Umpire exchange: Ben Treloar to officiate two Ranji Trophy matches; Parashar Joshi to umpire in Australia

Australian umpire Ben Treloar will officiate two Ranji Trophy matches in India and India’s Parashar Joshi will travel to Australia to stand in two Sheffield Shield matches and one One Day Cup fixture, with the appointments scheduled between October 18 and 29 for Treloar and between November 11 and 25 for Joshi as part of an exchange between the two countries’ governing bodies.

A Cricket Australia release stated Treloar has been assigned to Delhi’s Ranji Trophy match against Gujarat from October 18 to 21 in Delhi and will then stand in Mumbai’s match with Haryana from October 26 to 29 in Mumbai as part of the programme.

Treloar’s officiating résumé, as noted in the release, comprises 30 First-Class matches, 20 List A fixtures and 39 Big Bash League games; he has also stood in two Women’s One Day Internationals and four Women’s T20 Internationals. Away from match duties, Treloar serves as Cricket New South Wales’ Umpire Education Officer, and he has received four George Borwick Memorial Awards from the New South Wales Cricket Umpires and Scorers Association.

Joshi’s Australian schedule begins with Queensland’s Sheffield Shield match against Tasmania at the Gabba from November 11 to 14, continues with the sides’ One Day Cup fixture at the Gabba on November 16, and concludes with the Sheffield Shield clash between New South Wales and Queensland at the SCG from November 22 to 25.

The release summarised Joshi’s domestic experience as including 19 First-Class matches across the Ranji Trophy and Duleep Trophy, 32 List A matches in the Vijay Hazare Trophy and Deodhar Trophy, and 40 T20 matches, with appointments in the Indian Premier League and the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.

Treloar’s first appointment on this exchange is Delhi v Gujarat from October 18 to 21 in Delhi; Joshi’s assignment opens with Queensland v Tasmania at the Gabba from November 11 to 14.