Criticism forces Harper to quit early
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July 1, 2011, Friday
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AUSTRALIAN umpire Daryl Harper withdrew on Wednesday from what would have been his final test following criticism of his performance by India's players on their tour of West Indies.
Harper pulled out of the third test in Dominica from July 6. He had been due to retire from the International Cricket Council's elite panel of umpires after the match.
"The real shame is it deprives him of the opportunity to sign off as a test match umpire in a befitting manner," the ICC said on Wednesday in a statement.
Harper will be replaced by Richard Kettleborough.
India's players were said to be unhappy with some of Harper's decisions in the first test at Kingston. The visitors lead 1-0 with the second test currently being played in Barbados.
"The reality of the situation is that Daryl's statistics show his correct decision percentage in tests involving India is 96 percent, which is considerably higher than the international average for top-level umpires," ICC general manager of cricket David Richard said in the statement.
Harper pulled out of the third test in Dominica from July 6. He had been due to retire from the International Cricket Council's elite panel of umpires after the match.
"The real shame is it deprives him of the opportunity to sign off as a test match umpire in a befitting manner," the ICC said on Wednesday in a statement.
Harper will be replaced by Richard Kettleborough.
India's players were said to be unhappy with some of Harper's decisions in the first test at Kingston. The visitors lead 1-0 with the second test currently being played in Barbados.
"The reality of the situation is that Daryl's statistics show his correct decision percentage in tests involving India is 96 percent, which is considerably higher than the international average for top-level umpires," ICC general manager of cricket David Richard said in the statement.
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