Christopher Blair Gaffaney (born 30 November 1975) is a former New Zealand cricketer who played for the Otago Volts. A right-handed batsman, he played in 83 First-Class matches and 113 List-A matches. At present he serves as an international cricket umpire. Gaffaney is currently a member of the ICC Elite umpire panel and officiates in Tests, ODIs and T20Is. Umpiring career Gaffaney made his ODI umpiring debut in a match played between Canada and Ireland at Toronto in September 2010. He served as an umpire on the ICC International Panel of Umpires and later stood in his first Test match in a game between Zimbabwe and South Africa at Harare in August 2014. Gaffaney was thereafter selected as one of the twenty umpires to stand in matches during the 2015 Cricket World Cup and stood in three matches as an on-field umpire during the tournament. A few months later he was elevated to the ICC Elite umpire panel for 2015–16 as a result of his several consistent performances. In April 2019, he was named as one of the sixteen umpires to stand in matches during the 2019 Cricket World Cup. In September 2020, he was named as one of the fifteen umpires to offficate in matches during the 2020 Indian Premier League and stood in the final as well. See also List of Test cricket umpires List of ODI cricket umpires List of T20I cricket umpires References External links 1975 births Living people New Zealand cricketers Otago cricketers Cricketers from Dunedin New Zealand Test cricket umpires New Zealand One Day International cricket umpires New Zealand Twenty20 International cricket umpires South Island cricketers