Roland Black

{{short description|Cricket umpire}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2016}} {{Use Irish English|date=July 2016}} {{Infobox cricketer | name = Roland Black | image = | country = Ireland | fullname = Roland Black | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|07|22|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Derry]], [[Northern Ireland]] | death_date = | death_place = | batting = | role = | umpire = true | odisumpired = 37 | umpodidebutyr = 2016 | umpodilastyr = 2025 | t20isumpired = 46 | umpt20idebutyr = 2016 | umpt20ilastyr = 2026 | wodisumpired = 7 | umpwodidebutyr = 2018 | umpwodilastyr = 2025 | wt20isumpired = 19 | umpwt20idebutyr = 2016 | umpwt20ilastyr = 2025 | date = 22 June 2023 | source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/524899.html Cricinfo }}

'''Roland Black''' (born 22 July 1971) is a Northern Irish [[umpire (cricket)|cricket umpire]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricketireland.ie/news/article/ireland-well-represented-at-icc-regional-conference-for-umpires |title=Ireland well represented at ICC Regional Conference for Umpires |work=Cricket Ireland |access-date=22 January 2019}}</ref> He has been an umpire since 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2019/articles/000014/001483.shtml |title=Black to umpire at WCQ |work=Cricket Europe |access-date=26 September 2019}}</ref> His name was added to [[ICC Associates and Affiliates Umpire Panel|ICC Associate and Affiliate Umpires Panel]] in 2016.<ref name="Cricinfo">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/524899.html |title=Roland Black |access-date=19 May 2014 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricketireland.ie/news/article/irish-umpires-named-on-icc-panel|title=Irish Umpires Named on ICC Panel - Cricket Ireland|first=Cricket|last=Ireland|access-date=6 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricketireland.ie/news/article/eight-irish-umpires-named-on-new-icc-panels|title=Eight Irish Umpires Named on new ICC Panels - Cricket Ireland|first=Cricket|last=Ireland|access-date=6 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.icc-cricket.com/about/89/match-officials/icc-associate-and-affiliate-international-umpires-panel|title=ICC Associate and Affiliate International Umpires Panel - Match Officials - ICC Cricket|access-date=6 September 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602070629/http://www.icc-cricket.com/about/89/match-officials/icc-associate-and-affiliate-international-umpires-panel|archive-date=2 June 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

On 14 July 2016, he stood in his first [[One Day International]] (ODI) match, between [[Afghan cricket team in Ireland in 2016|Ireland and Afghanistan]].<ref name="ODI">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/997963.html |title=Afghanistan tour of Scotland, Ireland and Netherlands, 3rd ODI: Ireland v Afghanistan at Belfast, Jul 14, 2016 |access-date=14 July 2016 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> He was initially appointed to stand in the match between the two sides on 10 July, but the match was abandoned due to rain without a ball being bowled.<ref name="rain">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/997959.html |title=Afghanistan tour of Scotland, Ireland and Netherlands, 1st ODI: Ireland v Afghanistan at Belfast, Jul 10, 2016 |access-date=14 July 2016 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> On 5 September 2016, he stood in his first [[Twenty20 International]] match, between [[Hong Kong cricket team in Ireland in 2016|Ireland and Hong Kong]].<ref name="T20I">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1004729.html |title=1st T20I: Ireland v Hong Kong at Bready, Sep 5, 2016 |access-date=5 September 2016 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>

On 30 May 2017, he was one of the two on-field umpires for the [[2017 Inter-Provincial Championship]] match between [[Northern Knights (cricket team)|Northern Knights]] and [[North West Warriors]].<ref name="FC">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1089599.html |title=Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Championship, North-West Warriors v Northern Knights at Eglinton, May 30-Jun 1, 2017 |access-date=30 May 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> This was the maiden [[first-class cricket|first-class]] match in the [[Inter-Provincial Championship]].<ref name="FC"/>

In April 2019, he was one of four umpires awarded a full-time season contract by [[Cricket Ireland]], the first time that Cricket Ireland had offered such contracts to umpires.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricketireland.ie/news/article/first-ever-full-time-umpire-season-contracts-increased-women-umpires-on-pan |title=First-ever full-time umpire season contracts, increased women umpires on Panels |work=Cricket Ireland |access-date=11 April 2019}}</ref> He was one of the twelve umpires to officiate matches in the [[2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier]] tournament in the United Arab Emirates.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1412092 |title=Match Officials announced for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019 |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=10 October 2019}}</ref> In January 2020, he was named as one of the sixteen umpires for the [[2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup]] tournament in South Africa.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1563523 |title=Match officials named for ICC U19 Cricket World Cup |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=8 January 2020}}</ref> In January 2022, he was named as one of the on-field umpires for the [[2022 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup]] in the West Indies.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/2443408 |title=Match officials named for ICC U19 Men's Cricket World Cup |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=11 January 2022}}</ref> He was also one of the two on-field umpires for the final of the tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2022/articles/000001/000188.shtml |title=Black to umpire India versus England final |work=Cricket Europe |access-date=7 February 2022}}</ref> In May 2022, Black was part of an umpire exchange initiative with the [[England and Wales Cricket Board]] (ECB).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricketireland.ie/news/article/irish-umpire-roland-black-to-stand-in-english-matches-as-part-of-exchange |title=Irish umpire Roland Black to stand in English matches as part of exchange |work=Cricket Ireland |access-date=3 May 2022}}</ref>

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

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