Umpiring & Scoring
Information for umpires and scorers in Queensland
Emerging Umpire Panel
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Elsie Bradford
Elsie started umpiring in Queensland Premier Cricket in 2023/24 season, and was selected to attend the CA U16 Female National Championship in Hobart in 2024, returning to the same tournament in 2025 where she stood in the Final.
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Hamish Knowles
Hamish commenced umpiring cricket in the 2022/23 season. Hamish was awarded the Col Hoy Award in that season and has progressed to higher grades in the following seasons.
In the 2024/25 season Hamish was appointed to the Men’s Fourth Grade 2-Day competition Grade Final.
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Jack Clothier
Jack began his umpiring journey with QCUSA during the 2023/24 season after having relocated to Queensland from New Zealand to progress his professional career. Cricket has been a long term passion for Jack whereby he has continuously sought to improve his umpiring skillset through intensive off and on-field development, culminating in his appointment to the State Development Panel for the 2024/25 season. Off the field Jack is committed to his career as an environmental consultant, working on river systems across the world including in Brazil, PNG, New Zealand, and locally in Australia.
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Jordan McManus
Jordan McManus came to Queensland prior to the 2024-25 season, having umpired previously in Essex, UK for 10 years, progressing up to the Essex Premier League.
Jordan was selected to the Fourth Grade Mens Two Day Semi-Final and has joined the State Emerging Umpire Panel for the 2025-26 season.
In addition to umpiring, Jordan was also a local football referee for five years before moving to Queensland to solely focus on cricket umpiring. -
Lachlan Nolan
Lachlan began umpiring in 2014 at just 14 years old in Darwin. The following year, at age 15, he made history as the youngest umpire to debut in Darwin Premier Cricket, officiating both the T20 and One-Day Finals. That same year, he was selected to officiate at the inaugural Cricket Australia Under-15 National Championships. From 2017 to 2019, and again in the 2023/24 season, he was a member of the South Queensland Country Panel, and he was also part of the Queensland Cricket Development Panel in 2018/19, officiating at the Queensland Under-16 State Championships in 2018, 2019, and 2024.
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Naveen Vinod
Naveen joined Queensland Premier Cricket in the 2024-25 season after having previously umpired in South Australia. Naveen brings strong practical experience from his playing career, having represented state cricket at various age groups and playing at high levels in Australia and has served as a premiership-winning coach and captain at Flinders University in South Australia. Naveen strongly believes that the communication and leadership skills developed in his professional career translate effectively onto the cricket field.
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Rob Hayter
Rob joined Queensland Premier Cricket for the 2024-25 season, after having umpired in the Cricket Gold Coast competitions. Rob was added to the Emerging Umpire Panel for the 2025-26 season.