NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Steve Bucknor

Stephen Anthony Bucknor, popularly known as Steve Bucknor, was born in Montego Bay, Jamaica, on May 31 1946. He became a high school math teacher and sports coach, before going on to be one of Jamaica's leading sports officials as an international football referee but more famously as an international cricket umpire. Image File history File links SteveBucknor. ... The Adelaide Oval is a sports oval in Adelaide, South Australia. ... Teams Australia England Captains Ricky Ponting Andrew Flintoff Most Runs Ricky Ponting (576) Michael Hussey (458) Matthew Hayden (413) Kevin Pietersen (490) Paul Collingwood (433) Ian Bell (331) Most Wickets Stuart Clark (26) Shane Warne (23) Glenn McGrath (21) Matthew Hoggard (13) Andrew Flintoff (10) Monty Panesar (8) The 2006... May 31 is the 151st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (152nd in leap years), with 214 days remaining. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... A Test match in progress. ... One-day International (ODI) is a form of cricket, which is played over 50 overs per side between two national cricket teams. ... Incorrect shortening of Mathematics. ... A referee presides over a game of association football (soccer). ... An umpire in cricket (from the Old French Nompere meaning not equal, i. ...

The highlight of his time as a FIFA referee was the World Cup qualifier between El Salvador and the Netherlands Antilles in 1988. Soon after this Bucknor had to retire from football refereeing because the FIFA age limit for referees was lowered to 45. However, this allowed him to pursue his career as a cricket umpire. The FÃ©dÃ©ration Internationale de Football Association (FIFA, French for International Federation of Association Football) is the international governing body of association football. ... The FIFA World Cup Trophy, which has been awarded to the world champions since 1974. ...

Bucknor's first international cricket fixture was a one-day international (ODI) between the West Indies and India at Antigua on March 18 1989. His first Test match was at Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica, between April 28 and May 3 1989, with the competing teams again being the West Indies and India. He quickly earned the respect of the players and, after just a handful of international matches, he was selected to umpire at the 1992 Cricket World Cup in Australasia, and went on to stand in the final. He also stood in the next 3 world cup finals (in 1996, 1999 & 2003), and with the 2007 world cup to be held in his native Caribbean, he says it would be the ultimate honour to stand in a fifth final in front of his home crowd, in what is likely his final world cup series. It is unlikely anyone will ever again umpire four consecutive World Cup finals. One-day International (ODI) is a form of cricket, which is played over 50 overs per side between two national cricket teams. ... West Indies cricket team shirt (ODI, 2004) The West Indian cricket team, also known colloquially as The Windies, is a national cricket team representing a sporting confederation of the Caribbean countries: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and... A Test match in progress. ... Sabina Park is a historic cricket ground in Kingston, Jamaica in the West Indies. ... The Cricket World Cup is the premier international championship of mens One-Day International (ODI) cricket. ...

In the early 1990's the International Cricket Council (ICC) introduced a policy of one home umpire and one neutral umpire for all Test matches. The neutral officials were chosen from a panel of the world's best umpires, and Bucknor had the honour of being included in the inaugural list. In 2002 the ICC changed its policy again, and decided to have two neutral umpires in each Test match and one neutral & one home umpire in each ODI. The neutral officials are selected from the ICC Elite Umpire Panel for which Bucknor was all but guaranteed a place, having been considered by far the best umpire in the world throughout the 1990's and early 2000's. He had built up the respect of the players through his accurate decision making and calm but authoritative on field manner, skills that ensure he continues to be one of the world's top umpires. ICC logo The International Cricket Council (ICC) is the governing body for international Test match and One-day International cricket. ... Overview The ICC Elite Umpire Panel is a panel of umpires, who officiate in Test matches all around the world and in one-day international games. ...

Aside from his world record four world cup finals, Bucknor has stood in the third highest number of ODI's, passing a landmark of 150 ODI's with the Champions Trophy match between India and Australia at Mohali on 29 October 2006. Bucknor has also umpired more Test matches than anyone else. The highlights of his Test match career include Bangladesh's first ever Test match, his 100th Test (the match between India and Pakistan at Eden Gardens, Calcutta in March 2005), making him the first (and so far only) umpire to stand in 100 test matches. He has also stood in no fewer than 14 Ashes Tests, at least one in each Ashes series since 1994, including the thrilling Boxing day Test in 1998 and the Old Trafford Test in 2005. ICC Champions Trophy 2006 The ICC Champions Trophy is crickets one-day international tournament second in importance only to the Cricket World Cup. ... Inside the stadium Eden Gardens situated in Kolkata is the oldest cricket ground in India and is also considered one of the finest in the world. ...

His umpiring career has not been without controversy, for instance he has accused television companies of doctoring their coverage of cricket to make umpires look bad. He has also had to defend his reputation in recent times after some shocking{fact} decisions. Lately, however, he has been back to his best, getting 96% of his decisions right{fact} in 2005-06, which is well above the average for the international panels.

Steve Bucknor continues to be regarded as one of cricket's very best umpires, and he has a very strong and unusual position for a sports official in that the players are actually pleased to learn that Bucknor will be umpiring their matches because they can trust him to be accurate, fair and completely honest. Bucknor is also a favourite with the spectators, and his lengthy pause for consideration before raising the finger of doom is very much a popular trademark among cricket followers, and has earned him the nickname "Slow Death Bucknor". Among some circles, he is known as "Umpire Morgan Freeman", due to his likeness in appearance to the famous actor.^[1] Dawsons Creek director, see Morgan J. Freeman. ...

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He was the first (and to date the only) umpire to receive the golden bails award for 100 test matches.

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