Bowden, over the years has redefined umpiring by adding humour to one of sports’ most tedious and serious jobs.
Billy Bowden has made a name for himself as much for his funny on-field antics as his accuracy with tough decisions. The video here is a compilation of three of his many strange instances. The third part of the video, shows Suresh Raina imitating Bowden, raise his finger to indicate a wicket in his...
Billy Bowden is one man who has made umpiring entertaining.
Bowden previously served on the elite panel from 2003-2013.
With his theatrics, Billy Bowden can bring a smile to anyone's face.
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.
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.
England bowler Ravi Bopara has slammed former captain Bob Willis for his claims of ball-tampering against England during the ICC Champions Trophy 2013.
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.
England limited-overs coach Ashley Giles has denied his players tamper will the ball following controversial allegations by former captain Bob Willis.