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{{short description|New Zealand cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=August 2018}}
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{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Chris Gaffaney
| image =
| country = New Zealand
| fullname = Christopher Blair Gaffaney
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1975|11|30}}
| birth_place = [[Dunedin|Dunedin, Otago]], New Zealand
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling =
| role = Batsman
| umpire = true
| testsumpired = 49
| umptestdebutyr = 2014
| umptestlastyr = 2023
| odisumpired = 77
| umpodidebutyr = 2010
| umpodilastyr = 2022
| t20isumpired = 43
| umpt20idebutyr = 2010
| umpt20ilastyr = 2022

| wodisumpired = 3
| umpwodidebutyr = 2008
| umpwodilastyr =
| wt20isumpired = 5
| umpwt20idebutyr = 2010
| umpwt20ilastyr = 2016
| club1 = [[Otago cricket team|Otago]]
| year1 = {{nowrap|1995/96–2006/07}}
| type1 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| debutdate1 = 17 January
| debutyear1 = 1996
| debutfor1 = Otago
| debutagainst1 = [[Auckland cricket team|Auckland]]
| lastdate1 = 20 March
| lastyear1 = 2005
| lastfor1 = Otago
| lastagainst1 = [[Wellington cricket team|Wellington]]
| type2 = [[List A cricket|LA]]
| debutdate2 = 26 November
| debutyear2 = 1995
| debutfor2 = Otago
| debutagainst2 = Wellington
| lastdate2 = 10 February
| lastyear2 = 2007
| lastfor2 = Otago
| lastagainst2 = Auckland
| columns = 2
| column1 = [[First-class cricket|First-class]]
| matches1 = 83
| runs1 = 4,711
| bat avg1 = 33.41
| 100s/50s1 = 8/24
| top score1 = 194
| deliveries1 = 102
| wickets1 = 2
| bowl avg1 = 23.50
| fivefor1 = 0
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 1/3
| catches/stumpings1 = 73/–
| column2 = [[List A cricket|List A]]
| matches2 = 113
| runs2 = 2,411
| bat avg2 = 23.63
| 100s/50s2 = 1/11
| top score2 = 101[[not out|*]]
| deliveries2 = 36
| wickets2 = 1
| bowl avg2 = 36.00
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 1/4
| catches/stumpings2 = 33/–
| date = 7 June 2023
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/newzealand/content/player/37097.html Cricinfo
}}

'''Christopher Blair Gaffaney''' (born 30 November 1975) is a former New Zealand [[cricket]]er who played for [[Otago Volts|Otago]]. A right-handed batsman, he played in 83 [[First-class cricket|first-class]] and 113 [[List A cricket|List A]] matches. At present he serves as an international [[Umpire (cricket)|umpire]]. Gaffaney is currently a member of the [[ICC Elite umpire panel]] and officiates in [[Test cricket|Tests]], [[One Day International]]s and [[Twenty20 International]]s.

==Umpiring career==
Gaffaney made his ODI umpiring debut in a match played between Canada and Ireland at [[Armour Heights|Toronto]] in September 2010. He served as an umpire on the [[International Panel of Umpires and Referees|ICC International Panel of Umpires]] and later stood in his first Test match in a game between Zimbabwe and South Africa at [[Harare Sports Club|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.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2014/media-releases/83319/icc-announces-match-officials-for-icc-cricket-world-cup-2015|title= ICC announces match officials for ICC Cricket World Cup 2015|publisher= ICC Cricket|date= 2 December 2014|access-date= 12 February 2015|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150330201852/http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2014/media-releases/83319/icc-announces-match-officials-for-icc-cricket-world-cup-2015|archive-date= 30 March 2015|url-status= dead}}</ref> A few months later he was elevated to the [[ICC Elite umpire panel]] for 2015–16 as a result of his several consistent performances.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/884193.html|title=S Ravi and Chris Gaffaney in Elite Panel|publisher=[[ESPNCricinfo]]|access-date=6 June 2015}}</ref>

In April 2019, he was named as one of the sixteen umpires to stand in matches during the [[2019 Cricket World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1198051 |title=Match officials for ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2019 announced |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=26 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1182149.html |title=Umpire Ian Gould to retire after World Cup |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=26 April 2019}}</ref>

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 One Day International cricket umpires|List of ODI cricket umpires]]
* [[List of Twenty20 International cricket umpires|List of T20I cricket umpires]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{cricinfo|id=37097}}

{{Elite Panel of ICC Umpires}}

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[[Category:1975 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:New Zealand cricketers]]
[[Category:Otago cricketers]]
[[Category:Cricketers from Dunedin]]
[[Category:New Zealand Test cricket umpires]]
[[Category:New Zealand One Day International cricket umpires]]
[[Category:New Zealand Twenty20 International cricket umpires]]
[[Category:South Island cricketers]]

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