# Roland Black

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Cricket umpire

Roland Black Personal information Full name Roland Black Born (1971-07-22) 22 July 1971 (age 54) Derry, Northern Ireland Umpiring information ODIs umpired 37 (2016–2025) T20Is umpired 46 (2016–2026) WODIs umpired 7 (2018–2025) WT20Is umpired 19 (2016–2025) Source: Cricinfo, 22 June 2023

**Roland Black** (born 22 July 1971) is a Northern Irish [cricket umpire](/source/Umpire_(cricket)).[1] He has been an umpire since 2006.[2] His name was added to [ICC Associate and Affiliate Umpires Panel](/source/ICC_Associates_and_Affiliates_Umpire_Panel) in 2016.[3][4][5][6]

On 14 July 2016, he stood in his first [One Day International](/source/One_Day_International) (ODI) match, between [Ireland and Afghanistan](/source/Afghan_cricket_team_in_Ireland_in_2016).[7] 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.[8] On 5 September 2016, he stood in his first [Twenty20 International](/source/Twenty20_International) match, between [Ireland and Hong Kong](/source/Hong_Kong_cricket_team_in_Ireland_in_2016).[9]

On 30 May 2017, he was one of the two on-field umpires for the [2017 Inter-Provincial Championship](/source/2017_Inter-Provincial_Championship) match between [Northern Knights](/source/Northern_Knights_(cricket_team)) and [North West Warriors](/source/North_West_Warriors).[10] This was the maiden [first-class](/source/First-class_cricket) match in the [Inter-Provincial Championship](/source/Inter-Provincial_Championship).[10]

In April 2019, he was one of four umpires awarded a full-time season contract by [Cricket Ireland](/source/Cricket_Ireland), the first time that Cricket Ireland had offered such contracts to umpires.[11] He was one of the twelve umpires to officiate matches in the [2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier](/source/2019_ICC_T20_World_Cup_Qualifier) tournament in the United Arab Emirates.[12] In January 2020, he was named as one of the sixteen umpires for the [2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup](/source/2020_Under-19_Cricket_World_Cup) tournament in South Africa.[13] In January 2022, he was named as one of the on-field umpires for the [2022 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup](/source/2022_ICC_Under-19_Cricket_World_Cup) in the West Indies.[14] He was also one of the two on-field umpires for the final of the tournament.[15] In May 2022, Black was part of an umpire exchange initiative with the [England and Wales Cricket Board](/source/England_and_Wales_Cricket_Board) (ECB).[16]

## See also

- [List of One Day International cricket umpires](/source/List_of_One_Day_International_cricket_umpires)

- [List of Twenty20 International cricket umpires](/source/List_of_Twenty20_International_cricket_umpires)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Ireland well represented at ICC Regional Conference for Umpires"](http://www.cricketireland.ie/news/article/ireland-well-represented-at-icc-regional-conference-for-umpires). *Cricket Ireland*. Retrieved 22 January 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Black to umpire at WCQ"](https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2019/articles/000014/001483.shtml). *Cricket Europe*. Retrieved 26 September 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Cricinfo_3-0)** ["Roland Black"](http://www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/524899.html). *ESPN Cricinfo*. Retrieved 19 May 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Ireland, Cricket. ["Irish Umpires Named on ICC Panel - Cricket Ireland"](http://www.cricketireland.ie/news/article/irish-umpires-named-on-icc-panel). Retrieved 6 September 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Ireland, Cricket. ["Eight Irish Umpires Named on new ICC Panels - Cricket Ireland"](http://www.cricketireland.ie/news/article/eight-irish-umpires-named-on-new-icc-panels). Retrieved 6 September 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["ICC Associate and Affiliate International Umpires Panel - Match Officials - ICC Cricket"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160602070629/http://www.icc-cricket.com/about/89/match-officials/icc-associate-and-affiliate-international-umpires-panel). Archived from [the original](http://www.icc-cricket.com/about/89/match-officials/icc-associate-and-affiliate-international-umpires-panel) on 2 June 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ODI_7-0)** ["Afghanistan tour of Scotland, Ireland and Netherlands, 3rd ODI: Ireland v Afghanistan at Belfast, Jul 14, 2016"](http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/997963.html). *ESPNcricinfo*. Retrieved 14 July 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-rain_8-0)** ["Afghanistan tour of Scotland, Ireland and Netherlands, 1st ODI: Ireland v Afghanistan at Belfast, Jul 10, 2016"](http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/997959.html). *ESPNcricinfo*. Retrieved 14 July 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-T20I_9-0)** ["1st T20I: Ireland v Hong Kong at Bready, Sep 5, 2016"](http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1004729.html). *ESPN Cricinfo*. Retrieved 5 September 2016.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-FC_10-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-FC_10-1) ["Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Championship, North-West Warriors v Northern Knights at Eglinton, May 30-Jun 1, 2017"](http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1089599.html). *ESPN Cricinfo*. Retrieved 30 May 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["First-ever full-time umpire season contracts, increased women umpires on Panels"](http://www.cricketireland.ie/news/article/first-ever-full-time-umpire-season-contracts-increased-women-umpires-on-pan). *Cricket Ireland*. Retrieved 11 April 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["Match Officials announced for ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019"](https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1412092). *International Cricket Council*. Retrieved 10 October 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["Match officials named for ICC U19 Cricket World Cup"](https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1563523). *International Cricket Council*. Retrieved 8 January 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** ["Match officials named for ICC U19 Men's Cricket World Cup"](https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/2443408). *International Cricket Council*. Retrieved 11 January 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** ["Black to umpire India versus England final"](https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2022/articles/000001/000188.shtml). *Cricket Europe*. Retrieved 7 February 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-16)** ["Irish umpire Roland Black to stand in English matches as part of exchange"](https://www.cricketireland.ie/news/article/irish-umpire-roland-black-to-stand-in-english-matches-as-part-of-exchange). *Cricket Ireland*. Retrieved 3 May 2022.

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v t e ICC Associates and Affiliates Umpire Panel P Smith VR Angara AR Maddela H Grewal RP Shah P Manning SB Ravindra M Jameson SG Chandiramani TH Dar Suresh Subramanian A Birss DO Agutu V Kalidas A Louw E Lassen BB Pradhan DN Subedi Rizwan Akram N Bathi M Prabhudesai EH Amoto R Asher V Babu KHS Atai S Mishra DH McLean I McDonald RG Milne AD Kassam Akbar Ali Khan SS Mannil Aasif Iqbal A Gajjar JA Lindo VP Mallela MD Kenni

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