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May 17, 2006
Posted by Zainub Razvi on 05/17/2006 in Umpires
While I was away the International Cricket Circus Council Executive Clown Officer Malcolm Speed announced that they'd be toying with the sanctity of umpiring experimenting with technology in umpiring, again. The ICC Cricket Committee voted 6-4 in favor of an appeals system that will allow each team three appeals to the third umpire per innings. If an appeal is successful the team will retain the right to three appeals but if not, then it is lost.
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May 11, 2006
Posted by Chris on 05/11/2006 in Umpires
Dickie Bird, the Denny Krane of umpiring, I love him to bits. Some years ago, my wife bought me his autobiography at one of his book-signing events and the kindly old fella wrote some nice words inside (although exactly what I can’t remember, in fact I must confess to never having finished the book!), but still, for cricket fans of my era, Dickie will always be a special character and remembered as a top class umpire, albeit more than a little odd.
Dickie has though, been a long time dissenting voice against the calls for more technology in umpiring decisions, and it seems that the recent decision to allow players to appeal against a set number of umpiring calls has him again beating the drums for the umpiring status quo.
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April 2, 2006
Posted by Zainub Razvi on 04/02/2006 in Umpires
Just finished watching a news briefing on Geo, a local news channel, about tomorrow's second test at Kandy. Darrell Hair was originally in line to stand in this test. He, as many of you might know, is famous or infamous rather, for his aversion to spinners. He no-balled Murali in a test in Melbourne. And given Kandy is Murali's home ground, him standing in this test with Murali in line to play was always going to create an interesting situation. But his unilaterall withdrawl from the test right on the eve of its start has prompted speculation on him having received death threats.
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