What did Somnath Chatterjee have to lose anyway?

Was Tillakaratne Dilshan out caught off Zaheer Khan, or was it a case of the bat hitting the ground? Mark Benson, the man out in the middle, thought the Sri Lankan batsman was out; Rudi Koertzen,......

Billy Bowden dropped from NZ's international umpiring panel

Umpire Brent ‘Billy’ Bowden may have stood in his last international cricket match. New Zealand's best-known and most highly-rated umpire was axed from New Zealand Cricket's......

Spotted: Umpire Billy Bowden in Nottingham

Reader J K Anand sent us this photograph. 'Ihad a chance to meet New Zealand umpire Billy Bowden at Nottingham, UK. 'He was very patient, calm and smiling. He gave his trade mark pose with me (red......

Umpires named for Ireland matches

Umpires Mark Benson, Billy Bowden and Aleem Dar will stand in the upcoming cricket matches in Ireland, which will also see India and South Africa in action. Australia's Alan Hurst has been......

'Amir's no-ball at Lord's seemed deliberate'

The umpires officiating the controversial Lord's Test felt that Pakistan bowler Muhammad Amir had delivered a deliberate no-ball during the fourth Test against England, but had put it down to......

Umpire Dar 'out' for no-ball call in India-Bangladesh QF?

Aleem Dar has lost the confidence of the International Cricket Council after two horrible gaffes, which have left a big question mark on his career. When he was not named to officiate in the two......