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Mark Benson - the umpire who made history - calls time on career

Mark Benson, who claimed a small place in cricket history when he became the first international umpire to have a decision overturned under the Decision Review System, has ended his professional career

20-Jan-2016•David Hopps

Umpire Benson confirms retirement

The English umpire, Mark Benson, has confirmed his retirement from the ICC elite panel, and will see out his career on the county circuit

05-Feb-2010•Cricinfo staff

Benson to remain on ICC elite panel

Officials at the ICC expect to be able to clarify Mark Benson's future as an elite umpire within the next 36 hours

08-Dec-2009•Cricinfo staff

Benson clarification expected on Tuesday

Officials at the ICC expect to be able to clarify Mark Benson's future as an elite umpire within the next 36 hours

07-Dec-2009•Cricinfo staff

Umpire Benson heading for retirement

The leading umpire Mark Benson iss planning to retire from the game with immediate effect following his sudden withdrawal from the Adelaide Test

06-Dec-2009•Alex Brown at Adelaide Oval

Rauf stands in for sick Benson

Asad Rauf has gone from TV umpire to on-field official for the second day of the Adelaide Test after Mark Benson was unavailable due to being "unwell"

05-Dec-2009•Brydon Coverdale at Adelaide Oval

Umpire Benson calls for HotSpot in review system

Umpire Mark Benson has suggested HotSpot be used for the review system

10-Aug-2008•Cricinfo staff

Ponting wants more elite umpires

Ricky Ponting has called on the ICC to expand its elite umpiring panel and believes officials are as much at risk of burnout as players, if not more

12-Jan-2008•Cricinfo staff

Benson should have consulted Bucknor - Ganguly

Sourav Ganguly feels that the umpires should realise their responsibilities more

11-Jan-2008•Cricinfo staff

Player referrals may help umpiring - Sutherland

In the wake of controversial umpiring decisions in the ongoing Sydney Test, Cricket Australia's chief executive James Sutherland has advocated more use of technology in the game

03-Jan-2008•Cricinfo staff

Benson to have heart surgery

Mark Benson, the former England Test batsman turned international umpire, is to undergo minor heart surgery next month

10-Jan-2007•Cricinfo staff

Shepherd calls on ICC to appoint more umpires

Former Test umpire David Shepherd has warned that leading umpires face burn-out unless the ICC tackles the issue and appoints more officials to its elite panel

29-Dec-2006•Cricinfo staff

Benson under observation after heart palpitations

Mark Benson, the on-field umpire for the ongoing India-South Africa Test at Durban, left the field 20 minutes into the third day's play after suffering heart palpitations

28-Dec-2006•Cricinfo staff

Chappell calls Ponting's behaviour 'out of order'

Ian Chappell has said that Ricky Ponting was "out of order" in questioning the umpire's decision in the recently-concluded DLF Cup

26-Sep-2006•Cricinfo staff

Benson trusts his instincts

After the umpiring controversies of the past few months, it was refreshing to see an official do the right thing

22-Sep-2006•Dileep Premachandran at Kuala Lumpur

Benson, Doctrove and Rauf elevated to Elite Panel

Mark Benson of England, Billy Doctrove of West Indies and Asad Rauf of Pakistan are the latest additions to the Elite Panel of ICC Umpires

07-Apr-2006•Cricinfo staff

The mighty metronome

1918 The quintessential English seamer is born

04-Jul-2003•Wisden Cricinfo staff

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