Shaun George (25 January 1968 – 24 February 2024) was a South African former cricketer who later became an international umpire.^[1] He was part of Cricket South Africa's umpire panel for first-class matches.^[2]

Playing career

George played first-class cricket for Eastern Province and Transvaal between 1987 and 1991.^[3][4]

Umpiring career

After making his first-class and List A umpiring debut in 2004, George officiated in his first Twenty20 international (T20I) in 2010. He made his One-day international (ODI) debut the following year.^{[5][6][7][8][9]}

He was one of the seventeen on-field umpires for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.^[10] He was one of the on-field umpires for the tournament final.^[11] In May 2018, he was promoted to the ICC Test/ODI Emerging Panel of umpires.^[12]

In October 2018, he was named as one of the twelve on-field umpires for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20.^[13] Along with Langton Rusere, he was appointed as one of the on-field umpires for the tournament's final.^[14]

In July 2019, George umpired in his 50th ODI, in the third ODI between Ireland and Zimbabwe, at Stormont, Belfast.^[15] In February 2020, the ICC named him as one of the umpires to officiate in matches during the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.^[16]