Daryl Harper
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Daryl John Harper |
| Batting | Right-hand bat |
| Umpiring information | |
| Tests umpired | 88 (1998–present) |
| ODIs umpired | 166 (1994–present) |
| Career statistics | |
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Source: Cricinfo, 4 June 2010 | |
Daryl John Harper, (born 23 October 1951 in Adelaide, South Australia), is an Australian test cricket match umpire.
Umpiring career
Formerly a primary school teacher, Harper played as a right-handed batsman in the Adelaide Grade cricket competition for the Teachers' College and East Torrens clubs. From here he commenced his umpiring career and in 1987 oversaw his initial first-class cricket match.
Harper made his first appearance in an international fixture in January 1994 when he umpired a One Day International (ODI) in Perth between New Zealand and South Africa. In November 1998 Harper made his test match debut when appointed to stand in the 2nd Ashes test at the WACA alongside umpire Venkat; Harper also stood at the MCG in the 4th test of that series. After promotion to the National Grid Panel of International Umpires, Harper also began to appear in Test matches away from Australia as the designated neutral umpire.
In 2002 the International Cricket Council (ICC) introduced a policy of two neutral umpires standing in each Test match, and one neutral & one home umpire in ODIs. The neutral umpires would be chosen from a newly conceived ICC Elite umpire panel comprising the ICC’s determination of the top 8 - 10 umpires from around the world. Harper was included in the original line up for this panel, at the time chosen over fellow Australians Simon Taufel and Darrell Hair (both of whom subsequently joined the panel in 2003). Following the retirement of West Indian Steve Bucknor in March 2009, Harper is one of only two remaining original panel umpires, the other being South Africa's Rudi Koertzen.
Harper umpired the opening match of the 2003 Cricket World Cup in South Africa, and went on to stand in one of the semi-finals. On August 31, 2005 he adjudicated in his 100th ODI, a match between Zimbabwe and New Zealand at Harare.
Controversies
Harper was the third umpire for a trial of the 'player referral' system in 2009, where he made a series of errors.[1] In 2010 England lodged a formal complaint against Harper after a referred caught behind decision was turned down due to the volume on the replay not being high enough to detect the edge.[2][3] The ICC later dropped Harper from the 2010 ICC World Twenty20 due to "general performance reasons".[4]
International Umpiring Statistics
As of the 4 June 2010:
| First | Latest | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | Australia v England at Perth, Nov 1998 | India v Sri Lanka at Colombo, Jul 2010 | 89 |
| ODIs | New Zealand v South Africa at Perth, Jan 1994 | West Indies v South Africa at Port of Spain, Jun 2010 | 166 |
| T20Is | South Africa v West Indies at Johannesburg, Sep 2007 | Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Lord's, Jun 2009 | 10 |
- Awards
- ICC Bronze Bails Award for 100 ODIs.
- Ambassadorship
- In March 2009, Daryl Harper, was announced as an ambassador for Orana, an Adelaide company providing employment for people with disabilities.[5]
- He is an ambassador for The Adelaide Crows.[6]
References
- ^ Cricinfo. "Sarwan endures amid umpiring chaos". Retrieved 2010-02-06.
- ^ Cricinfo. "Harper howlers undermine UDRS". Retrieved 2010-02-06.
- ^ Cricinfo. "ECB ask for reinstatement of lost review". Retrieved 2010-02-06.
- ^ Cricinfo. "Daryl Harper won't stand at World Twenty20". Retrieved 2010-03-11.
- ^ "International Cricket Council". Retrieved 17 June 2010.
- ^ "New Crows Ambassador". 19 May 2010. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
