Romeo
3 Mar 2007, 11:30
I guess they're ensuring that we won't have a repeat of The Oval fiasco.
http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200609/r109003_338570.jpg (http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200609/r109003_338573.jpg) No repeat ... umpire Darrell Hair (Getty Images)
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ICC strips umpires of right to terminate matches
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has decided to strip umpires of the right to terminate matches if a team refuses to play, and hand it instead to match referees.
The recommendation, suggested by the ICC chief executives' committee in January, was adopted at the two-day board meeting which ended in Cape Town on Friday. It takes immediate effect.
The move follows last year's row at The Oval in England after Pakistan became the first-ever team to forfeit a Test.
"The Board's decision reflects the fact that the match referee is the chief executive of the match, the person who has overall responsibility for the way the game is played and officiated," ICC chief executive Malcolm Speed said in a statement.
"This decision does not, however, detract from the on-field role of the umpires and they would, of course, still remain an integral part of the process of awarding a match in those circumstances."
-Reuters
http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200609/r109003_338570.jpg (http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200609/r109003_338573.jpg) No repeat ... umpire Darrell Hair (Getty Images)
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ICC strips umpires of right to terminate matches
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has decided to strip umpires of the right to terminate matches if a team refuses to play, and hand it instead to match referees.
The recommendation, suggested by the ICC chief executives' committee in January, was adopted at the two-day board meeting which ended in Cape Town on Friday. It takes immediate effect.
The move follows last year's row at The Oval in England after Pakistan became the first-ever team to forfeit a Test.
"The Board's decision reflects the fact that the match referee is the chief executive of the match, the person who has overall responsibility for the way the game is played and officiated," ICC chief executive Malcolm Speed said in a statement.
"This decision does not, however, detract from the on-field role of the umpires and they would, of course, still remain an integral part of the process of awarding a match in those circumstances."
-Reuters