Monday, February 28, 2011

Opinions on... Billy Bowden



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Billy Bowden secretly wishes he were a baseball umpire. He sees the "freedom of expression" they are allowed in American Major League Baseball and he lusts for job as a home plate umpire. He grew up with pin ups of great American baseball umpires.

And as an adult...

...he has admitted he sees no reason to surf porn.

Like Murali and Chandrashekhar he uses his physical limitations to his advantage. Or so he thinks.

He isn't much liked by South Africans and Australians alike.

Even the West Indies have lodged an official complaint against him. When a team who expects to lose, loses and still takes time to complain about the umpiring; there has got to be something genuine there.

Recently he thought he had India's backing but being preferred over Steve Bucknor isn't much of a compliment. Regardless, whatever goodwill India might have had for him may evaporate following their World Cup game against England.

Previously, he wasn't exactly known to know the rules. He has left his mark on the 2005 Ashes and was an abettor in the foolishness demonstrated by the ICC umpires in their showpiece event in 2007.

He seems to have corrected it though.

When faced with a choice between common sense and the rule book; he left us wondering if he has any traces of the former

Other unsolicited opinions on unsuspecting cricketers... (and now umpires)

  1. Suresh Raina
  2. Jacques Kallis
  3. Shakib Al-Hasan