Langton Rusere (born 7 July 1985) is a Zimbabwean cricket umpire.[1][2] He stood in his first Twenty20 International match between Zimbabwe and India on 19 July 2015.[3] He stood in his first One Day International match between Zimbabwe and Afghanistan on 24 October 2015.[4]
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Full name | Langton Rusere |
Born | (1985-07-07) 7 July 1985 (age 37) Masvingo, Zimbabwe |
Role | Umpire |
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Tests umpired | 3 (2021) |
ODIs umpired | 22 (2015–2022) |
T20Is umpired | 41 (2015–2022) |
Source: Cricinfo, 6 November 2022 |
In January 2018, he was named as one of the seventeen on-field umpires for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[5] On 17 March 2018 at the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier, along with Sharfuddoula, he was one of the on-field umpires during the ninth place playoff match between Papua New Guinea and Hong Kong.[6] The fixture at Old Hararians in Harare became the 4,000th ODI match to be played.[7]
In October 2018, he was named as one of the twelve on-field umpires for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20.[8] Along with Shaun George, he was appointed as one of the on-field umpires for the tournament's final.[9] He was the first Zimbabwean umpire to stand in the final of a major international cricket tournament.[10][11] In February 2020, the ICC named him as one of the umpires to officiate in matches during the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.[12]
In April 2021, in the Test series between Zimbabwe and Pakistan, Rusere became the first black African umpire to stand in a Test match.[13][14][15]
In October 2021, he was appointed as one of the 16 umpires to officiate at the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup in Oman and UAE.[16] In February 2022, he was named as one of the on-field umpires for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.[17][18]
In October 2022, ICC included him in the 20 match officials officiating 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup in Australia.[19]
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