Hair loss welcomed (24 April 1999)
SRI LANKA, the World Cup holders, were relieved to learn yesterday that Australian umpire Darrell Hair will not be standing in any of their qualifying games when they begin their title defence in England next month
24-Apr-1999
24 April 1999
Hair loss welcomed
By Nelson Clare
SRI LANKA, the World Cup holders, were relieved to learn yesterday
that Australian umpire Darrell Hair will not be standing in any of
their qualifying games when they begin their title defence in England
next month.
Hair no-balled Sri Lanka's top spinner Muttiah Muralitharan for
throwing seven times during a 1995 Test in Melbourne, and refuelled
the controversy in his autobiography by describing Muralitharan's
action as "diabolical".
Later found guilty of violating the International Cricket Council's
code of conduct, Hair escaped punishment on a technicality as the
code contained no penalty process relating to umpires.
Hair was stood down for the triangular series in Australia last
summer involving England and Sri Lanka, but Muralitharan was then
called for throwing by Ross Emerson, another Australian umpire, who
was also jettisoned for his pains.
In Karachi, Javed Miandad has denied he would still attend the World
Cup after resigning as Pakistan's coach. "These are rumours," he
said. "I am not going anywhere."
Source :: Electronic Telegraph (https://www.telegraph.co.uk)