Garratt added to umpire list

Steve Garratt has been promoted to the England and Wales Cricket Board's list of first-class umpires for the 2008 season.

Nottingham official earns promotion

Steve Garratt has been promoted to the England and Wales Cricket Board's list of first-class umpires for the 2008 season. The Nottingham official, who has been a member of the reserve list since 2003, replaces the retired Roy Palmer. There are 24 umpires on the full list, while Mark Benson - a member of the elite panel of ICC umpires - is available to stand in first-class matches when international commitments allow. Three umpires - Andy Hicks from Worcestershire, Stephen Gale from Shropshire and former Hampshire, Essex and Glamorgan bowler Steve Malone, have been elevated to the ECB reserve list.