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Elite umpires removed

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  • 25-05-2011 2:48pm
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    TheDrog
    Registered Users Posts: 515 ✭✭✭


    Asoka (Gary Wilson decision) da Silva and Daryl (what volume control) Harper have been removed as elite level umpires to be replaced by Kumar Dharmasena and Richard Kettleborough


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    Cremated
    Registered Users Posts: 740 ✭✭✭Cremated


    About time really but Dharmasena and Kettleborough are two of the best umpires I have seen in a while along with Mr.Dar of course :),

    also can someone explain '' volume control '' with Harper?, I remember something about him not knowing of a stump microphone to hear for edges...


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    TheDrog
    Registered Users Posts: 515 ✭✭✭TheDrog


    it relates to this

    His problems came to a head during England's South Africa tour the following winter when, as third umpire, he turned down a caught-behind appeal against Graeme Smith that had been referred to him. Harper upheld the on-field umpire Tony Hill's decision because he could not hear a sound on the replay and it was suggested that he had not increased the volume setting on his monitor which would have made the edge evident. However, after an inquiry following a complaint by England coach Andy Flower the ICC said the lapse was caused by "technical failure".


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    Cremated
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    Crikey! thank feck he has been removed, now next to go should be Doctrove and possibly Bowden, I'll return later with more names to go ;)...


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    TrueDub
    Moderators, Sports Moderators, Regional Abroad Moderators Posts: 2,644 Mod ✭✭✭✭TrueDub


    Cremated wrote: »
    Crikey! thank feck he has been removed, now next to go should be Doctrove and possibly Bowden, I'll return later with more names to go ;)...

    Who should replace them? No point in getting rid of reasonable umpires if the replacements don't have at least the potential to be better than them.


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    Cremated
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    TrueDub wrote: »
    Who should replace them? No point in getting rid of reasonable umpires if the replacements don't have at least the potential to be better than them.

    Well there has to be a better umpire out there than Doctrove imo, and Bowden isn't that bad, I wasn't fully serious about him...


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    jimmynippy
    Registered Users Posts: 44 ✭jimmynippy


    doctrove is very reluctant to make a decision,just likes to shake his head constantly.bowden is my wifes hero for his eccentricities!Bring back Dicky Bird...
    :)


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