Richard Kettleborough

Richard Allan Kettleborough (born 15 March 1973) is an English international cricket umpire, and former first-class cricketer who appeared in 33 first-class matches for Yorkshire and Middlesex. He was a left-handed top order batsman and occasional right-arm medium pace bowler. He attended Worksop College and was a member of the college cricket XI for a number of years.

Having been appointed to the ECB list of first-class umpires in 2006, he officiated with Ian Gould in an international Twenty20 between England and Australia in August 2009 and was subsequently elevated to the full International Panel of ICC Umpires in November 2009 and the Elite Panel of ICC Umpires in May 2011. He won the ICC Umpire of the year (David Shepherd Trophy) in 2013, 2014 and 2015.

Playing career Kettleborough made his debut for Yorkshire in 1994, and scored his only century in 1996 against Essex. He 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. They followed this up over the next two years with further university matches, and two tour matches (involving Sri Lankans and Indians). and umpired in the Final played between the co-hosts Australia and New Zealand at the historic MCG on 29 March 2015. During the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy held in England and Wales, he stood in the semi-final between Bangladesh and India at the Edgbaston Cricket Ground in Birmingham on 15 June 2017. 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 April 2019, he was named as one of the sixteen umpires to stand in matches during the 2019 Cricket World Cup. In July 2019, he was named as one of the two on-field umpires for the first semi-final match, between India and New Zealand. In June 2021, Kettleborough was named as the TV umpire for the 2021 ICC World Test Championship Final.

He was named as one of the sixteen match officials for 2023 Cricket World Cup. He officiated in 5 group stage matches and in the semi final between Australia and South Africa. He was also 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. He also served as the third umpire in the final of the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.