Langton Rusere

{{short description|Cricket umpire}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2015}} {{Infobox cricketer | name = Langton Rusere | image = | fullname = Langton Rusere | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|7|7|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Masvingo]], Zimbabwe | role = [[Umpire (cricket)|Umpire]]

| date = 24 June 2023 | source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/393453.html Cricinfo }}

'''Langton Rusere''' (born 7 July 1985) is a Zimbabwean cricket [[umpire (cricket)|umpire]].<ref name="Bio">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/393453.html |title=Langton Rusere |access-date=19 July 2015 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newzimbabwe.com/zim-cricket-umpire-langton-rusere-officiates-in-new-zealand-india-series/ |title=Zim cricket umpire Langton Rusere officiates in New Zealand-India series |work=New Zimbabwe |access-date=22 February 2020}}</ref> He stood in his first [[Twenty20 International]] match, between [[Indian cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2015|Zimbabwe and India]], on 19 July 2015.<ref name="Zim-Ind">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/885971.html |title=India tour of Zimbabwe, 2nd T20I: Zimbabwe v India at Harare, Jul 19, 2015 |access-date=19 July 2015 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> He officiated in his first [[One Day International]] match when [[Afghan cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2015–16|Zimbabwe played Afghanistan]] on 24 October 2015.<ref name="Zim-Afg">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/924635.html |title=Afghanistan tour of Zimbabwe, 5th ODI: Zimbabwe v Afghanistan at Bulawayo, Oct 24, 2015 |access-date=24 October 2015 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>

==Career== He was one of the seventeen on-field umpires for the [[2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup]].<ref name="2018U19">{{cite web |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/586590 |title=Match officials appointed for U19 Cricket World Cup |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=4 January 2018}}</ref> On 17 March 2018 at the [[2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier]], along with [[Sharfuddoula]], he was one of the on-field umpires during the ninth-place playoff match between [[Papua New Guinea national cricket team|Papua New Guinea]] and [[Hong Kong national cricket team|Hong Kong]].<ref name="9thPlace">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1133023.html |title=27th Match, 9th Place Play off, ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier at Harare, Mar 17 2018 |access-date=17 March 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> The fixture at [[Old Hararians]] in [[Harare]] became the 4,000th ODI match to be played.<ref name="4000ODI">{{Cite web |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/645751 |title=PNG defend 200 to take ninth place |access-date=17 March 2018 |work=International Cricket Council}}</ref>

He was one of the twelve on-field umpires for the [[2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/887510 |title=11th team for next month's ICC Women's World T20 revealed |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=25 October 2018}}</ref> Along with [[Shaun George (cricketer)|Shaun George]], he was appointed as one of the on-field umpires for the [[2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Final|tournament's final]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/917870 |title=Match officials for final announced |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=23 November 2018}}</ref> He was the first Zimbabwean umpire to stand in the final of a major international cricket tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/25362484/langton-rusere-first-zimbabwean-umpire-stand-global-tournament-final |title=Langton Rusere first Zimbabwean umpire to stand in global tournament final |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=24 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thestandard.co.zw/2018/11/25/zim-umpire-officiates-icc-womens-world-t20-final/ |title=Zim umpire officiates ICC Women's World T20 final |work=The Standard |access-date=25 November 2018}}</ref> In February 2020, the ICC named him as one of the umpires for the [[2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup]] in Australia.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1607955 |title=ICC announces Match Officials for all league matches |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=12 February 2020}}</ref>

In April 2021, in the [[Test cricket|Test]] series between [[Pakistani cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2020–21|Zimbabwe and Pakistan]], Rusere became the first black African umpire to stand in a Test match.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.entersportnews.co.zw/rusere-makes-history-again/ |title=Rusere Makes History Again |work=EnterSportNews |access-date=29 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/zimbabwe-vs-pakistan-2021-langton-rusere-becomes-first-black-african-to-officiate-in-a-test-match-1261688 |title=Langton Rusere becomes first Black African to officiate in a Test match |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=29 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/africa/56926991 |title=Cricket: Zimbabwe's Langton Rusere makes history |work=BBC Sport |access-date=25 May 2021}}</ref>

He was one of the 16 umpires to officiate at the [[2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup]] in Oman and UAE.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newzimbabwe.com/cricket-umpire-langton-rusere-for-t20-world-cup/|title=Cricket Umpire Langton Rusere For T20 World Cup|website=New Zimbabwe|access-date=7 October 2021}}</ref> In February 2022, he was named as one of the on-field umpires for the [[2022 Women's Cricket World Cup]] in New Zealand.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.womenscriczone.com/icc-match-officials-world-cup-new-zealand |title=Eight women among 15 Match Officials named for ICC World Cup 2022 |work=Women's CricZone |access-date=22 February 2022 |archive-date=22 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220222094833/https://www.womenscriczone.com/icc-match-officials-world-cup-new-zealand/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2497729 |title=Match officials chosen for ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2022 |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=22 February 2022}}</ref>

In October 2022, ICC included him in the 20 match officials officiating [[2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup]] in Australia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/2837638|title=Match officials for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 announced|work=International Cricket Council |access-date=3 October 2022}}</ref>

==See also== * [[List of Test cricket umpires]] * [[List of One Day International cricket umpires]] * [[List of Twenty20 International cricket umpires]]

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==External links== * {{cricinfo|id=393453}}

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