Career
He was part of Australia"s victorious 1999 World Cup team After retirement he became a First Class cricket umpire. Reiffel"s career best bowling figures of 6–71 came at Edgbaston in 1993.
Throughout his career he took 104 wickets at 26.96 in 35 Tests, taking 5 or more wickets in an innings five times.
An accurate bowler whose main attacking weapon was seam bowling, Reiffel was a more than handy batsman. While limited in his shotmaking ability, he had a solid defence.
Reiffel was a Victorian cricket captain who was notorious for declaring a Victorian innings closed in 2001 with Michael Klinger on 99 not out. Reiffel made his first class umpiring debut in the 2004/2005 season after first umpiring in Melbourne grade cricket in 2002.
Reiffel joined the Cricket Australia National Umpire"s Panel in the 2005/2006 season.
He also umpired in both Tests of the West Indies-New Zealand Test Series in July–August 2012. In June 2013, Reiffel was elevated to the Interstate Commerce Commission Elite Umpire Panel. He was selected as one of the twenty umpires to stand in matches during the 2015 Cricket World Cup.
Reiffel"s father, Ron Reiffel, played for the Richmond Football Club.
