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Jun 20, 2009 Sports
Top local Cricket Umpire Clyde Duncan expressed disappointment with the attendance for the Cricket Umpires lectures in the city leading up to this year’s examinations on July 26 and urged cricketers to show an interest in learning the Laws of the game.
Duncan said that while letters and flyers were sent to clubs, the Sports Ministry and the Guyana Teachers Union among other organizations, few persons are turning up for classes.
Two-hour classes are held at the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) every Tuesday and Thursday from 17:00hrs.
The 55-year-old who has stood in 2 Tests and 15 ODIs is one of the facilitators for the lectures and discussed some of the 42 Laws of cricket at the last session on Thursday using a Power Point Computer programme and a large screen.
“Umpiring has a lot of money now at the International level and the ICC is looking for younger persons and former players to fast track them up the ladder. I encourage people to come out and write the exams.
Even if you don’t want to be an Umpire, cricketers and cricket journalists and commentators could learn a lot by attending sessions,” Duncan opined. Commentator and TV personality Edwin Seeraj attended Thursday’s classes.
Duncan feels that with rain preventing practice sessions at most of the clubs in Georgetown, more players, especially captains should take the opportunity to improve their cricket knowledge.
Many in the cricket fraternity are unaware of some of the updates from the Laws of Cricket 2008 Code and Duncan said that even present Umpires should attend to keep themselves in tune.
A recent blunder by Umpire Augustus Outar in a first division game in Berbice emphasized the need for Umpires to keep studying the Laws and regulations of the various competitions they officiate in.
Outar, a qualified Berbice Umpire, surprisingly seemed unaware of law 23 which deals with ‘Dead ball’ resulting in him giving a batsman out when the ball should have been dead.
This incident was discussed at the lectures when Law 23 was explained.
In the match in Berbice the batsman was dropped on the deep mid wicket boundary resulting in a dispute regarding whether the ball was a boundary or not. Outar left his position at the bowler’s end to try and sort out the problem and the batsmen took the opportunity to meet for a chat at mid-pitch. The wicket was broken and one of the batsmen given out, sparking protests from the batting side.
Duncan explained that section 3, b (iii) of Law 23 clearly states that ‘either Umpire should call and signal dead ball when he leaves his position for consultation.
Rafik Latiff (who umpired the match with Outar) and Clement Brush, who along with Umpire Samwaroo are the top Umpires in Berbice, both told Kaieteur Sport after the game that the ball should have been a Dead ball. Duncan confirmed this during Thursday’s class and noted the ways the ball become automatically dead. He also told the gathering which included one female, when the Umpire must call and signal dead ball.
Classes are also set for Berbice and Essequibo and Duncan is encouraging local cricketers to attend the classes even if they have no intention of writing the exams.
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