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Billy Doctrove retires from international cricket

Billy Doctrove retires from international cricket

Billy Doctrove has announced his retirement from umpiring in international cricket

07-Jun-2012•ESPNcricinfo staff
Hair blames politics for Oval row

Hair blames politics for Oval row

Darrell Hair, the umpire at the centre of the controversy that led to the abandonment of the 2006 Oval Test between England and Pakistan, has claimed that meddling board officials were to blame for the escalation of the row

18-Aug-2010•Cricinfo staff
CA looks to clear air over Hughes catch

CA looks to clear air over Hughes catch

The dispute over Andrew Strauss's catch of Phillip Hughes at Lord's reached the top levels of Cricket Australia, with the chief executive James Sutherland calling the ICC for further information on the decision

22-Jul-2009•Cricinfo staff
Umpires make their mark

Umpires make their mark

The plays of the day from the fourth day at Lord's as England push for victory before Australia fight back

19-Jul-2009•Andrew Miller at Lord's
Doctrove the mannequin sparks into life

Doctrove the mannequin sparks into life

Alex Brown presents the plays from the fourth day at Cardiff

11-Jul-2009•Alex Brown at Cardiff
Carib Series boycott threat by umpires

Carib Series boycott threat by umpires

The sixth round of matches in the Carib Beer Series were thrown into confusion following a threat from the Umpires Association to withdraw the services of its members

11-Mar-2008•Cricinfo staff
Doctrove fails to appear at hearing

Doctrove fails to appear at hearing

Darrell Hair's case against the ICC for unfair racial discrimination suffered a major blow when Billy Doctrove failed to appear on the third day at the London Central Employment Tribunal.

04-Oct-2007•Cricinfo staff
Hair's biggest test

Hair's biggest test

Darrell Hair commences the biggest battle of his 15-year international umpiring career in the Central Office of London Tribunals on Monday. He is suing his employers, the ICC, for racial discrimination

30-Sep-2007•Ivo Tennant
Doctrove to back Hair in ICC hearing

Doctrove to back Hair in ICC hearing

A report in The Sunday Times,/I> says that Darrell Hair will be backed in his legal action against the ICC for racial discrimination by Billy Doctrove

12-Sep-2007•Cricinfo staff
Doctrove reflects on eventful year

Doctrove reflects on eventful year

Billy Doctrove is looking back on his first 12 months as a member of the ICC's elite panel of umpires as a year of achievement

25-Feb-2007•Haydn Gill
Doctrove relieved to be back

Doctrove relieved to be back

Umpire Billy Doctrove has said that he is relieved to be back into the international fold, after the controversial Oval Test in September

15-Nov-2006•Cricinfo staff
Doctrove comfortable with omission

Doctrove comfortable with omission

Billy Doctrove insists he has no problems with being omitted from the list of umpires who will officiate at the Champions Trophy in India

06-Oct-2006•Cricinfo staff
Doctrove omitted from Champions Trophy

Doctrove omitted from Champions Trophy

Billy Doctrove, the 'other' umpire at the centre of Pakistan's forfeited Test match at The Oval, has been omitted from next week's ICC Champions Trophy in India, along with his elite panel colleague, Darrell Hair

05-Oct-2006•Cricinfo staff
Making sense out of chaos

Making sense out of chaos

Osman Samiuddin takes a look at the men and the issues behind the Code of Conduct hearing at The Oval

27-Sep-2006•Osman Samiuddin
Umpires disagreed over timing of ball change

Umpires disagreed over timing of ball change

Cricinfo has learnt that there was an initial disagreement between Darrell Hair and Billy Doctrove about the timing of the ball change during the Oval Test in August

26-Sep-2006•Osman Samiuddin
Speed supports Hair and Doctrove

Speed supports Hair and Doctrove

Two days after The Oval fiasco Malcolm Speed, the ICC chief executive, has said the conclusion to the fourth Test was "hugely regrettable"

23-Aug-2006•Cricinfo staff
Hair and Doctrove were right - Taufel

Hair and Doctrove were right - Taufel

Simon Taufel, who is regarded as the world's best umpire, believes Darrell Hair and Billy Doctrove had to "follow the letter of the law" and abandon the fourth Test between England and Pakistan at The Oval

21-Aug-2006•Cricinfo staff
'I think you should walk off', Lara told Dhoni

'I think you should walk off', Lara told Dhoni

Mahendra Singh Dhoni reveals what really transpired between him and Brian Lara over Daren Ganga's catch at the boundary

06-Jun-2006•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan in Antigua
Dhoni blitz leaves Windies with a target of 392

Dhoni blitz leaves Windies with a target of 392

India declared at 521 for 6 and West Indies, chasing 392, ended the day on 13 for 0, needing another 379 runs on the final day

05-Jun-2006•The Bulletin by S Rajesh
Benson, Doctrove and Rauf elevated to Elite Panel

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
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