Don't know if this the right place to put this, happy for it to be moved

http://www.icc-cricket.com/icc-u19wc...ry/230483.html

Very confused by the officials chosen for the U19 World Cup. There are no Umpires from England, England has one of the few First Class set ups with full-time professional umpires, and yet none have been included... they even managed to drag in a German!!

I would understand if it was during the English season, but it takes place in February!!

Match Referees
 

Roshan Mahanama (Sri Lanka) - Emirates Elite Panel

Alan Hurst (Australia) - Emirates Elite Panel
 

Umpires
 

Paul Baldwin (Germany) - Associate & Affiliate Panel

Gary Baxter (New Zealand) - Emirates International Panel

Steve Davis (Australia) - Emirates International Panel

Asoka de Silva (Sri Lanka) - Emirates International Panel

Roger Dill (Bermuda) - Associate & Affiliate Panel

Billy Doctrove (West Indies) - Emirates International Panel

Nadeem Ghauri (Pakistan) - Emirates International Panel

Shahul Hameed (Indonesia) - Associate & Affiliate Panel

Krishna Hariharan (India) - Emirates International Panel

Trevor Henry (Ireland) - Associate & Affiliate Panel

Peter Manuel (Sri Lanka) - Emirates International Panel

Tyron Wijewardena (Sri Lanka) - Emirates International Panel 
 
 

Well the fact theres an Irish person I spose can count as a British Isles one (grapping at straws maybe). However a Germany? Now for all I know he could be one of the best there, but I never knew that Germany at any sort of interest. Kudos to him though.

Only guessing, but I imagine Paul Baldwin is Mister rather than Herr Baldwin.

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