Ray Isherwood
Raymond Charles Isherwood (29 January 1938 in Melbourne, Victoria – 24 September 2014 in Adelaide, South Australia)[1] was an Australian Test cricket umpire.[2]
Isherwood umpired in three Test matches between 1984 and 1985. His first match was between Australia and the West Indies at Sydney on 30 December 1984 to 2 January 1985, won by Australia by an innings and 55 runs, upsetting the powerful West Indians on a turning pitch. Kepler Wessels scored 173 and Bob Holland took 10 wickets. Isherwood's partner was Mel Johnson.[3] Wisden reported that "relations between the teams, already strained following incidents earlier in the series, were further affected by a verbal clash … following an unsuccessful appeal. The umpires reported the matter to the Australian Cricket Board, but no action was taken against the players involved."[4]
Isherwood's last Test match was between Australia and India at Melbourne on 26 December to 30 December 1985, a drawn match. Allan Border and Greg Matthews scored centuries, and Bruce Reid took 6 of the 12 Indian wickets to fall. Isherwood’s colleague was Dick French.[5]
Isherwood umpired 21 One Day International (ODI) matches between 1979 and 1986. Altogether, he umpired 30 first-class matches in his career between 1971 and 1985, the Test match against India being his last.[6]
Off the field Isherwood was a manager for an electrical retailer.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Vale Ray Isherwood
- ^ "Ray Isherwood". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
- ^ "5th Test, Sydney, Dec 30 1984 - Jan 2 1985, West Indies tour of Australia". Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ a b Wisden 2015, p. 198.
- ^ "2nd Test, Melbourne, Dec 26 - 30 1985, India tour of Australia". Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ "Ray Isherwood as Umpire in First-Class Matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
External links
[edit]- Ray Isherwood at ESPNcricinfo
- Ray Isherwood at CricketArchive (subscription required)
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