David Boon gets ready for his new role
David Boon will make his debut as a member of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees when he travels to Zimbabwe early next week to officiate in the series between Zimbabwe and Pakistan.Mr Boon, who played 107 Tests and 181 ODIs for Australia, replaced compatriot Alan Hurst in the elite panel who retired on 9 July after the fifth and last ODI between England and Sri Lanka in Manchester after joining the panel in April 2004 Mr Boon will lead the playing control team in the one-off Test that gets underway in Bulawayo on Thursday 1 September. The Test match, which will be supervised by Rod Tucker and Ian Gould, will be followed up by three ODIs which will be umpired by Mr Gould along with local appointments, and two T20Is.Reacting to these appointments, Mr Boon said: "I am really looking forward to visiting Zimbabwe for my first assignment as an elite panelist. I am very fortunate to have been close to cricket all my life and I am sure this phase in my new cricketing life will be as enjoyable as the other experiences."I also can't wait and make my debut as an ICC official at the highest level in a country where I visited as a young player for an Australian under-25 side and on another occasion as captain of Tasmania.
Note: David Boon (50) enjoyed an international career spanning from 1984 to 1996. In that time, he played 107 Tests and 181 ODIs for Australia. In the longest format of the game, he scored 7,422 runs, including 21 centuries and 32 half-centuries while he hit 5,964 runs with five centuries and 37 half-centuries in limited-overs internationals.Mr Boon made his first-class debut for Tasmania in 1978-79 at the age of 17 and retired from all levels of cricket at the end of the 1999 English County Championship season with Durham but not before he had scored 23,413 first-class runs at an average of 44.00 with 68 centuries and 114 half-centuries.After retiring from international cricket, Mr Boon moved to cricket administration and worked as General Manager - Cricket at Cricket Tasmania and also served as an Australia national selector.
Note: David Boon (50) enjoyed an international career spanning from 1984 to 1996. In that time, he played 107 Tests and 181 ODIs for Australia. In the longest format of the game, he scored 7,422 runs, including 21 centuries and 32 half-centuries while he hit 5,964 runs with five centuries and 37 half-centuries in limited-overs internationals.Mr Boon made his first-class debut for Tasmania in 1978-79 at the age of 17 and retired from all levels of cricket at the end of the 1999 English County Championship season with Durham but not before he had scored 23,413 first-class runs at an average of 44.00 with 68 centuries and 114 half-centuries.After retiring from international cricket, Mr Boon moved to cricket administration and worked as General Manager - Cricket at Cricket Tasmania and also served as an Australia national selector.
