Shaun George (25 January 1968 – 24 February 2024) was a South African former

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er who later became an international

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. He was part of

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's umpire panel for first-class matches.

Playing career

George played

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for Eastern Province and

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between 1987 and 1991.

Umpiring career

After making his first-class and List A umpiring debut in 2004, George officiated in his first

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(T20I) in 2010. He made his

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(ODI) debut the following year. He was one of the seventeen on-field umpires for the

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. He was one of the on-field umpires for the tournament final. In May 2018, he was promoted to the ICC Test/ODI Emerging Panel of umpires. In October 2018, he was named as one of the twelve on-field umpires for the

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. Along with Langton Rusere, he was appointed one of the on-field umpires for the tournament's final. In July 2019, George umpired in his 50th ODI, in the third ODI between Ireland and Zimbabwe, at Stormont,

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. In February 2020, the ICC named him one of the umpires to officiate in matches during the

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in Australia.

Death

George died at the age of 56 from a stroke.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:George, Shaun 1968 births 2024 deaths South African cricketers South African One Day International cricket umpires South African Twenty20 International cricket umpires Cricketers from Gqeberha Eastern Province cricketers Gauteng cricketers

Playing career

Umpiring career

Death

See also

References