Langton Rusere (born 7 July 1985) is a Zimbabwean cricket umpire.[1][2] He stood in his first Twenty20 International match, between Zimbabwe and India, on 19 July 2015.[3] He officiated in his first One Day International match when Zimbabwe played Afghanistan on 24 October 2015.[4]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Langton Rusere |
| Born | 7 July 1985 Masvingo, Zimbabwe |
| Role | Umpire |
| Umpiring information | |
| Tests umpired | 5 (2021–2023) |
| ODIs umpired | 28 (2015–2023) |
| T20Is umpired | 50 (2015–2023) |
| WODIs umpired | 9 (2017–2022) |
| WT20Is umpired | 9 (2018–2020) |
Source: Cricinfo, 24 June 2023 | |
Career
He was one of the seventeen on-field umpires for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[5] On 17 March 2018 at the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier, along with Sharfuddoula, he was one of the on-field umpires during the ninth-place playoff match between Papua New Guinea and Hong Kong.[6] The fixture at Old Hararians in Harare became the 4,000th ODI match to be played.[7]
He was one of the twelve on-field umpires for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20.[8] Along with Shaun George, he was appointed as one of the on-field umpires for the tournament's final.[9] He was the first Zimbabwean umpire to stand in the final of a major international cricket tournament.[10][11] In February 2020, the ICC named him as one of the umpires for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.[12]
In April 2021, in the Test series between Zimbabwe and Pakistan, Rusere became the first black African umpire to stand in a Test match.[13][14][15]
In October 2021, he was appointed as one of the 16 umpires to officiate at the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup in Oman and UAE.[16] In February 2022, he was named as one of the on-field umpires for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.[17][18]
In October 2022, ICC included him in the 20 match officials officiating 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup in Australia.[19]