Umpiring & Scoring

Ben has been a member of the QCUSA First Grade panel since the 2010/11 season and has over 200 games of experience across all First Grade formats. Having finished his playing days in Townsville, Ben began his umpiring journey shortly thereafter, before being selected to officiate the Australian Country Cricket Championships in 2008. Ben has been appointed to the Queensland State Panel twice, having officiated on-field in two Second XI fixtures, three National Under 17 Championships and a number of WBBL and WNCL fixtures, together with BBL 4th Umpire appointments. Furthering his umpiring experience, Ben spent the 21-22 season umpiring First Grade in the Sydney Cricket Association (SCA) and the off-season in Scotland, thoroughly enjoying the challenges that come with travelling and officiating in a range of high performing environments. Outside of cricket, Ben enjoys overseas travel and is a parkrun fanatic, whilst professionally, he assists clients with their wealth creation goals in his role as a Senior Accounting and Taxation Adviser.

Nathan started umpiring in 2011-2012 with the QCUSA and has umpired in 271 games in total across all Premier Cricket competitions. Nathan stood in the First Grade T20 Grand Final and the Second Grade 2-Day and 1-Day Grand Finals in the 2021-22 seasons. In 2019-2020 Nathan attended the CA U17 National Championship held in Mackay. In recent seasons, Nathan has continued to show his coachability and commitment to improve his umpiring knowledge and technique. Nathan has undertaken the important role of overseeing professional development activities for the QCUSA members in his role of Training & Education Officer.

Terry brings a strong high-performance officiating background, having spent several years within the Queensland Rugby League high-performance program. He returned to QCUSA in the 2019/20 season and has since progressed through the Queensland cricket umpiring pathway to become a State Panel umpire, making his First Grade debut (Cap 167) during the 2022/23 season. Terry has officiated across Men’s and Women’s First Grade competitions, Cricket Australia National Championships (Female Under 19s and Male Under 17s), and in the Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) and Women’s National Cricket League (WNCL), continuing his development within elite umpiring environments.

Michael Mellifont is a current First Grade umpire in the Brisbane Premier Cricket competition (QCA). Mellifont first commenced umpiring in 2006 and have stood in over 300 premier cricket matches. He debuted as an umpire in First Grade in 2015 and has been a regular First Grade umpire since 2017 and has stood in over 100 First Grade fixtures across the three playing formats. He has representative experience and umpired at a CA 2nd XI T20 competition in January 2020 involving Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania.

Stephen joined the Brisbane grade umpiring ranks in 2009-2010 and has since officiated in over 200 grade games. Stephen was appointed to the National Supplementary Umpire Panel for the 2022-23 season, reflecting his high standard of performances across BBL, WBBL, WNCL and National Junior Championships. Since 2016 Stephen has been in the CA umpiring pathway, attending several under age tournaments, including standing in the 2019 U19 Male National Championships Final with Steve Farrell, and the 2022 U19 Male National Championships Final with Sharad Patel.

Riki Wessels began umpiring Premier Cricket following his relocation to Australia in 2022 after retiring from first class cricket. Riki had a 17-year career as a county cricketer in England, playing for Northants, Nottinghamshire and Worcestershire. Riki was awarded Notts Cricketer of the Year in 2014 and won several accolades as T20 player of the year for both Notts and Worcester. Riki has played all over the world, specialising in T20 cricket. Riki returned to his country of birth in 2022, embarking on an umpiring career in which he brings his playing experience to the umpiring panel and hopes this will be of benefit from both player and umpiring perspectives.