Shaun George (cricketer)


Shaun George is a South African former cricketer who later became an umpire. He is part of Cricket South Africa's umpire panel for first-class matches.

Playing career

George played first-class cricket for Eastern Province and Transvaal between 1987 and 1991.

Umpiring career

After making his first-class and List A umpiring debuts in 2004, George made his international debut in a Twenty20 international in 2010. He made his One-day international debut the following year.
In January 2018, he was named as one of the seventeen on-field umpires for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. He was later appointed as 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 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20. Along with Langton Rusere, he was appointed as 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, Belfast. 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.