Marais Erasmus
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Marais Erasmus, is a current South African cricket umpire from Cape Province and member of the ICC Elite Umpire Panel
.
Erasmus' first ODI match was between Kenya and Canada at Nairobi on 18 October 2007 and his first T20I match was between South Africa
and Australia
at Johannesburg
on 24 February 2006. His first Test match was between Bangladesh and India from 17-21 January 2010. He played for the Boland cricket team at first-class
level.
Marais Erasmus was appointed to the ICC International Panel of Umpires
in 2008 and was quickly promoted to the ICC Elite Umpire Panel
in 2010.
While Erasmus had a good start to his Umpiring career, he came under severe pressure during the India England Test Series (July / Aug 2011) where he gave a series of bad decisions in the 2nd Test match played at Trent Bridge. Amongst the cricketers, he is referred to as a 'not-out' umpire, one who needs a lot of convincing before he declares someone out 'LBW'.
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....
.
Erasmus' first ODI match was between Kenya and Canada at Nairobi on 18 October 2007 and his first T20I match was between South Africa
South African cricket team
The South African national cricket team represent South Africa in international cricket. They are administrated by Cricket South Africa.South Africa is a full member of the International Cricket Council, also known as ICC, with Test and One Day International, or ODI, status...
and Australia
Australian cricket team
The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. It is the joint oldest team in Test cricket, having played in the first Test match in 1877...
at Johannesburg
Wanderers Stadium
BIDVest Wanderers Stadium is a stadium situated just south of Sandton in Illovo, Johannesburg in Gauteng Province, South Africa. Test, One Day and First class cricket matches are played here. It is also the home ground for the Highveld Lions, formerly known as Gauteng .The stadium has a seating...
on 24 February 2006. His first Test match was between Bangladesh and India from 17-21 January 2010. He played for the Boland cricket team at first-class
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...
level.
Marais Erasmus was appointed to the ICC International Panel of Umpires
International Panel of Umpires and Referees
The International Panel of ICC Umpires was established by the ICC in 1994 following trial in 1992/3, to ensure that one neutral umpire would stand in every Test match. It is made up of officials nominated from each of the ten Test playing cricket boards...
in 2008 and was quickly promoted to the ICC Elite Umpire 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 2010.
While Erasmus had a good start to his Umpiring career, he came under severe pressure during the India England Test Series (July / Aug 2011) where he gave a series of bad decisions in the 2nd Test match played at Trent Bridge. Amongst the cricketers, he is referred to as a 'not-out' umpire, one who needs a lot of convincing before he declares someone out 'LBW'.
Umpiring Statistics
As of the 5 August 2011:| First | Latest | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | Bangladesh v India at Chittagong, Jan 2010 | England vs India at Trent Bridge Trent Bridge Trent Bridge is a Test, One-day international and County cricket ground located in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England and is also the headquarters of Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. As well as International cricket and Nottinghamshire's home games, the ground has hosted the Finals Day of... , Nottingham Nottingham Nottingham is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire and represents one of eight members of the English Core Cities Group... , 29 July- 1 August 2011 |
6 |
| ODIs | Kenya v Canada at Nairobi (Gym), Oct 2007 | Scotland v Sri Lanka at Edinburgh Edinburgh Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area... , Jul 13, 2011 |
34 |
| T20Is | South Africa v Australia at Johannesburg Wanderers Stadium BIDVest Wanderers Stadium is a stadium situated just south of Sandton in Illovo, Johannesburg in Gauteng Province, South Africa. Test, One Day and First class cricket matches are played here. It is also the home ground for the Highveld Lions, formerly known as Gauteng .The stadium has a seating... , Feb 2006 |
India vs South Africa at Durban, Jan 2011 | 12 |