Umpires

Why no Indian in the ICC Elite Panel?

No Indian umpire has made it to the ICC's Elite Panel in nearly a decade

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Talya

The inimitable Mr Onions

Or what it is like to be sworn at by an angry gerbil

25-Feb-2013•Andrew Hughes

The umpire strikes back

Those watching Australia’s pre-Test nets at the Bellerive Oval on Thursday could have been forgiven for think Waqar Younis was giving the Australian batsmen a workout

25-Feb-2013•Jayaditya Gupta

From cricket umpire to baseball umpire

Former international umpire Darly Harper, who recently retired from umpiring, talks to www.cricketweb.com on how he got into umpiring, criticism dealing with it, the DRS and his post-retirement plans.

25-Feb-2013•Akhila Ranganna

Chris and Kumar go their separate ways

They have the same problem but they deal with it differently

25-Feb-2013•Andrew Hughes

I heart administration

The action over in Hong Kong has been breathless, keeping your diarist on the edge of his seat

25-Feb-2013•Andrew Hughes

'No competition with UDRS'

One of the leading umpires in world cricket, Pakistan's Aleem Dar reflects on his World Cup stint, how the DRS has impacted umpires and why he finds the subcontinent difficult to officiate in

25-Feb-2013•Akhila Ranganna

England's dew karma

You can’t do a sprinkler dance without some precipitation-related payback eventually

25-Feb-2013•Andrew Hughes

Fifteen year-old is Britain's youngest umpire

Ethan Peel, a 15-year old schoolboy from Oxfordshire, has entered the record books by becoming Britain’s youngest qualified umpire

25-Feb-2013•Nitin Sundar

White coats, anyone?

For a captain, there's nothing worse than having to pick a team-mate to umpire a game

25-Feb-2013•Rene Van Oorschot

Koertzen's 'slow finger of death'

When South African umpire Rudi Koertzen retires from international cricket next month, batsmen the world over will breathe a sigh of relief at no longer having to face his dreaded ‘slow finger of death’

25-Feb-2013•Tariq Engineer

Liberty, Equality and the UDRS: Cricket's moral system is under review

In opposing the adoption of the system, the ECB found itself in a minority of one

25-Feb-2013•Cricinfo

Another shortcoming of the UDRS

King Cricket writes in the Wisden Cricketer that one of the drawbacks of the umpire decision review system is that it robs fans of the euphoric moment when a wicket falls

25-Feb-2013•Cricinfo

Feedback mechanisms are vital

I would propose a different kind of captains’ report

25-Feb-2013•Aakash Chopra

Let's play UDRS

Lets jazz up the UDRS

25-Feb-2013•Andrew Hughes

Breaking new ground in umpiring

Once a male bastion, cricket today has made rapid strides in the women’s game, though one aspect of it still remains, perhaps not necessarily intended that way, an exclusive preserve of men – Umpiring

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Talya

The umpire is right (even when he’s wrong)

From the comfort of his sofa, Andrew Hughes waves an irate fist in the direction of the UDRS

25-Feb-2013•Andrew Hughes

Do away with concept of neutral umpires

Mark Benson's abrupt exit from the Test series in Australia is an indication of the strain umpires experience by constantly travelling overseas, writes Simon Wilde in the Times

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Talya

Tributes for David Shepherd

"While the hopping and skipping of a large man attracted a fair bit of attention, it was Shepherd's skill as an umpire – both in terms of decision-making and man management – that earned praise around the cricket world

25-Feb-2013•George Binoy

A widely respected and well-loved umpire

David Shepherd, the former umpire, died on Wednesday aged 68 after a long struggle with cancer

25-Feb-2013•Cricinfo

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