Steve Bucknor

Steve Bucknor: One of cricket's best-known umpires also officiated as World Cup football referee

Steve Bucknor, born May 31, 1946, was the most experienced umpire in the ICC Elite Panel until his retirement in 2009. On his 67th birthday, Jaideep...

BCCI - flexing its muscle to its advantage

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has a history of raising the stakes when they perceive injustice against them. When Sachin Tendulkar...

When a Test match was abandoned by umpires after 10.1 overs because of a dangerous track!

One of the shortest Tests was played at Kingston on January 29, 1998. Abhishek Mukherjee looks back at a Test match that had to be abandoned because...

David Shepherd — The man who hopped his way to the top as an umpire

David Shepherd, born December 27, 1940, was one of the finest umpires the cricketing world had ever seen. He officiated in six World Cups, from...

Simon Taufel retires as one of the greatest umpires who ever officiated

Simon Taufel bid adieu at an age when most of the erstwhile umpires used to break into the international arena. Yet, he has carved a niche for himself...

Mystery of the missing bails that held up a cricket match!

Sixteen years ago, a Singer World Series Cup match was delayed by eight minutes because the bails could not be found. Arunabha Sengupta recounts...

Steve Bucknor is my mentor and coach, says Asad Rauf

By CricketCountry Staff

ICC elite panel umpire Asad Rauf expressed that; former umpire Steve Bucknor...

Cricketing Rifts 16: India's problems with Steve Bucknor & Mike Denness

The Dhoni-Sehwag rift may have been true or blown out of proportion by the media. However, far from being unique, discords such as this have...