Published: May 28, 2017, 09:20 AM (IST)
Edited: May 28, 2017, 09:35 AM (IST)
New Delhi: Indian umpire Nitin Menon will be getting a chance to officiate in two English county matches this season as a part of BCCI‘s Umpires’ Exchange programme with England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). Menon will be umpiring in the Leicestershire versus Sussex match from June 9-12 and Worcestershire’s game against Kent from June 19-22. Menon has officiated in 3 ODIs and 2 T20 Internationals apart from IPL and Ranji Trophy. The 33-year-old played 2 List A matches for Madhya Pradesh, back in 2004. Nitin’s father Narendra Menon is also a former international umpire, having stood in 4 ODIs between 1993 and 1998. READ: Kumar Sangakkara becomes 1st player to score 5 consecutive centuries for Surrey
In other news, Star Indian batsman Cheteshwar Pujara completed his 39th First-class hundred on his home debut for Nottinghamshire in the County Championship Division Two on Friday. The 29-year-old batsman, playing only the second game of his brief county stint, reached the three-figure mark in 174 balls with 13 fours on day one of the match against Gloucestershire. He was eventually dismissed for 112 of 206 balls, a knock comprising of 14 fours. Pujara, however, will have to wait a little longer to complete his 12,000 First-Class runs after being dismissed on 112 by Craig Miles in the 82nd over of the Nottinghamshire innings.
Pujara batted alongside England batsman Michael Lumb with the two sharing a 185-run stand for the fourth wicket. Nottinghamshire were 307 for four after Pujara’s dismissal. The team eventually ended the day on 357 for 5 from 96 overs.
