Top 5 ICC Elite Umpires

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Top 5 ICC Elite Umpires
Topic Started: July 27, 2011, 12:23 pm (875 Views)
CockneyRef	July 27, 2011, 12:23 pm Post #1
Member Posts: 197 Group: Members Member #1,121 Joined: Jun 15, 2010 Refereeing Level 4 I support..... Arsenal	Gents. Who in your opinion is currently the top 5 umpires in the so called 'Elite Panel' I'd go for 1. Simon Taufel (AUS) 2. Aleem Dar (PAK) 3. Asad Rauf (PAK) 4. Ian Gould (ENG) 5. Tony Hill (NZ)



Mackem ref	July 27, 2011, 3:48 pm Post #2
Member Posts: 3,023 Group: Members Member #112 Joined: Feb 4, 2007 Refereeing Level 6 I support..... Have a guess!!!	1) Simon Taufel 2) Asad Rauf 3) Aleem Dar 4) Ian Gould 5) Steve Davis/Billy Bowden (can't decide!!!) In that order is the top 5 IMO
	Life's a bitch, and then you die


jordwilson12	August 17, 2011, 9:28 pm Post #3
New Member Posts: 7 Group: Members Member #1,227 Joined: Jan 8, 2011 Refereeing Level 3 I support..... West Ham United	Top 5 IMO 1.Simon Taufel (AUS) 2.Aleem Dar (PAK) 3.Asad Rauf (PAK) 4.Billy Bowden (NZ) 5.Ian Gould (ENG)



ryan80	August 19, 2011, 7:58 pm Post #4
Member Posts: 976 Group: Members Member #21 Joined: Jan 19, 2007	1. Taufel 2. Dar 3. Bowden 4. Gould 5. Hill



Ref Fan	June 16, 2012, 9:29 am Post #5
Member Posts: 517 Group: Members Member #1,467 Joined: Feb 24, 2012	Same as ryan80 except Rauf at (5) for Hill. Not much to chose between Rauf, Hill and Davies. I think Taufel and Dar perhaps make fewer mistakes but all these umpires at times give excellent and tough decisions which are proved right. The most difficult ones for me are snicks down the leg side or off the bottom of the bat and of course the bat/pad appeals and whether the ball has carried for catches. Pitching in line or not can also be tricky.



Mackem ref	June 17, 2012, 6:55 pm Post #6
Member Posts: 3,023 Group: Members Member #112 Joined: Feb 4, 2007 Refereeing Level 6 I support..... Have a guess!!!	My top 5 now would be: 1) Dar 2) Gould 3) Taufel 4) Rauf 5) Bowden Hill and Kettleborough aren't too far behind, but both are prone to the odd bad session!!!
	Life's a bitch, and then you die


Hendo	June 20, 2012, 7:33 pm Post #7
Member Posts: 1,613 Group: Members Member #87 Joined: Jan 28, 2007	I have to say I find Dar a bit overrated and dont have the same confidence in him that others appear to have. Decent umpire but prone to mistakes at times. Still feel it is Taufel who sets the standards for the others; outstanding umpire with a very high % rate of correct decisions. As regards English umpires, Gould for me is far ahead of both Kettleborough and Llong. Kettleborough's fast-tracking is another issue I have some problem with. Perhaps its just me but I dont feel modern day English umpires are in the same league as some of our outstanding international umpires of yester-year - David Shepherd, Barrie Meyer, Dickie Bird, Nigel Plews, Ken Palmer and the like



ryan80	June 24, 2012, 12:08 am Post #8
Member Posts: 976 Group: Members Member #21 Joined: Jan 19, 2007	David Shepherd, Barrie Meyer, Dickie Bird, Nigel Plews and Ken Palmer were all great umpires I would also add Peter Willey all seem better then the current lots we have. Sad to say that Shepherd and Plews are no longer with us both died of Cancer. Edited by ryan80, June 24, 2012, 12:10 am.



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