Paul Baldwin (cricket umpire)
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Paul Kerr Baldwin is a cricket
umpire
, originally from Germany
.
Baldwin started umpiring in 2000 and was appointed to the ICC
Associates and Affiliates International Umpires Panel in 2005. He made his ODI officiating debut on 5 August 2006 in the match between Scotland and Ireland. While serving on the ICC
Associates and Affiliates International Umpires Panel he officiated in 18 ODIs and 9 International T20s. Baldwin moved back to England for the 2009 season where his impressive performances throughout the season earned him a place on the ECB's list of reserve first-class umpires.
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
umpire
Umpire (cricket)
In cricket, an umpire is a person who has the authority to make judgements on the cricket field, according to the Laws of Cricket...
, originally from Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
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Baldwin started umpiring in 2000 and was appointed to the ICC
International Cricket Council
The International Cricket Council is the international governing body of cricket. It was founded as the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1909 by representatives from England, Australia and South Africa, renamed the International Cricket Conference in 1965, and took up its current name in 1989.The...
Associates and Affiliates International Umpires Panel in 2005. He made his ODI officiating debut on 5 August 2006 in the match between Scotland and Ireland. While serving on the ICC
International Cricket Council
The International Cricket Council is the international governing body of cricket. It was founded as the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1909 by representatives from England, Australia and South Africa, renamed the International Cricket Conference in 1965, and took up its current name in 1989.The...
Associates and Affiliates International Umpires Panel he officiated in 18 ODIs and 9 International T20s. Baldwin moved back to England for the 2009 season where his impressive performances throughout the season earned him a place on the ECB's list of reserve first-class umpires.