Bermuda Cricket Umpires Association president Emmerson Carrington has settled into his job as an anti-corruption manager at Cricket West Indies.

Carrington, a former inspector in the Bermuda Police Service, started his job in April. His position requires him to provide physical presence at regional and international cricket events.

“It has been a learning experience coupled with the excitement of being around cricketing stars,” he said.

“Of course it's an opportunity to use my training and experience as a police officer in another role as most of the skills are transferable.

“While I am required to enforce the anti-corruption code, the role requires me to build relationships and create an atmosphere of trust so that players feel comfortable reporting corrupt approaches.”

As the anti-corruption manager for the second edition of the Bermuda Smash Invitational in May, Carrington put in place protocols required by the International Cricket Council to curb match-fixing. These included players, coaches and match officials not having access to their mobile phones during matches.

“Having anti-corruption in place is a critical step in obtaining ICC sanction,” the Bermuda resident said.

“For the BSI this year we had a secured players and match officials area, where mobile phones and all other electronic devices were confiscated for the duration of the match.

“Players and stakeholders received anti-corruption education prior to the tournament and I was present as an anti-corruption manager at all matches.”

From 2017, Carrington has been Bermuda’s representative on the ICC umpires development panel. With his new role clashing with umpiring assignments, the 59-year-old is as good as retired to make room for another match official from Bermuda.

Last year, Carrington announced that he was stepping down from officiating in Cup Match. He was an on-field umpire with Alex Knight when the Annual Classic took place at Somerset Cricket Club, the venue where he made his debut in 2014.

Knight will resume on-field duties at Wellington Oval this year, joined by debutant Marc McCormack.

Precious Smith, who became the first woman to stand in an Eastern Counties match on July 19, has been promoted from fourth umpire to third umpire, trading places with Anderson Cumberbatch, while Linnell Williams returns as match referee to complete the playing control team.