Gerard Abood

{{Short description|Australian cricket umpire (born 1972)}}

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{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Gerard Abood

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| country = Australia

| fullname = Gerard Anthony Abood

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|2|28|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Sydney, Australia

| death_date =

| death_place =

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| role = Umpire

| umpire = true

| odisumpired = 2

| umpodidebutyr = 2018

| umpodilastyr = 2020

| t20isumpired = 8

| umpt20idebutyr = 2018

| umpt20ilastyr = 2020

| wtestsumpired = 1

| umpwtestdebutyr = 2017

| umpwtestlastyr =

| wodisumpired = 9

| umpwodidebutyr = 2008

| umpwodilastyr = 2014

| wt20isumpired = 11

| umpwt20idebutyr = 2008

| umpwt20ilastyr = 2017

| date = 8 December 2020

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/226132.html ESPNcricinfo

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Gerard Abood (born 28 February 1972) is an Australian cricket umpire.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/226132.html |title=Gerard Abood |access-date=19 July 2015 |work=ESPNcricinfo}} He has officiated in matches in the Big Bash League tournament{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/big-bash-league-2015-16/content/story/956485.html |title=Umpire Abood officiates at BBL in helmet |access-date=21 September 2016 |work=ESPNcricinfo}} as well as women's One Day International (ODI) matches in the 2014–16 ICC Women's Championship.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/754785.html |title=ICC Women's Championship, 1st ODI: Australia Women v Pakistan Women at Brisbane, Aug 21, 2014 |access-date=21 September 2016 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}

In November 2017, along with Geoff Joshua, he was one of the on-field umpires for the Women's Ashes Test match between Australia and England.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1086066.html |title=Only Test (D/N), England Women tour of Australia at Sydney, Nov 9-12 2017 |access-date=8 November 2017 |work=ESPNcricinfo}} He stood in his first Twenty20 International (T20I) match, between Australia and England, on 7 February 2018.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1072317.html |title=2nd Match (N), Twenty20 Tri Series at Hobart, Feb 7 2018 |access-date=7 February 2018 |work=ESPNcricinfo}} He officiated in his first ODI, a match between Australia and South Africa, on 9 November 2018.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1144987.html |title=2nd ODI (D/N), South Africa tour of Australia at Adelaide, Nov 9 2018 |access-date=9 November 2018 |work=ESPNcricinfo}} As of December 2020, he had officiated in 2 ODIs and 8 T20Is.