Former Australia batsman David Boon
is to stand down from his role as a national selector in order to
become an international match referee, it has been announced.
Boon,
who will also relinquish his post as general manager-cricket, at
Cricket Tasmania, replaces compatriot Alan Hurst, retiring in July, on
the International Cricket Council's elite panel of referees.Boon's decision to call time on his career as a selector comes while a Cricket Australia-commissioned panel, set up after Australia's 3-1 Ashes series defeat by England earlier this year, continues its review of the Test set-up.
"I am excited with this appointment as it provides me with another opportunity to stay involved with this great sport," Boon, 50, said in an ICC statement issued Tuesday.
"I have thoroughly enjoyed my time as an Australian selector -- it has been a great privilege to be involved at the national level. AFP
