Full Name

Michael John Procter

Born

September 15, 1946, Durban, Natal

Died

February 17, 2024, Durban, (aged 77y 155d)

Nicknames

Prock, Procky

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Fast

Education

Hilton College, Natal

RELATIONS

(father),

(brother),

(cousin)

Other

Referee

Probably one of the most natural talents the game of cricket has ever seen, Mike Procter was denied the chance to showcase his talents on the international stage by South Africa's isolation. His performances in the seven Test matches he did play - all against Australia - suggest he would have kept favourable company with other great allrounders of the late 20th century such as Ian Botham, Imran Khan, Kapil Dev and Richard Hadlee. He took 41 wickets at 16 apiece, and averaged 34.83 with the bat in the second of the two series. Always one for the spectacular, Procter put together a string of memorable performances for his English county side Gloucestershire, to which he was passionately loyal. He scored six centuries in consecutive first-class innings while playing for Rhodesia in the early 1970s, and went on to coach South Africa as they returned to the international stage. He later became a member of the ICC's elite panel of match referees where controversy seemed to follow him - he was the referee at The Oval in 2006 when Pakistan forfeited the Test and again in Sydney in 2007-08 when he banned Harbhajan Singh. He stood down from the position in 2008 in order to take up a new role as South Africa's convener of selectors.
Neil Manthorp October 2008

Mike Procter Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAve100s50s6sCtSt
Tests71012264825.1100340
FC401667582193625436.0148109-3250
List A271256196624154*27.94536-910

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests7141514616416/739/10315.022.4436.9310
FC401-654582767914179/71-19.532.5346.1-7015
List A271-1234764543446/136/1318.763.1335.81070

Umpire & Referee

FormatMatReferee
Tests4747
ODIs162162
T20Is1515
FC11
T20s5252
Michael John Procter

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Debut/Last Matches of Mike Procter

FC Matches

Span
1965 - 1988/89

List A Matches

Span
1968 - 1983/84

Recent Matches of Mike Procter

Photos of Mike Procter

Mike Procter has died at the age of 77
Mike Procter shakes hands with Matthew Hoggard during a PCA match at the Hurlingham Club in London
Mike Procter walks off the field
South Africa savour a job well done
The champagne flows after South Africa's series win
Mike Procter gives the media an update after Brad Hogg's charges were dropped