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Billy Bowden
New Zealand cricket umpire / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Brent Fraser "Billy" Bowden (born 11 April 1963) is a New Zealand cricket umpire and former cricketer. He was a player until rheumatoid arthritis forced him to retire. He is well known for his dramatic signaling style which includes the famous "crooked finger of doom" out signal.[1] On 6 February 2016, Bowden stood in his 200th One Day International match in the game between New Zealand and Australia in Wellington.[2]
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Full name | Brent Fraser Bowden |
Born | (1963-04-11) 11 April 1963 (age 61) Henderson, New Zealand |
Role | Umpire |
Umpiring information | |
Tests umpired | 84 (2000–2015) |
ODIs umpired | 200 (1995–2016) |
T20Is umpired | 24 (2005–2016) |
WTests umpired | 1 (1995) |
WODIs umpired | 21 (1995–2021) |
WT20Is umpired | 25 (2009–2020) |
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 21 December 2021 |
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