Abood Recognised at CNSW Awards

National Panel umpire Gerard Abood has received the inaugural Cricket NSW Representative Umpire of the Year, presented at last night’s CNSW Awards Evening at Doltone House.

Abood has enjoyed a stellar season, involved in 21 Cricket Australia matches, including being appointed to oversee two national finals – on-field for the One-Day Cup Final and TV Umpire in the BBL Final.

He performed strongly on-field in five Sheffield Shield matches, three in the One-Day Cup and nine BBL matches with an additional four matches as TV Umpire.

This season also saw him appointed to the Men’s Premier Cricket First Grade Final, held last weekend at Cricket Central, the eighth occasion he has officiated the fixture.

Abood is one of the longest-serving members of the National Umpiring Panel, with 2022-23 being his 13th season as a member of the group.

During his time as a contracted umpire he has significant experience both at the international and domestic levels, with a combined 39 men’s and women’s internationals and officiating 12 senior national finals.

He has been on-field for 78 first-class matches since debuting in November 2008, including the 2017-18 Sheffield Shield Final at Allan Border Field.

Off-field, he makes a significant contribution to Australian cricket as a member of the Playing Conditions Advisory Committee, which determines the regulations that national competitions are played under.

The award was selected from the 13 umpires representing New South Wales officiating in Cricket Australia’s professional competitions, with five umpires on the National Panel, four on the Supplementary and the four members of the NSW State Umpire Panel.

Cricket NSW and NSWCUSA would like to take the opportunity to congratulate all of the umpires on these three panels, while also thanking all of our wonderful officials across the entire cricket landscape for their service to cricket across 2022-23.