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(c)Cricinfo en-gb In an international career spanning 18 years, he officiated in 331 matches, the second-most for an umpire https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/343900/343971.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1328423.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1328423.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/rudi-koertzen-former-umpire-dies-aged-73-1328423 Tue, 09 Aug 2022 14:56:16 GMT The PCB has confirmed the inclusion of former ICC match referee Mike Procter and former umpires Russell Tiffin and Rudi Koertzen for the Pakistan Super League https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/136900/136981.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/602017.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/602017.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-602017 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Rudi Koertzen has said the Australian players were quite a handful to officiate, singling out former fast bowler Glenn McGrath https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/95200/95223.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/474990.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/474990.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-474990 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/119500/119576.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/469536.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/469536.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-469536 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Plays of the Day from the third day of the second Test between Pakistan and Australia at Headingley https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/119700/119733.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan-v-australia-2010/content/story/468648.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan-v-australia-2010/content/story/468648.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-468648 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Rudi Koertzen, the South African umpire, has announced his retirement from officiating in international cricket https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/106000/106049.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/461939.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/461939.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-461939 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Rudi Koertzen has bemoaned the attitude of batsmen who refuse to take the word of fielders, and believes all claimed catches should now be referred to the video umpire to avoid future controversies https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/106100/106106.icon.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/415835.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/415835.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-415835 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The plays of the day from the fourth day at Lord's as England push for victory before Australia fight back https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/106200/106205.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/engvaus2009/content/story/415218.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvaus2009/content/story/415218.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-415218 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Rudi Koertzen will become the second umpire after Jamaican Steve Bucknor to stand in a 100 Tests https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/106000/106049.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/engvaus2009/content/story/414649.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvaus2009/content/story/414649.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-414649 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Plays of the day for the fourth day of the first Test between India and Australia https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvaus2008/content/story/373624.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvaus2008/content/story/373624.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-373624 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Rudi Koertzen has flown to India to stand in the second Test in Kolkata after Billy Bowden, who was due to officiate, was taken ill https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvpak/content/story/322801.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvpak/content/story/322801.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-322801 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Umpire Rudi Koertzen has been withdrawn from the upcoming Test series between England and hosts Sri Lanka https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/322409.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/322409.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-322409 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Rudi Koertzen apologised to Kumar Sangakkara for the mistake that prevented the batsman from reaching a seventh double-century and extinguished the slim chance Sri Lanka had of levelling the series in Hobart https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvsl/content/story/321239.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvsl/content/story/321239.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-321239 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has asked the ICC to look into derogatory comments allegedly made by Rudi Koertzen about the Pakistan team https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/315123.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/315123.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-315123 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The ICC has punished on the five match officials whose errors caused the World Cup final in Barbados to end in shambles https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/355700/355717.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/twenty20wc/content/story/299277.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/twenty20wc/content/story/299277.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/2007-world-cup-final-officials-banned-by-icc-after-farcical-end-to-the-final-299277 Wed, 03 May 2023 11:31:40 GMT But the ICC chief executive said that no match official from the final would be sacked https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/84800/84852.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/wc2007/content/story/292851.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/wc2007/content/story/292851.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/malcolm-speed-apologises-for-light-chaos-at-the-2007-world-cup-final-292851 Wed, 03 May 2023 11:36:21 GMT The match referee Jeff Crowe took the blame for the farcical finish to the World Cup final https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/wc2007/content/story/292771.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/wc2007/content/story/292771.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-292771 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Steve Bucknor and Aleem Dar have been appointed to stand as the on-field umpires for the World Cup final between Australia and Sri Lanka in Barbados https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/wc2007/content/story/292534.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/wc2007/content/story/292534.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-292534 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Steve Bucknor's potentially-explosive comments, relating to production companies tampering with video footage to undermine umpires, has caused a stir around the cricket world. While television producers expectedly brushed aside his comments, there is an u https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/246514.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/246514.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-246514 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Damp conditions at Guwahati meant that the only game of the series that was scheduled on a Sunday had to be called off even a single ball being bowled https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/243725.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/243725.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-243725 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Koertzen calls for more flexibility regarding calling off inconsequential Tests https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/234707.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/234707.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-234707 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The ICC today announced the Elite Panel and International Panel match referee and umpire appointments for Tests and ODIs up to late March 2006 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/232181.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/232181.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-232181 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The ICC has said that the number of umpires on the elite panel will be increased from seven to nine or ten https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/228145.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/228145.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-228145 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A number of those involved in the Super Test at Melbourne have voiced their opinions about the increase use of referrals to the third umpire https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/superseries/content/story/222301.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/superseries/content/story/222301.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-222301 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Simon Taufel was tonight named as Umpire of the Year for the second successive year https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/221678.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/221678.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-221678 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT If the teams fail to comply with the prescribed over-rates in the ICC Super Series, the match referee is likely to take a closer look at the umpires than the bowling captain https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/220887.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/220887.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-220887 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Michael Vaughan does not feel his substitute-fielding policy is against the rules https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvaus/content/story/217766.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvaus/content/story/217766.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-217766 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The International Cricket Council has nominated the umpires and match referees who will officiate in the four-match Test series between India and Australia https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/143565.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/143565.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-143565 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Billy Bowden will umpire three of the five Ashes Tests https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/dilmah/content/story/209232.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/dilmah/content/story/209232.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-209232 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The ICC has announced an unchanged elite panel of umpires for the coming season https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/209159.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/209159.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-209159 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South African umpire Rudi Koertzen has received the ultimate accolade from the world's leading cricketers https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/122437.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/122437.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-122437 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Decisions taken at the meeting of the General Council of the United Cricket Board of South Africa in Johannesburg on May 27 2000 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/91263.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/91263.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-91263 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT RUDI Koertzen has travelled a long way since his days as a clerk on the South African Railways https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/79625.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/79625.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-79625 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT