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Billy Bowden
Sun, July 27 2014
Ashes 2013-14: Umpire Billy Bowden loses count of deliveries twice
Twice in the space of six overs, umpire Billy Bowden failed to call ''over'' at the correct time in the third Ashes Test in Perth on Friday.
Mon, July 15 2013
Ashes 2013: Poor umpiring standards might take sheen off the contests
The poor umpiring standards in the first Ashes Test at Trent Bridge robbed a little bit of charm from an otherwise excellent display of cricket. Aayush Puthran feels that the ICC needs to reassess Aleem Dar and Kumar Dharmasena’s further role in the series in order to ensure that results of such high-voltage quality cricket encounters are not affected by poor umpiring.
Sat, June 29 2013
Ravi Bopara slams Bob Willis over ball-tampering comments
England bowler Ravi Bopara has slammed former captain Bob Willis for his claims of ball-tampering against England during the ICC Champions Trophy 2013.
Tue, June 25 2013
Asad Rauf, Billy Bowden dropped from ICC Elite Panel of umpires
Pakistan's Asad Rauf, who is being investigated in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2013 spot-fixing scandal, and long-serving New Zealander Billy Bowden were dropped from the ICC Elite Panel of Umpires after an annual review of their performance on Tuesday.
Sat, June 15 2013
Ashley Giles rubbishes England ball-tampering allegations by Bob Willis
England limited-overs coach Ashley Giles has denied his players tamper will the ball following controversial allegations by former captain Bob Willis.
Sat, June 15 2013
Alastair Cook denies England ball-tampering claims
England captain Alastair Cook has denied claims that the ability of his team’s bowlers to reverse swing the ball is connected with illegal ball-tampering or scratching the leather, saying that the bowlers can reverse swing the ball because of their skill and hard work.
Thu, May 16 2013
ICC announces umpires for Champions Trophy 2013
The ICC on Thursday announced details of the umpire and match referee appointments for the group stage as well as the warm-up stage of the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy 2013 in England and Wales, which will take place from June 6 to 23.
Thu, April 11 2013
MS Dhoni, Gautam Gambhir to act in Lay’s advertisement
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Gautam Gambhir, Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan have been roped in by Lay's, world's number one potato chip brand, to feature in its new campaign this season.
Sun, December 30 2012
Umpire S Ravi’s howlers contribute to India’s defeat against Pakistan in first ODI
A couple of horrendous decisions by Indian umpire S Ravi contributed to India's six-wicket defeat to arch rivals Pakistan in the first cricket ODI on Sunday.
Mon, November 26 2012
Australia vs South Africa: DRS comes to Faf du Plessis’ rescue
South Africa batsman Faf du Plessis got a decision for Leg Before Wicket (LBW) overturned after he was declared out by Umpire Billy Bowden off Michael Clarke's bowling against Australia on the fifth and the final day of the second Test at Adelaide on Monday. Du Plessis was batting on 33, when he offered his...