Alex Dowdalls
Personal information
Full name
Alex Dowdalls
Born (1960-01-30) 30 January 1960
RoleUmpire
Umpiring information
ODIs umpired8 (2017–2019)
T20Is umpired6 (2017–2018)
Source: Cricinfo, 21 August 2019

Alex Dowdalls (born 30 January 1960) is a Scottish cricket umpire.[1][2][3]

Alex began umpiring in 1993 with his first appointment with the European Cricket Council was in 1999, an ICC under-19 World Cup qualifier in Penicuik between Ireland and Denmark.[4]

He stood in matches during the 2016 ICC World Cricket League Division Five tournament in Jersey.[5][6]

On 15 January 2017 he made his Twenty20 International (T20I) umpiring debut in a match between Oman and the Netherlands in the 2017 Desert T20 Challenge.[7] His first One Day International (ODI) match as an umpire was between the United Arab Emirates and Hong Kong on 26 January 2017.[8] He was one of the eight on-field umpires for the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament in Namibia.[9]

In August 2019, during the 2019 Scotland Tri-Nation Series match between Scotland and Papua New Guinea , Dowdalls umpired in his 250th international match, the most by any Scottish umpire.[10]

See also

References

  1. "Alex Dowdalls". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  2. "Coatbridge umpire to take charge of Aussies". Daily Record. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  3. "3 Scottish Officials named on ICC Umpire panel". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  4. "Alex Dowdalls marks 250 international appearances – Cricket Scotland". Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  5. "Jersey ready to host ICC World Cricket League Division 5". ICC. Archived from the original on 21 May 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  6. "ICC World Cricket League Division Five, Nigeria v Oman at St Clement, May 22, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  7. "Desert T20 Challenge, 3rd Match, Group B: Netherlands v Oman at Abu Dhabi, Jan 15, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  8. "United Arab Emirates Tri-Nation Series, 3rd Match: United Arab Emirates v Hong Kong at Dubai (DSC), Jan 26, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  9. "All to play for in last ever World Cricket League tournament". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  10. "Alex Dowdalls marks 250 international appearances". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
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