The centre of Test cricket's only forfeit- Darrell Hair
Darrell Bruce Hair (born 30 September 1952 in Mudgee, New South Wales) is an Australian former Test match cricket umpire, from New
South Wales.
He
was restored to the Elite Panel by the ICC on 12 March 2008 and stood in the
England v New Zealand tests at Old Trafford in May and Trent Bridge in June
2008. However, he still remains a controversial figure in cricket. Hair umpired
his first Test match in January 1992, between Australia and India in Adelaide. In 1994 the International
Cricket Council (ICC) introduced a policy of appointing one umpire to
each Test match from a non-participating country, and since 2002 both umpires
have been appointed from non-participating nations. In a 1995 match between Australia and Sri Lanka in Melbourne, he no-balled Muttiah
Muralitharan seven times in three overs for throwing. It was the first time
Muralitharan had been called in 22 Tests, although the ICC later said that
umpires had expressed doubts about his legitimacy for more than two years.
He had been an international umpire for 16 years.
He
was restored to the Elite Panel by the ICC on 12 March 2008 and stood in the
England v New Zealand tests at Old Trafford in May and Trent Bridge in June
2008. However, he still remains a controversial figure in cricket. Hair umpired
his first Test match in January 1992, between Australia and India in Adelaide. In 1994 the International
Cricket Council (ICC) introduced a policy of appointing one umpire to
each Test match from a non-participating country, and since 2002 both umpires
have been appointed from non-participating nations. In a 1995 match between Australia and Sri Lanka in Melbourne, he no-balled Muttiah
Muralitharan seven times in three overs for throwing. It was the first time
Muralitharan had been called in 22 Tests, although the ICC later said that
umpires had expressed doubts about his legitimacy for more than two years.
He had been an international umpire for 16 years.
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