Match Referees To Report On Umpires To ICC (21 Nov 1996)

21 November 1996

Match referees to report on umpires to ICC

Upali Rupasinghe in New Delhi

Match referees will henceforth submit their views on umpiring decisions and the performance of umpires in the report to the International Cricket Council (ICC).

At the conclusion of the two-day meeting for match referees on Saturday November 9, at Mumbai, ICC executive secretary Dave Richards told newsmen that there was a call from the members that only the best umpires from the neutral panel should be assigned as independent umpires.

The referees will now observe video replays of close decisions just like third umpires before drawing their own conclusions.

Issues pertaining to crowd misbehaviour at certain venues and the conduct of players were on the agenda of the meeting, the first of its kind by the game`s ruling body but neither Sir Clyde Walcott, the ICC Chairman nor Richards was willing to disclose what transpired.

``We will report the matter to the respective Boards`` they said.

Source :: Daily News (https://www.lanka.net)