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CA Introduces Merit-based High Performance Model For Umpiring Panel

By IANS News August 10, 2024 • 13:12 PM View: 625

Cricket Australia Umpire Selection Panel: Cricket Australia (CA) has overhauled its approach to umpiring by introducing a high-performance model that mirrors the system that has long driven success for its national teams. Under this new framework, the 18-member Cricket Australia contracted umpires panel, announced on Saturday, will be ranked and remunerated based on merit, with the best-performing officials earning more opportunities to officiate in crucial matches.

This newly expanded panel is a result of a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) finalised between CA and the Umpire Leadership Group. The move represents a strategic departure from the previous system, where workloads were evenly distributed among umpires, regardless of their performance or the importance of the matches.

Shawn Craig, one of four umpires named to the CA International Panel and a key member of the Umpire Leadership Group, hailed the new model as a much-needed evolution in the way umpiring appointments are managed. Craig explained that the previous system often locked in umpiring appointments weeks in advance, with changes only made in cases of illness or sudden unavailability. This rigid approach sometimes resulted in lower-ranked umpires overseeing high-stakes matches, while top-performing officials were assigned to less critical games.

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