Boon is set to officiate in his first series as elite panellist when he takes charge of the one-off Test that gets underway in Bulawayo next Thursday.
The Australian, who played 107 Tests and 181 One Day Internationals for his home country, replaced compatriot, Alan Hurst who retired last month.
“I am really looking forward to visiting Zimbabwe for my first assignment as an elite panellist,” said Boon.
“I am very fortunate to have been close to cricket all my life and I am sure this phase will be as enjoyable as the other experiences. I also can’t wait to make my debut as an ICC official at the highest level in a country where I visited as a young player for an Australian under-25 side and on another occasion as captain of Tasmania.”
The Test match, to be supervised by Rod Tucker and Ian Gould, will be followed by three ODIs, which will be umpired by Gould along with local appointments, and two T20Is.
David Boon (50) enjoyed an international career spanning 1984 to 1996, during which he played 107 Tests and 181 ODIs for Australia.
In the longest format of the game, he scored 7 422 runs, including 21 centuries and 32 half-centuries while he hit 5 964 runs with five centuries and 37 half-centuries in limited-overs internationals.
Boon made his first-class debut for Tasmania in 1978-79 at the age of 17 and retired from all levels of cricket at the end of the 1999 English County Championship season with Durham, having scored 23 413 first-class runs at an average of 44.00 with 68 centuries and 114 half-centuries.
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