Umpire Manders gets ICC call up
Created: Feb 08, 2008 10:00 AM
Bermudian umpire Wally Manders has been selected to officiate at the ICC Americas Division 3 Championship in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Manders is the president of the Bermuda Cricket Umpires Association (BCUA) and has been an umpire in since 1987. He officiated his first international match in Panama in 2003.
The tournament runs from February 10 - 17 and nations include Belize, Turks and Caicos, Brazil, Chile and Peru. The winner of the Division 3 Championship will automatically move up to Division 2 and play Bahamas, Panama and Suriname.
While the winner of Division 2 will get the chance to face defending champions Bermuda, Argentina, Canada and the Cayman Islands in the ICC Americas Championship Division 1, in Florida this summer.