20 Facts About Richard Kettleborough

Richard Allan Kettleborough was born on 15 March 1973 and is an English international cricket umpire, and former first-class cricketer who appeared in 33 first-class matches for Yorkshire and Middlesex.

Richard Kettleborough was a left-handed top order batsman and occasional right-arm medium pace bowler.

Richard Kettleborough attended Worksop College and was a member of the college cricket XI for a number of years.

Richard Kettleborough won the David Shepherd Trophy for ICC Umpire of the year in 2013,2014 and 2015.

Richard Kettleborough played for the Tykes until 1997 when, after failing to establish a permanent place in the first team, he moved to Middlesex for two further seasons.

Richard Kettleborough toured Australia with a Marylebone Cricket Club team in 2002.

Richard Kettleborough took three first-class wickets at 81.00 and six one-day wickets at 38.33.

Richard Kettleborough became a member of the ECB First-class list of umpires in 2006, and has taken charge of a number of showpiece domestic matches, including a semi-final in the 2009 Friends Provident Trophy, finals day of the Twenty20 Cup in 2009 and the final of the Clydesdale Bank 40 in 2010.

Richard Kettleborough was the ECB's designated TV umpire on the ICC International Panel for the 2009 season.

Richard Kettleborough was appointed to stand in his first T20I as umpire between England and Australia in August 2009.

Richard Kettleborough later umpired his 1st One Day International between the same sides a month later.

Richard Kettleborough made his debut as a Test cricket umpire in a Test between Sri Lanka and West Indies at Galle in November 2010.

Richard Kettleborough went on to stand in 4 matches at the Cricket World Cup 2011, and gained promotion to the Elite Panel of ICC Umpires in May 2011.

Richard Kettleborough was one of the twenty umpires to stand in matches during the 2015 Cricket World Cup and umpired in the Final played between the co-hosts Australia and New Zealand at the historic MCG on 29 March 2015.

Richard Kettleborough went on to stand in the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy Final between arch-rivals India and Pakistan at The Oval in London on 18 June 2017.

In June 2021, Richard Kettleborough was named as the TV umpire for the 2021 ICC World Test Championship Final.

Richard Kettleborough was named as one of the sixteen match officials for 2023 Cricket World Cup.

Richard Kettleborough officiated in 5 group stage matches and in the semi final between Australia and South Africa.

Richard Kettleborough was named on-field umpire for the final, for the second time after he officiated as one of the on-field umpires in 2015 Cricket World Cup Final.

Richard Kettleborough served as the third umpire in the final of the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.