Top local cricket umpire Roger Dill made history earlier this month by becoming the first member of the ICC Associate and Affiliates umpire?s panel to stand in an official One Day International (ODI) at Queen?s Park Oval, Trinidad ? the oldest Test ground in the Caribbean.

The 48-year-old former Western Stars off spinner officiated in the recently concluded triangular ODI series involving Bermuda, Zimbabwe and Canada and also had the privilege of working alongside Emirates Elite Panel umpire Simon Taufel and former West Indies skipper Clive Lloyd.

Lloyd, match referee for the four-day series, captained West Indies to World Cup glory in 1975 and 1979.

?He (Lloyd) was very nice and a very straightforward individual,? recalled Dill, who also officiated in this year?s ICC Under 19 World Cup in Sri Lanka. ?I remember when he participated here in the Bacardi Double Wicket competition at the National Stadium.

?He had very fond memories of playing in that tournament against the likes of Alma (Champ) Hunt and the Raynor brothers.?

Lloyd and former Southampton Rangers all rounder Lee Raynor were the inaugural winners of the former Bacardi Double Wicket competition.

Zimbabwe defeated Bermuda by 83 runs in the final at Queen?s Park Oval ? the venue where the Island?s senior national cricket team will play their Group B World Cup matches next March.

Zimbabwe also defeated Bermuda in the 1982 ICC Trophy final in England to qualify for the 1983 World Cup.

As for his own historic experience in the Caribbean, Dill stated: ?I was very proud to officiate at such an historical and good ground.

?It was quite interesting and more or less business as usual whereas we took things one game at a time and not dwell too much on the occasion. You just want to go out there and do a good job regardless what match it is.?

In keeping with its objective to ensure umpiring standards are upheld, the ICC has in place a sophisticated system of umpire assessments to aid officials in their performance and development.

At the conclusion of each ODI series, all umpires Emirates Elite and International Panel umpires receive a detailed report on their performance.

Dill, who began umpiring locally in 1997, is currently on standby and has been scheduled to officiate in Toronto next August ? his sixth international assignment in the past ten months.