The female
umpires welcomed the decision to conduct such workshops.
Impressed with the female
umpires' participation in the workshop, Aleem Dar said: 'The female
umpires are a great asset for Pakistan cricket.
I had a good chat with Chris Kelly, the ECB's
Umpires' Manager, in Feb-ruary/March time about what I needed to do.
The decision could have gone either way but since the
umpire's original decision was that of 'out', the third
umpire stayed with the on-field
umpire's call.
'In that tournament, all the 15 referrals against my decisions were upheld by technology which indeed was an achievement for me,' ICC
Umpire of the Year from 2009-2011 said.
Anand, who used to be a former state player and later took to hockey coaching in 2011, thanks to Hockey India for their endeavour in providing an opportunity for
umpires from Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities.
Michael Gough and Ahsan Raza (on-field
umpires), Kumar Dharmasena (third
umpire), Shozab Raza (fourth
umpire), Jeff Crowe (match referee).
2) If the plate
umpire hinders the catcher's throw to a base when he is attempting to retire a runner.
"It is not just old cricketers we want as anyone, irrespective of age, can become an
umpire.
At intercounty level, a referee has to quit when he's 50, yet there are no such limits for an
umpire.
OC has a large pool of
umpires who supervise domestic tournament matches all through the season.
The Paisley side rely on the trusty
umpires on a weekly basis to help officiate matches over the course of the year.