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ICC Associate and Affiliate Umpires Paul Baldwin (Germany) and Trevor Henry (Ireland) have been selected by the International Cricket Council to officiate in the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup Sri Lanka 2006. The announcement came from Chris Kelly, ICC Umpires and Referees Manager in Dubai who is in charge of all appointments in International cricket. The Europe Region has four umpires on the 10-man panel which was established by ICC at the beginning of 2005. Both umpires have been officiating in their country for many years and due to their impressive performances and experience in their country and at European tournaments, they were selected onto the panel. Both have experience in European Championships, ICC World Cup Qualifiers and the ICC Intercontinental Cup, but this is perhaps the highest accolade either has had.

Commenting on their appointment Richard Holdsworth, ICC Regional Development Manager Europe said; "This is a wonderful opportunity for both Trevor and Paul. They have been involved in the Development Program for some time and this is just reward for their efforts and for the quality of their umpiring. There are over 900 umpires in Europe's 27 ICC member countries who have been on an umpire training course and the increase in umpires since 2002 is 70%. These appointments will help create an even better profile for umpiring in Europe and show the ambitious umpires that there is reward at the top level now for Associate and Affiliate Countries".