For upcoming ODI and Tests series ICC has announced match referees and umpires today. These series are being played in South Africa, New Zealand, India, and West Indies.

Most interesting series containing three tests and five ODIs, is being started tomorrow (Thursday) in Centurion. For this series ICC has nominated umpires to umpire Steve Bucknor and Billy Doctrove for the first test match. The passion of two cricket playing nations will move to Port Elizabeth for second test match under the umpiring of above umpires. For third test match, Bucknor and Parker appointed to umpire the match which will be played from 26-30 Jan at Cape Town.

For ODI it will be umpired by Peter Parker and an umpire appointed by the host country in Centurion. And the second umpire Steve Bucknor will join with Peter Parker in ODI. Last two ODIs matches will be umpired with locally umpire and Russell Tiffin.

Another three ODI series is being played between the black caps and Australia for the Chappell-Haddle Trophy and will be over umpired by Mike Procter and Aleem Dar. These umpires have nominated for whole series.

India will play two ODI series against West Indies and Sri Lanka. These will held in the period of two months Jan and Feb. Each series will contain eight matches. The West-Indo series will be overseen by locally umpire and Billy Bowden. And for Lanka-Indo Series will be umpired.

Before Cricket World Cup 2007 in the West Indies, a tri-nation ODI series will determine to participate in the world cup. This series will play among Bermuda, Canada, and Bangladesh in Antigua. For this series Rudi Koertzen and locally umpire.