| Paul "Pistol" Reiffel is a former Australian fast-medium | | | | 26.96 in Tests and 106 wickets at 29.20 in ODIs. The |
| bowler and lower order batsman, who became an | | | | Victorian pace bowler's accurate line and length kept |
| international cricket umpire when he retired from | | | | his ODI economy rate to below four runs an |
| international and First Class cricket. While he was a | | | | over-3.92 to be precise. His stellar ODI career ended |
| player on the fringes of a strong Australian line-up | | | | in style, as Australia claimed victory in the World Cup |
| throughout his playing career, Reiffel turned in some | | | | Final against Pakistan at Lord's. Reiffel bowled his 10 |
| match-winning performances for the Aussies. A tall, | | | | overs for 29 runs and took one wicket as Pakistan |
| right-arm fast-medium bowler who used line, length | | | | were routed for 132. |
| and movement off the seam, Paul played for Victoria | | | | In 167 First Class matches that he played for Victoria, |
| and English County side Nottinghamshire. | | | | Nottinghamshire and Australia, Reiffel underscored his |
| Born in Box Hill, Victoria on April 19, 1966, Reiffel took | | | | ability with the bat and ball. While he did not score a |
| only 21 years to break into the Victorian first eleven | | | | First Class century, he scored 18 fifties, with a top |
| in the 1987/1988 season. After plying his craft on the | | | | score of 86 and amassed 3690 runs. With the ball, |
| domestic circuit for a few seasons, "Pistol" made his | | | | Reiffel took 545 wickets at an average of 26.40. He |
| ODI debut against India at the start of 1992 and his | | | | retired from First Class cricket in after the 2001/2002 |
| Test debut against the same opposition a month | | | | season. Since then, Reiffel took up umpiring duties. |
| later. Reiffel's international career spanned 1992 to | | | | Reiffel soon made it to Australia's international panel |
| 1998, during which he played 35 Tests and 97 ODIs. | | | | and made his umpiring debut in a Twenty20 match |
| Reiffel was very handy with the bat-particularly at | | | | -Australia versus South Africa-on January 13 2009. His |
| Test level, where he scored 955 runs and averaged | | | | ODI umpiring debut came in Australia's home game |
| 26.52. He had six Test half-centuries and one ODI | | | | against New Zealand in February 2009. As one of the |
| half-century. With the ball, Reiffel's nagging medium | | | | younger umpires on the scene, it is likely that Reiffel |
| pace fetched him 104 wickets at an average of | | | | would soon join the ICC's elite panel of umpires. |