of ICC Umpires in an on-field capacity in 2008.[10]
Erasmus stood in the first ICC tournament final of his career when he umpired the2009 ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier Final betweenCanada andIreland at theCenturion Park inCenturion on 19 April 2009.[11] Erasmus made his debut as an umpire in Tests when he took the field for the match betweenBangladesh andIndia at theZohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium inChittagong from 17 to 21 January 2010.[12][13] He was subsequently promoted to theElite Panel of ICC Umpires in 2010 where he replaced the retiringRudi Koertzen.[14]
Erasmus was one of eighteen umpires who stood in matches during the2011 ICC Cricket World Cup, hosted byIndia,Sri Lanka andBangladesh.[15] He made his umpiring debut in theCricket World Cup match betweenKenya andNew Zealand atChennai on 20 February 2011.[16] Erasmus went on to stand in the quarter-final between the hosts,India, andAustralia, at theSardar Patel Stadium inAhmedabad on 24 March 2011.[17]
Erasmus was included in the panel of twenty umpires selected for officiating in matches during the2015 ICC Cricket World Cup, hosted byAustralia andNew Zealand.[18] He stood in the opening match betweenNew Zealand andSri Lanka at theHagley Oval inChristchurch on 14 February 2015.[19] Erasmus went on to stand in the quarter-final between the hosts,Australia, andPakistan, at theAdelaide Oval on 20 March 2015.[20] He was also the TV umpire for the2015 ICC Cricket World Cup Final inMelbourne on 29 March 2015.[21]
In December 2016, Erasmus won theDavid Shepherd Trophy for theICC Umpire of the Year.[22] He was the fifth umpire overall and the first South African to win the award in its history.[23] During the2017 ICC Champions Trophy held in England and Wales, he stood in the semi-final between the hosts,England, andPakistan, atSophia Gardens inCardiff on 14 June 2017.[24] Erasmus went on to stand in the2017 ICC Champions Trophy Final between arch-rivalsIndia andPakistan atThe Oval inLondon on 18 June 2017.[25][26]
Erasmus stood in his 100th first-class match when he umpired the Test betweenEngland and theWest Indies atLord's inLondon from 7–11 September 2017.[27] He was namedICC Umpire of the Year for 2017, and was awarded theDavid Shepherd Trophy for the second consecutive year.[28][29] Erasmus stood in the 50th Test of his career when he took the field for the match betweenEngland andIndia atLord's in London from 9–13 August 2018.[30][31]
In April 2019, he was named as one of the sixteen umpires to stand in matches during the2019 Cricket World Cup.[32][33] In July 2019, he was named as one of the two on-field umpires for the second semi-final match, betweenAustralia andEngland.[34] Later the same month, he was also named as one of the two on-field umpires for theCricket World Cup Final.[35]
In January 2022, in the opening fixturebetween South Africa and India, Erasmus officiated in his100th ODI as an on-field umpire.[36] Later the same month, Erasmus was named the ICC Umpire of the Year for 2021.[37]
In September 2023, Erasmus was named as one of sixteen umpires to officiate in the2023 Cricket World Cup.[38] Inthe match between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, he gave Sri Lankan batterAngelo Mathews outtimed out after an appeal from Bangladesh, the first such dismissal in the history of international cricket.[39] Mathews had already been warned about being at risk of being timed out prior to the dismissal.[40]
In February 2024, Erasmus expressed to quit umpiring matches in international cricket after thefirst Test between New Zealand and Australia, though wished to continue umpiring matches in domestic cricket of South Africa.[41]
In March 2024, he retired from theElite Panel of ICC Umpires after the second and final Test between New Zealand and Australia.[42][43]
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