Bowden gets Ashes ump again
By ADAM SIMMONS
November 10, 2006
THE four umpires who stood during Englands Ashes victory last year have all been re-appointed by the ICC for this winters clash Down Under.
New Zealander Billy Bowden, West Indies Steve Bucknor, South African Rudi Koertzen and Pakistans Aleem Dar will share umpiring duties over the five Tests.
The first Test in Brisbane sees Bowden and Bucknor take charge while Koertzen joins Bucknor at Adelaide.
Dar returns to partner Koertzen for the third and fourth Tests in Perth and Melbourne.
Then the Asian umpire will stay on for the finale in Sydney with Bowden.
New Zealands Jeff Crowe will referee the first three matches with Sri Lankas Roshan Mahanama taking over the last two.
The one-day tri-series between Australia, England and New Zealand will be umpired by Pakistans Asad Rauf and South African Ian Howell plus officials nominated by the host country.
One of those officials, in theory, could include disgraced Aussie umpire Darrell Hair.
That series, to be played in January and February, will be refereed by Sri Lankan Ranjan Madugalle and South African Mike Procter.
First Test (Nov 23-27, Brisbane) - Umpires: B Bowden, S Bucknor. Referee: J Crowe.
Second Test (Dec 1-5, Adelaide) - Umpires: S Bucknor, R Koertzen. Referee: J Crowe.
Third Test (Dec 14-18, Perth) - Umpires: R Koertzen, A Dar. Referee: J Crowe.
Fourth Test (Dec 26-30, Melbourne) - Umpires: R Koertzen, A Dar. Referee: R Madugalle.
Fifth Test (Jan 2-6, Sydney) - Umpires: B Bowden, A Dar. Referee: R Madugalle.
