Rise to international umpiring
After retiring from football refereeing in 1997, Doctrove was able to concentrate more on his career as a first-class umpire. In April 1998, the West Indies Cricket Board appointed Doctrove to his first One Day International (ODI), a fixture between West Indies and England at Kingstown, St. Vincent. Steve Bucknor was the other on-field umpire in the match.
He was appointed to his first test match, the third test between West Indies and Pakistan at the Antigua Recreation Ground, in May 2000.
In 2002, he became a member of the International Panel of ICC Umpires. He stood on that panel for four years during which time he umpired over 100 ODIs[1] and the occasional test. The highlights of his time on the International Panel were an appointment to the 2004 Champions Trophy, and the U19 World Cup in Sri Lanka in early 2006, where he stood in the final. In April 2006 he was promoted to the Elite Panel of ICC Umpires. Doctrove was appointed to the final of the 2010 ICC World Twenty20 in the West Indies.
Career as a FIFA referee
During his time as a referee, Doctrove took charge of several international matches, including a World Cup qualifier between Guyana and Grenada in 1996. Despite retiring from international refereeing in 1997, he remains a keen follower of world and English football, supporting Liverpool F.C. and being nicknamed Toshack, after the ex-Liverpool striker. He is also President of the Dominican Football Referees Association and President of the Windward Islands Cricket Umpires Association.
Tests umpired | 38 (2000–2012) |
|---|---|
| ODIs umpired | 112 (1998–2012) |
| T20Is umpired | 17 (2007–2010) |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo, 4 June 201 | |
