Stephen Grant Randell (born 19 February 1956) is a former Australian Test cricket match umpire, the first to come from Tasmania.
He was convicted in 1999 of 15 counts of sexual assault against nine schoolgirls of ages 10–12 while teaching at a Catholic primary school between 1981 and 1982.
His umpiring debut was the Fourth Test between Australia and the West Indies at Melbourne from December 22-27, 1984.
[2][3][4][5] In 1994, the International Cricket Council introduced a policy of appointing one umpire to each Test match from a non-participating country.
His cricket and professional careers ended when he was convicted in August 1999 of 15 separate counts of sexual assault against nine schoolgirls of ages 10–12 while teaching at a Catholic primary school between 1981 and 1982.