Umpire Darrell Hair

Umpire Darrell Hair

Darrell Bruce Hair is an Australian Test cricket match umpire. umpire Darrel Hair has create controversy by accusing Pakistan of tampering with a ball, and then offering to quit from the International Cricket Council in exchange for $500... [more]

Darrell Bruce Hair is an Australian Test cricket match umpire. umpire Darrel Hair has create controversy by accusing Pakistan of tampering with a ball, and then offering to quit from the International Cricket Council in exchange for $500,000!

After deciding that Pakistan had tampered with a ball that suddenly started reverse-swinging after 56 overs, Darrell Hair and fellow umpire Billy Doctrove penalised the tourists 5 runs and then allowed England to choose a replacement ball. However, analysis of the ball after the game showed no clear proof of tampering.

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Let Yousuf continue as captain for at least a year: Inzamam
Annoyed by the frequent change in leadership in the national squad, former Pakistan skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq has asked the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to let Mohammad Yousuf continue as captain for at least a year. Click here to read the complete Article  
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Inzamam bats for a longer tenure for Yousuf
Karachi, Nov 14 (IANS) Former Pakistan cricket skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq has asked the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to let senior batsman Mohammad Yousuf lead the national side for at least one year.  
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Make Afridi captain of One-day side too: Inzamam
Captaincy brings out the best in Shahid Afridi and given his impressive form, since being handed charge of Pakistan's Twenty20 side, the flamboyant all-rounder should also be made the One-day captain, feels former skipper Inzamam-ul Haq.  
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'Umpires are human and can make mistakes'
Dismissing suggestions that umpiring in the ICC Champions Trophy semi-final between Pakistan and New Zealand was biased, ICC elite panel umpire Aleem Dar said mistakes are bound to happen from match officials as they too are human beings. The Pakistan umpire also came in support of his colleague Simon Taufel, who was openly criticised by a senior member of the Pakistan Cricket Board.  
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Younis not a fixer: Inzamam
Younis Khan becomes the latest addition in the list (Salim Malik, Wasim Akram and Inzamam ul Haq) of Pakistan captains to be accused of match-fixing, a slur which has not spared the best and most talented of Pakistan cricketers. Inzamam-ul-Haq, who ...  
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Pakistan defend Gul against ball-tampering claims

From:   www.afp.com
Pakistan coach Intikhab Alam came to the defence Monday of paceman Umar Gul following suggestions of ball-tampering. New Zealand are understood to have spoken with match officials to clarify that Gul's record international Twenty20 figures of five wickets for six runs against the Black Caps at the Oval had been achieved legitimately. "It is disappointing to hear these things," said Alam. "Umar is a fantastic bowler," the former Pakistan leg-spinner added. The matter is now set to be closed after officials told the New Zealand management they had no queries regarding Pakistan's conduct in the field. It was at the Oval in 2006 that ... Read Full Story

Why the ICC should declare the Oval Test a draw (in spite of what Jonathan Agnew says)

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Yesterday, the world’s media reported that the result of the controversial Oval Test between England and Pakistan in 2006 is to be changed from an English victory to a draw. The ICC is expected to make this change at its meeting in Dubai following pressure from the PCB. A Cricinfo source stated “England and Pakistan have agreed to declare the Oval Test as a draw to maintain the dignity of Pakistan in world cricket, especially after the ball-tampering charges were dropped.” Originally the result was officially declared as ‘Match Forfeited by Pakistan’ and therefore England won the Test. On the Fourth Afternoon of the ... Read Full Story

Umpire Hair Resigns From ICC Umpires Panel

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LONDON : Controversial Australian umpire Darrell Hair has resigned from the International Cricket Council (ICC) elite umpires panel, an ICC spokesman said on Friday. The Australian newspaper reported on its website (www.theaustralian.news.com.au) that Hair had quit to take up a position as executive officer of the New South Wales Umpires and Scorers Association. Hair, 55, hit the headlines when he was removed from the umpires panel for matches involving full member nations after Pakistan forfeited the fourth test against England at The Oval in 2006 when they were penalised for ball tampering. He only returned to umpiring at the top level this year for ... Read Full Story

Full text of Darrell Hair's email to the ICC

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The ICC made the full text of umpire Darrell Hair' s e-mail public. Mr. Hair offered to quit the ICC in exchange for $500,00 cash. Some believe that Hair's emails and tone are out of line. Others think that he was trying to genuinely solve media problems. Read the emails and decide for yourself. The ICC is now has to decide what in the world to do with Darrell Hair . His umpire contract extends to March, 2008. He claims that he wants to continue his post. Yet his name is tarnished and the ICC already removed him from the Champions Trophy .   ... Read Full Story

Inzamam blames ICC, PCB for Oval result change

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Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul Haq on Monday criticised cricket's governing body and national cricket officials for once again changing the result of the Oval Test. The International Cricket Council (ICC) Sunday reverted to the original result of the controversial 2006 Oval Test which gave the hosts victory. The match was awarded to England when umpires Billy Doctrove and Darrell Hair ruled that Pakistan had forfeited the match by refusing to take the field after tea on the fourth day following accusations of ball tampering. But pressure from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) saw the result changed from an England win to a draw by ... Read Full Story
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