David Boon retires after 14-year-long career as Match referee following the second test between Bangladesh and Zimbabwe.
Former Australia batsman David Boon 14-year tenure as an ICC match referee came to an end on Wednesday, with his last assignment being the second Bangladesh-Zimbabwe Test at Chattogram. In addition to officiating 119 T20Is (including seven women’s T20Is), Boon refereed 87 Test matches and 190 ODIs.
After serving as a national selector for Cricket Australia (CA), Boon, 64, is now expected to take on a new role as a board director. After a 12-year international career, Boon also worked in administration at Cricket Tasmania for 12 years before joining the ICC as a match referee.
“It is with mixed emotions that I finish my time as a match referee with the ICC,” Boon said in a statement. “It has been an incredible honour and pleasure to be a part of this journey spanning nearly 14 years. I am grateful for the opportunity, including the challenges, the many cherished memories and friendships I’ve made along the way.
“I feel privileged to have stayed so connected to our great game, witnessing international cricket from such close quarters. I hope that I leave having made a difference and contributed to officiating the world game. I want to express my heartfelt gratitude to the ICC and Cricket Australia for their support over the years in this chapter of my involvement in the game.”
During his playing career, Boon played from 1984 until 1996. He was selected player of the final for top scoring in the 1987 50-over World Cup, where Australia defeated England, and he won four Ashes titles as a player. Boon amassed 7422 runs with 21 hundreds in 107 Test matches and 5964 runs with five hundreds in 181 ODIs.