Richard Kettleborough is an English international cricket umpire. He is a former first-class cricketer who played domestic cricket for Yorkshire and Middlesex.
Wiki/Biography
Richard Kettleborough was born on Thursday, March 15, 1973, in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England (50 years; as of 2023). His zodiac sign is Pisces. He attended Worksop College, Nottinghamshire, England, and Airedale and Wharfdale Colleges, Leeds, England.
Richard Kettleborough and Friends
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′10″
Weight (approximately): 70kg
Hair color: blonde
Eye color: black
family
Parents and siblings
His father’s name was Alan Kettleborough. Not much information is available about Richard’s mother and siblings.
wife and children
Richard is married. He had 3 children; his son’s name was Jack Kettleborough.
Richard Kettleborough’s son Jack
cricket
player
Richard Kettleborough made his competitive cricket debut in 1994 in the England Athlans County Championship in Yorkshire; the match was against Northamptonshire at Wardown Park in Luton. He bowled 6 deliveries, including 2 first overs, and scored 25 not out. He played for Yorkshire from 1994 to 1997 and Middlesex from 1998 to 1999.
British Guaranteed County Championship logo
In 2000, Richard Kettleborough made his A-grade (one-day) cricket debut for the Yorkshire County Cricket Board. He also helped his club Sheffield Academy win the Yorkshire ECB County Premier League and National Club Championship titles.
Richard Kettleborough wearing Yorkshire County Cricket Club T-shirt
He played 33 First-Class (Test) and 21 A-Class (One-Day) matches, scoring 1500 and 507 runs respectively. In 1996, he scored his first and last 100-percent goal against Essex.
referee
Richard Kettleborough began his refereeing career in April 2002; he refereed a first-class match between Durham and Durham UCCE. In 2004, he refereed the County Championship match between Durham and Essex. In 2006, he became a member of the ECB (England and Wales Cricket Board) Grade One umpires list and has since umpired in many domestic matches.
Kettleborough looks at weather and ground ahead of game
In 2009, he was appointed by the ECB as a TV referee for the ICC International Panel. He made his debut in the International T20 cricket match between Australia and England in Manchester and in the ODI cricket match between Australia and England in Nottingham. Later that year he was promoted to on-field umpire and in November 2010 he officiated the first international Test match between Sri Lanka and the West Indies in Galle. In 2011, he was promoted to the elite panel of ICC referees.
Kettleborough checks his light meter during a test match
He was selected as an on-field umpire for the 2015 Cricket World Cup matches and officiated in the final between Australia and New Zealand at the MCG (Melbourne Cricket Ground) on 29 March 2015. During the ICC Champions Trophy 2017, he umpired the semi-final match between Bangladesh and India on 15 June 2017 between England and Wales at Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham.
Richard Kettleborough at the 2015 ICC World Cup
He also refereed the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy final between India and Pakistan on June 18, 2017 at The Oval, London. In April 2019, he was named as a substitute for the 2019 Cricket World Cup. In July 2019, he was appointed as one of the two on-field referees for the first semi-final between India and New Zealand. In June 2021, Kettleborough was appointed as the television (third) referee for the finals of the 2021-2023 ICC World Test Championship.
Kettleborough on MS Dhoni’s dismissal in India vs New Zealand 2019
Kettleborough has been appointed along with Richard Illingworth as on-field referee for the 2023 India vs Australia World Cup final at Narendra Modi in Ahmedabad, Gujarat in November 2023 Held at the stadium.
dispute
Wear a smart watch
During the 2020 Rose Bowl Test between England and Pakistan, Kettleborough wore a smartwatch during the opening match. When he realized his mistake, he deleted it and never used it again. Subsequently, the ICC Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) was informed of the incident. During the conversation, Kettleborough was informed by ACU of the error and his responsibilities under the Players and Match Officials Area Regulations (PMOA). The breach drew criticism from the cricketing fraternity.
Shout out to Stewart
The incident occurred on the day of the final Test match when Stuart Broad went to complain about a short ball bowled to him by Jasprit Bumrah.However, Kettleborough was quick to shut down Broad’s complaint and his comments were picked up by a stump microphone, saying
Let’s be the umpires – you call the shots, okay? Otherwise, you’ll be in trouble again. An end. Brody! Brody! Keep hitting the ball and shut up. ”
Richard Kettleborough (left) shouts out to Stuart Broad
Controversial World Trade Center Decisions in 2023
During the 2023 Australia vs India World Test Championship, Australian fielder Cameron Green caught a ball hit by Shubman Gill while diving, but there was uncertainty as to whether the ball touched the ground before Green completed the dive. Third umpire Kettleborough reviewed the catch from multiple angles before controversially declaring Gill out. The decision angered Indian fans and pundits, who expressed their displeasure in the stands and on social media.
an important moment #WTC23 The final was decided without a “soft signal” from the third referee 👀
More on the recent changes to playing conditions and the wording of catch laws 👇 https://t.co/eOE9lBDNB2
— International Chamber of Commerce (@ICC) June 11, 2023
Awards, Honors, Achievements
- ICC Referee of the Year David Shepherd Award 2013, 2014 and 2015
He won the David Shepherd Award for ICC Referee of the Year in 2013, 2014 and 2015 – Happy birthday to Richard Kettleborough! pic.twitter.com/KTuXc7WO2m
— International Chamber of Commerce (@ICC) March 15, 2017
Facts/Trivia
- Richard’s nickname is Cates.
- Speaking about his personal and professional life in an interview, Richard said:
My wife and in-laws are very supportive and understanding and it is because of them that I am able to continue refereeing. As a referee, we need to focus for 6-7 hours and not miss a single ball. We tour 200 days a year, which is more time than the players have. ”
- Indian fans dislike Kettleborough as they think he is a bad omen for the Indian cricket team. This is because Kettleborough has been the on-field umpire for the Indian team in many of the knockout matches they have lost in the ICC tournament since 2014.
Kettleborough’s statistics while umpiring in India matches
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