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4th Test: Andy Pycroft Becomes Fourth Match Referee To Officiate In Hundred Men’s Tests
Emirates ICC Elite Panel: In the ongoing Boxing Day Test between Australia and India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), former Zimbabwe captain Andy Pycroft has become just the fourth person to officiate in 100 men's Test matches as a match referee.
Pycroft, who made 152 runs in three Tests and amassed 220 runs from 20 ODIs for Zimbabwe from 1983 to 1992, joins an exclusive club featuring Ranjan Madugalle (225 times), Jeff Crowe (125 times) and Chris Broad (123 times) to have achieved this unique landmark as a match referee.
“It has been a great honour and pleasure being on the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees over the years, and to have been afforded the opportunity to officiate all over the world, embracing different cultures.”
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