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Billy Bowden      

Full name Brent Fraser Bowden

Born April 11, 1963, Henderson, Auckland

Current age 49 years 46 days

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Brent Fraser Bowden
Umpiring statistics
Test debut New Zealand v Australia at Auckland, Mar 11-15, 2000 scorecard
Last Test England v Pakistan at Dubai (DSC), Jan 17-19, 2012 scorecard
Test matches 70
Test statistics
ODI debut New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Hamilton, Mar 29, 1995 scorecard
Last ODI Australia v India at Sydney, Feb 26, 2012 scorecard
ODI matches 170
ODI statistics
T20I debut New Zealand v Australia at Auckland, Feb 17, 2005 scorecard
Last T20I New Zealand v Pakistan at Auckland, Dec 26, 2010 scorecard
T20I matches 19
T20I statistics
Profile

Some eccentrics are born. Others thrust eccentricity upon themselves. Step forward, Brent "Billy" Bowden, the New Zealand umpiring sensation who shot to fame with a zany array of embellished signals and a preposterous eye for showmanship. Bowden turned to umpiring after the onset of arthritis in his early-twenties, and earned a reputation for giving batsmen out with a curiously bent finger. Suitably encouraged, he threw out the rule-book which states that the best cricket officials are the ones that go unnoticed, and added a whole host of whacky twists to his daily routine. The most celebrated of these is his hop-on-one-leg-and-reach-for-Jesus signal for six, and he seems pre-programmed to pose throughout a match, even when ducking for his life as a pull-shot rockets through square-leg. For all the embellishments, his decision-making skills are almost without equal among the ICC's elite panel, although in 2007 he was suspended from standing at that year's inaugural Twenty20 World Championships, following his role in the farcical conclusion of the World Cup final in Barbados.
Andrew Miller June 2007

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May 23, 2012

Shadab Jakati celebrates Sachin Tendulkar's run out, Mumbai Indians v Chennai Super Kings, Eliminator, IPL 2012, Bangalore, May 23, 2012

Shadab Jakati celebrates Sachin Tendulkar's run out

© AFP

Oct 13, 2011

Umpire Billy Bowden and MS Dhoni have a chat, Hyderabad, October 13, 2011

Umpire Billy Bowden and MS Dhoni have a chat

© Associated Press

Oct 5, 2010

Billy Bowden congratulates Harbhajan Singh and VVS Laxman after the match, 1st Test, Mohali, India v Australia, 5th day, October 5, 2010

Billy Bowden congratulates Harbhajan Singh and VVS Laxman after the match

© Associated Press

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1st T20I: West Indies v New Zealand at Lauderhill
Jun 30, 2012
2nd T20I: West Indies v New Zealand at Lauderhill
Jul 1, 2012
1st ODI: West Indies v New Zealand at Kingston
Jul 5, 2012 (09:30 local | 14:30 GMT | 10:30 EDT | 09:30 CDT | 07:30 PDT)
2nd ODI: West Indies v New Zealand at Kingston
Jul 7, 2012 (09:30 local | 14:30 GMT | 10:30 EDT | 09:30 CDT | 07:30 PDT)
3rd ODI: West Indies v New Zealand at Basseterre
Jul 11, 2012 (09:30 local | 13:30 GMT | 09:30 EDT | 08:30 CDT | 06:30 PDT)
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