Russell Tiffin
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Russell Blair Tiffin is a current international cricket
umpire
, and a former Test cricket
umpire. He has been a member of the ICC International umpire panel since 1995. He became a member of the ICC Elite Panel
in April 2001, but was demoted in February 2004 along with Asoka de Silva and Dave Orchard
. He officiated in 38 Test matches, the most for any Zimbabwe
an umpire. He continues to be a regular umpire in One Day Internationals. He has officiated in over 100 ODI's, making him one of the most capped umpires in world cricket. In December 2007 he stood in his 39th Test match, after a 3 year lay-off from umpiring Tests.
Tiffin was born in Salisbury, Rhodesia
(now Harare
, Zimbabwe). His family were farmers in the Tengwe
area in the north of the country. Tiffin was educated at Banket Primary School and Prince Edward High School in Harare, where he became a wicketkeeper-batsman. After three years of military service, he played for Mashonaland
in the days before Zimbabwean provincial cricket had first-class status
, while working as a manager for Castrol
Zimbabwe. He became an umpire in 1986, but continued with his day job until May 2002, when he became a full-time umpire.
From the spring of 2008, he became one of the umpires for the newly formed Indian Premier League
including being based in Chennai India in May 2008.
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...
, and a former Test cricket
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
umpire. He has been a member of the ICC International umpire panel since 1995. He became a member of the ICC Elite Panel
ICC Elite umpire panel
The Elite Panel of ICC Umpires is a panel of cricket umpires appointed by the International Cricket Council to officiate in Test matches and One Day Internationals around the world....
in April 2001, but was demoted in February 2004 along with Asoka de Silva and Dave Orchard
Dave Orchard
David Lynton Orchard is South African former first-class cricketer, and former international umpire who stood in 44 Tests and 107 ODI.Orchard was born in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa...
. He officiated in 38 Test matches, the most for any Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...
an umpire. He continues to be a regular umpire in One Day Internationals. He has officiated in over 100 ODI's, making him one of the most capped umpires in world cricket. In December 2007 he stood in his 39th Test match, after a 3 year lay-off from umpiring Tests.
Tiffin was born in Salisbury, Rhodesia
Rhodesia
Rhodesia , officially the Republic of Rhodesia from 1970, was an unrecognised state located in southern Africa that existed between 1965 and 1979 following its Unilateral Declaration of Independence from the United Kingdom on 11 November 1965...
(now Harare
Harare
Harare before 1982 known as Salisbury) is the largest city and capital of Zimbabwe. It has an estimated population of 1,600,000, with 2,800,000 in its metropolitan area . Administratively, Harare is an independent city equivalent to a province. It is Zimbabwe's largest city and its...
, Zimbabwe). His family were farmers in the Tengwe
Tengwe
Tengwe is a village in the province of Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe situated about 70 km north-west of Chinhoyi. Tobacco is mainly produced in the area....
area in the north of the country. Tiffin was educated at Banket Primary School and Prince Edward High School in Harare, where he became a wicketkeeper-batsman. After three years of military service, he played for Mashonaland
Mashonaland
Mashonaland is a region in northern Zimbabwe. It is the home of the Shona people.Currently, Mashonaland is divided into three provinces, with a total population of about 3 million:* Mashonaland West* Mashonaland Central* Mashonaland East...
in the days before Zimbabwean provincial cricket had first-class status
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
, while working as a manager for Castrol
Castrol
Castrol is a brand of industrial and automotive lubricants which is applied to a large range of oils, greases and similar products for most lubrication applications...
Zimbabwe. He became an umpire in 1986, but continued with his day job until May 2002, when he became a full-time umpire.
From the spring of 2008, he became one of the umpires for the newly formed Indian Premier League
Indian Premier League
The Indian Premier League is a professional league for Twenty20 cricket competition in India. It was initiated by the Board of Control for Cricket in India , headquartered in Mumbai, and is supervised by BCCI Vice President Rajeev Shukla, who serves as the league's Chairman and Commissioner...
including being based in Chennai India in May 2008.
External links
- Profile from CricketArchiveCricketArchiveCricketArchive is a website that aims to provide a comprehensive archive of records relating to the sport of cricket. It claims to be the most comprehensive cricket database on the internet, including scorecards for all matches of first-class cricket , List A cricket , Women's Test cricket and...
- Zimbabwe's Elite-Panel Umpire: Russell Tiffin, CricinfoCricinfoESPNcricinfo is believed to be the largest cricket-related website on the World Wide Web. Content includes news,articles, live scorecards,live text commentary and a comprehensive and searchable database called 'StatsGuru', of historical matches and players from the 18th century to the present...
, 17 October 2002 - ICC Umpires and Referees