Darrell Hair
Personal information | |
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Full name | Darrell Bruce Hair |
Born | Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia | 30 September 1952
Umpiring information | |
Tests umpired | 78 (1992–2008) |
ODIs umpired | 139 (1991–2008) |
T20Is umpired | 6 (2008–2008) |
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 28 September 2012 |
Darrell Bruce Hair (born 30 September 1952) is an Australian former
Career
Hair stood in his first Test match in January 1992, between
At the local level, Hair began his career playing in Orange and Molong and moved to Sydney in 1972 where he played with the
In a 1995 match between Australia and
2006 ball tampering incident
On the fourth day of the fourth Test between
After the ensuing controversy Hair wrote an e-mail to the ICC saying that he would resign from the ICC Elite Umpire Panel in return for a non-negotiable one-off payment of US$500,000 directly into his bank account to cover the loss of future earnings.[12] Hair subsequently revoked the offer[13] said that he never considered retirement.[14] The ICC announced that Hair would not be umpiring at the 2006 ICC Champions Trophy due to security concerns[15] and on 4 November 2006, Hair was banned from officiating in international matches by the ICC following a two-day meeting.[16] A leaked ICC report showed that before the Oval incident, Hair was ranked the second-best umpire overall and number one in decision-making.[17]
In February 2007 Hair announced he was suing the ICC and the Pakistan Cricket Board on grounds of racial discrimination, saying he was made a scapegoat as no action was taken against Billy Doctrove.[18] On 9 October 2007, Hair dropped his discrimination case. The ICC said Hair would undergo a development programme over the next six months seemingly with the goal to place him back into top level matches. During this six-month period, he continued to officiate in second tier ICC associate matches. The ICC restored Hair to the Elite Umpiring Panel on 12 March 2008.[19] On 22 August 2008 Hair handed in his resignation to the ICC in order to take up a coaching role.[20] He had been an international umpire for 16 years.
Legal issues
On 23 October 2017, Hair pleaded guilty to one charge of embezzlement and one charge of stealing in the Orange Local Court.[21] The offences were committed as a result of a gambling addiction, with Hair stealing a total of $9005.75 (AUD). Given his early guilty plea, in addition to the fact that he had repaid the stolen money, Hair was sentenced to an 18-month good behaviour bond with no conviction recorded.[22]
International umpiring statistics
First | Last | Total | |
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Test | Australia v India at Adelaide, Jan 1992 | England v New Zealand at Trent Bridge, Jun 2008 | 78 |
ODI | India v West Indies at Adelaide, Dec 1991 | Ireland v Scotland at Belfast, Jul 2007 | 139 |
T20I | Kenya v Netherlands at Belfast, Aug 2008 | Ireland v Netherlands at Belfast, Aug 2008 | 6 |
See also
- List of Test cricket umpires
- List of One Day International cricket umpires
- List of Twenty20 International cricket umpires
References
- ^ "Darrell Hair". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
- ^ Britten, Nick (27 August 2006). "Hair is a man who stands his ground". The Age. Melbourne.
- ^ "The Sri Lankans in Australia, 1995-96". Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. 1997. Retrieved 23 January 2013 – via ESPNcricinfo.
- PMID 11138987.
- ^ a b "Umpire 'received death threats'". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. 12 May 1999.
- ^ "Pakistan muzzled in tampering row". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 4 September 2006. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
- ^ "As the chaos unfolded". ESPNcricinfo. 20 August 2006. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
- ^ "Test farce amid tampering fracas". The Sydney Morning Herald. Reuters. 21 August 2006.
- ^ "Ranjan Mudagalle's decision in full". ESPNcricinfo. 28 September 2006. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
- ^ "'Inzamam cleared of ball tampering'". ESPNcricinfo. 28 September 2006.
- ^ "'Disrepute ban for skipper Inzamam'". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 28 September 2006.
- ^ "Umpire offered to resign for cash". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. 25 August 2006. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
- ^ "Full transcript of emails". ESPNcricinfo. 25 August 2006. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
- ^ "Hair never considered retirement". ESPNcricinfo. 11 January 2008. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
- ^ "Hair out of Champions Trophy'". DNA Sport. 28 September 2006.
- ^ Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (4 November 2006). "Hair banned from officiating in internationals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 November 2006.
- ^ "Hair praised by ICC immediately before being sacked". ESPNcricinfo. 13 November 2006. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
- ^ "Hair to sue cricket authorities". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 7 February 2007. Retrieved 7 February 2007.
- ^ "Hair restored as ICC elite umpire". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. 18 March 2008. Retrieved 12 March 2008.
- ^ "Hair quits to focus on coaching". ESPNcricinfo. 22 August 2008. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
- ^ "Umpire Hair pleads guilty". Herald Sun. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- ^ Gardiner, Stephanie. "Hair admits to stealing cash". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
Bibliography
- Hair, Darrell (1998) Decision Maker: An Umpire's Story Random House, Australia. ISBN 0-09-183731-6
- Hair, Darrell (2011) In The Best Interests Of The Game Harper Sports. ISBN 9780732292881
External links
- Darrell Hair at ESPNcricinfo
- ICC Umpires and Referees at the Wayback Machine (archived 2 March 2007)