International Umpire Prof Sharma dies in a road accident (07 January 1999)
Chandigarh, January 7: Prof.R.C.Sharma, an International cricket umpire died in a road accident early this morning at Jaitpur near Mahulpur in Punjab, when a bus hit his jeep
07-Jan-1999
07 January 1999
International Umpire Prof Sharma dies in a road accident
Rakesh Sanghi
Chandigarh, January 7: Prof.R.C.Sharma, an International cricket
umpire died in a road accident early this morning at Jaitpur near
Mahulpur in Punjab, when a bus hit his jeep. The jeep was on its way
to Chandigarh when this mishap occurred.
Born on September 5, 1945, Prof. Sharma was working as principal of
the Government Polytechnic College of Hoshiarpur, stood in one test
match (vs Sri Lanka at Lucknow in 1993-94) and 11 one day
internationals.
Professor Ramesh Chand Sharma played only school level cricket before
his stint as an umpire. He was an Executive member of the Punjab
Cricket Association (PCA) and Chairman of the PCA's Umpires Committee.
Source :: CricInfo