Bangladesh v Afghanistan, Only Test, Chittagong, 5-9 September, 2019

Blocker gets a Test



Paul Wilson appointed to stand in first Test match as an umpire
August 27, 2019

Cricket Australia (CA) congratulates Paul Wilson after the International Cricket Council confirmed he would stand in his first Test match as an umpire.

Wilson, who has stood in 28 One-Day International matches and 11 Twenty20 Internationals, will oversee the one-off Bangladesh-Afghanistan Test match beginning on September 5 in Chittagong.

He will become Australia’s 90th Test umpire and the 484th person to umpire a Test match internationally.

Wilson, then a fast bowler, also represented Australia in a Test match against India in Kolkata in 1998.

"The past 21 years since that match in Kolkata have gone by very fast," Wilson said.

"I'm looking forward to getting out there and enjoying some quality red ball cricket. Test matches are the pinnacle of our game and it is a privilege to be joining a select group of people to have officiated at this level.

"It is also a great thrill to join Paul Reiffel as one of a handful of people to have played and now umpire at Test level."

CA Match Officials Manager Sean Easey applauded Wilson’s achievement.

“An appointment to Test cricket is the pinnacle of the umpiring pathway and reaching this level is a true credit to Paul and his efforts over many, many years,” Easey said

“He is committed to the team, prepares diligently, is respected by colleagues and stakeholders, and he continuously gives to the game both on and off the field."

Wilson will stand alongside on-field partner Nigel Llong, third umpire Nitin Menon and match referee Chris Broad in the fixture.

Let's hope he goes better than Joel Wilson.

couldn't do worse

Will this duel become as legendary as the other local derby played at a similar sounding centre = the bitterly fought match between Mittagong and Bowral at Mittagong Oval in Mittagong, in the Highlands District Cricket Association??

The Highlands District Cricket Association is notable for having the world's most famous 3rd grade player in former Test Umpire Simon Taufel, who runs around for the Bowral Cavaliers.

Oh and a couple of useful former players came from that Association - Don Bradman and Bill O'Reilly.

So who are the Australians to have played and umpired in Tests. I can think of:

C Bannerman
Pistol
ARthur Richardson

and now Blocker.

There must be more.

I think there's only 4 (all that you named).

4 plus Blocker?

Who was our most famous umpire?  Famous for Dave Gregory and the bookies brouhaha.

JGK wrote:4 plus Blocker?

Including Blocker.

Bradman wrote:Who was our most famous umpire?  Famous for Dave Gregory and the bookies brouhaha.

Ray Illingworth's good mate Lou Rowan? Chuck's good mate Darryl Hair?

Colin Egar?

George Coulthard also played & umpired tests for Australia.

I would think Australia's most famous umpire was Edmund Barton but he only officiated in First Class matches, not in tests.

I thought the Dave Gregory  bought off by bookies match was a test despite the vomit boycot.

Anyone else notice the cricwaves sponsored upper rh corner of the board has this match being played at cahattogram.

Bradman wrote:I thought the Dave Gregory  bought off by bookies match was a test despite the vomit boycot.

As an umpire? Don't think so, Q. Gregory was never a Test umpire, but did umpire a FC game in 1892.

Bradman wrote:Anyone else notice the cricwaves sponsored upper rh corner of the board has this match being played at cahattogram.

Chattogram is the Bangladeshi name for Chittagong. Bit like Bombay and Mumbai.

skully wrote:

Bradman wrote:I thought the Dave Gregory  bought off by bookies match was a test despite the vomit boycot.

As an umpire? Don't think so, Q. Gregory was never a Test umpire, but did umpire a FC game in 1892.

No the match he played in and umpired by Barton

Trying to find a comprehensive list of English Test player-umpires... from one article have found Mark Benson, John Hampshire, Peter Willey, and from the first ever Test, James Lillywhite. Then Richard Illingworth from the current crop.

Other English Test cricketers who became Test umpires:

Les Braund
Harry Elliott
Arthur Fagg
Joe Hardstaff Jr
Allen Hill
Audley Miller
Norman Oldfield
Ken Palmer
Wilfred "Fred" Price
Ernest "Tiger" Smith

So including those listed by beams, 15 in all.

beamer wrote:Trying to find a comprehensive list of English Test player-umpires... from one article have found Mark Benson, John Hampshire, Peter Willey, and from the first ever Test, James Lillywhite. Then Richard Illingworth from the current crop.

Dick Barlow?
Jack Birkenshaw?
Len Braund?
Harry Butt?
Jack Crapp?
Arthur Dolphin?
Harry Elliott?
Arthur Fagg?
Joe Hardstaff snr?
Allen Hill?
Bill Hitch?
Audley Miller?
Norman Oldfield?
Ken Palmer?
Fred Price?
Mordecai Sherwin?
Tiger Smith?
George Thompson?
Sailor Young?

One of the Hearns? or was he a Saffie

skully wrote:So including those listed by beams, 15 in all.

Apparently not.

Frank Hearne played Tests for England and South Africa and umpired in South Africa

Ghanis batting - 1-30.

Frank Tarrant seems to have umpired a couple of Tests too.