Cyril Mitchley
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| Full name | Cyril John Mitchley | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 July 1938 Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicketkeeper, umpire, referee | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | (son) (son) (son) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tests umpired | 26 (1992–2000) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ODIs umpired | 60 (1992–2000) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| FC umpired | 127 (1981–2001) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| LA umpired | 218 (1982–2001) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 22 December 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Cyril John Mitchley (born 4 July 1938) is a South African former cricket player, umpire and match referee. As an umpire he officiated in first-class and Test cricket matches.
Playing career[]
During the late 1960s he played for Transvaal as a wicket-keeper in South African domestic cricket.
Umpiring and refereeing career[]
He later became an umpire, culminating with him becoming a Test cricket umpire. Between 1992 and 2000, he stood in 26 Test matches and 61 One Day Internationals (ODIs).
In a match between South Africa and India in 1992, Mitchley made history by making the first referral to a third umpire in Test cricket history. Sachin Tendulkar was out after Mitchley referred a run out decision.[1][2]
He famously gave two LBWs when English bowler Dominic Cork took a hat-trick against the West Indies at Old Trafford in 1995.
He later became an ICC match referee, officiating on four ODIs, all in 2007.[3]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Third umpire: some thoughts". The Sportstar. Archived from the original on 2009-08-27. Retrieved 2012-10-17.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Wisden: 1st Test South Africa v India 1992–93". cricinfo.com.
- ^ "Player Profile:Cyril Mitchley". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2010-06-24.
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