Bruce Martin (umpire)
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Bruce Edward Martin, was an Australian Test cricket match umpire, from South Australia.
He umpired one Test match
in 1985 between Australia
and New Zealand
at Sydney
on 30 December 1984 to 2 January 1985, won by Australia by 4 wickets in a come-from-behind effort led by David Boon
and Wayne Phillips with the bat, and 10 wickets by Bob Holland
. Martin's partner was Mel Johnson
.
Martin umpired 25 One Day International (ODI) matches between 1981 and 1987. All together, he umpired 31 first-class matches in his career between 1979 and 1987.
He umpired one Test match
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
in 1985 between Australia
Australian cricket team
The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. It is the joint oldest team in Test cricket, having played in the first Test match in 1877...
and New Zealand
New Zealand Cricket
New Zealand Cricket, formerly the New Zealand Cricket Board, is the governing body for professional cricket in New Zealand. Cricket is the most popular and highest profile summer sport in New Zealand....
at Sydney
Sydney Cricket Ground
The Sydney Cricket Ground is a sports stadium in Sydney in Australia. It is used for Australian football, Test cricket, One Day International cricket, some rugby league and rugby union matches and is the home ground for the New South Wales Blues cricket team and the Sydney Swans of the Australian...
on 30 December 1984 to 2 January 1985, won by Australia by 4 wickets in a come-from-behind effort led by David Boon
David Boon
David Clarence Boon MBE , nicknamed Boony, is a former Australian cricketer whose international playing career spanned the years 1984–1995...
and Wayne Phillips with the bat, and 10 wickets by Bob Holland
Bob Holland
Robert George Holland is a former New South Wales and Australian cricketer. He was, for obvious reasons, nicknamed "Dutchy".-Domestic career:...
. Martin's partner was Mel Johnson
Mel Johnson
Melville William Johnson is an Australian Test cricket match umpire who accumulated a ten-year career total of 67 first-class matches between 1978 and 1988....
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Martin umpired 25 One Day International (ODI) matches between 1981 and 1987. All together, he umpired 31 first-class matches in his career between 1979 and 1987.