Veteran Jamaican Umpire Calls Time on Regional/International Career

Experienced Jamaican Umpire Norman Malcolm has announced his retirement from cricket umpiring at the Regional level. Mr. Malcolm has severed the game in this capacity since 1993. He informed the WICB of his decision in December last year. 

Experienced Jamaican Umpire Norman Malcolm has announced his retirement from cricket umpiring at the Regional level. Mr. Malcolm has severed the game in this capacity since 1993. He informed the WICB of his decision in December last year. 

A veteran of over thirty years of service to the game of cricket, he rose to the level of the ICC International Panel and stood in 27 One Day Internationals between 2008 and 2011. His debut ODI match was in June 2008 when he officiated in the second match of the ODI series between West Indies and Australia in St. Georges, Grenada. His last ODI match was in North Sound Antigua in 2011 between West Indies and India. Malcolm also stood in 7 T20 matches at the ICC level.

Mr. Malcolm was on Sunday February 9, 2014 re-elected as President of the Jamaica Cricket Umpires’ Association at its 68th Annual General Meeting held at the Rex Nettleford Hall at the University of the Wes Indies. It was during his address to the membership that President Malcolm informed his colleagues of his decision to retire from the WICB Senior Panel of Umpires.

He will continue to serve as an umpire at the local level.