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Umpire Decision Review System

Review system remains mired in trouble

Nov 17, 2009: Dave Richardson, the ICC's general manager of cricket, has launched a last-ditch attempt to salvage the Umpire Decision Review System

Dave Richardson

'Quotas will soon be irrelevant'

Oct 2, 2009: South Africa's first keeper after readmission looks back at the early 90s, and the influences on their cricket, from Wessels to Woolmer to Cronje

Future of one-day cricket

ICC looking at four 25-over innings in ODIs

Sep 11, 2009: ICC cricket manager Dave Richardson believes the move could breathe life into the limited-overs format

West Indies contracts row

Concern over West Indies impasse - ICC

Jul 16, 2009: The ICC has offered its assistance to try and sort the West Indies contract rows, if required

The future of cricket

Top ICC official moots two-tier Test structure

Jun 25, 2009: The ICC's general manager for cricket has suggested a two-tier structure for Test cricket to make it more competitive

ICC Champions Trophy

Champions Trophy could be relocated - Richardson

Mar 2, 2009: Weather concerns could prompt the International Cricket Council to move the Champions Trophy away from Sri Lanka. The tournament, scheduled to be played in October, may be shifted to Australia, South Africa or the United Arab Emirates, according to the In

2006 Oval Test fallout

Hair calls on ICC officials to quit

Feb 3, 2009: Darrell Hair has called on all the ICC board members involved in the original decision to change the result of the 2006 Oval Test to resign

Marylebone Cricket Club

Richardson joins MCC committee

Jan 20, 2009: David Richardson, the former South Africa wicketkeeper and ICC's General Manager of Cricket, has accepted an invitation to join the MCC World Cricket Committee

Umpire review system

'On-field umpires should be in total charge of reviews'

Oct 16, 2008: Concerns loom over the on-field umpires not being totally in charge of the referrals, leaving the decisons mostly to the third umpire

Champions Trophy 2008

Uncertain Ponting won't commit to Pakistan

Aug 15, 2008: Ricky Ponting expects crucial decisions on Pakistan in the next few days after a security update from the ICC failed to ease the Australian players' security concerns

Indian Premier League

ICC concerned over threat of match-fixing in IPL

Jul 24, 2008: The International Cricket Council has concerns over the threat of match-fixing in the Indian Premier League (IPL), ICC general manager Dave Richardson said

Review of umpiring decisions

'Review will eradicate obvious errors' - Richardson

Jul 23, 2008: Terming the new umpire referral system a 'review process' as opposed to a challenge process, Dave Richardson, the ICC's general manager, was confident it would work well on a long-term basis with plenty of room for improvement

International Cricket Council

ICC mulls Test championship

Jun 19, 2008: The ICC is considering introducing a Test championship in order to ensure that a "special place is maintained for Test cricket in the calendar"

Champions Trophy 2008

Richardson happy with security in Pakistan 'at this time'

Jun 18, 2008: Dave Richardson, the ICC's acting chief executive, is satisfied with the security situation in Pakistan "at this time" and said the ICC was "comfortable" with Pakistan hosting the event

Match-fixing investigations

Indian police want to question Dave Richardson

Jan 10, 2008: The Delhi Police has sent a request to the South African government to allow it to question Dave Richardson and other South African players on the match-fixing scandal that broke in 2000

The future of one-day cricket

Is twenty plenty?

Mar 24, 2007: The inaugural Twenty20 World Championship begins in September. Is this the beginning of the end for the 50-over game?

Mark Boucher reaches 100 Tests

Mark of a fantastic 'keeper

Jan 10, 2007: Dave Richardson, who was a rock-solid presence in 42 Tests after South Africa's re-admission into the international scene, set the benchmark. He's delighted that Mark Boucher, his understudy, raised the bar even further

The ICC-BCCI standoff

No 'big fight' between ICC and BCCI - Richardson

Oct 15, 2006: Dave Richardson, the ICC's general manager operations, has clarified that there is no "big fight" between the Indian board and the ICC, adding that he didn't expect India to take any drastic measures

Spirit of Cricket Lecture

ICC responds to Crowe's comments

Jul 13, 2006: ICC has responded to Martin Crowe's comments in his recent Spirit of Cricket Lecture at Lord's by saying that they are dealing with the issue of suspect bowling actions more effectively than ever

No Indian on ICC Elite Umpires panel

Indian umpires not up to the mark - Richardson

May 31, 2006: Dave Richardson, the ICC general manager of cricket operations, has said that Indian umpires are not up to world standards and it is a challenge for the Indian Board (BCCI) to improve on their performance