Isaac Fisher
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Isaac Alfred Fisher was an umpire
in one Test match
in Australia
.
Fisher was born in Adelaide
, South Australia
. He was an umpire in first-class cricket
from February 1884 to October 1897. He made his debut as a first-class umpire in a match between South Australia and Victoria at Adelaide in February 1884.
His second first-class match as umpire was also the only Test match in which he officiated, the 1st Ashes
Test played between Australia and England at the Adelaide Oval
in December 1884, when the Australian captain Billy Murdoch
refused to accept the experienced English player and administrator James Lillywhite
as umpire. This was also the only Test match umpired by fellow Australian umpire T. N. Cole
.
A timeless Test
, the match lasted four days, starting on 12 December and ending on 16 December, with 14 December as a rest day. Despite the batting prowess of Australia's Percy McDonnell
(124 and 83 out of Australia's totals of 243 and 191), England won by 8 wickets, with Bobby Peel
taking 8 wickets in the match (3/68 and 5/51) and Billy Bates
5/51 in Australia's first innings. The Australian side had been weakened by the absence of Fred Spofforth
and Billy Midwinter
; George Giffen
played despite suffering from rheumatism, and Alec Bannerman damaged his finger attempting to stop a ball in the field and was absent hurt in the Australian second innings.
He continued to umpire first-class matched occasionally in the 1880s and 1890s - all but three in Adeleide - including Sheffield Shield matches in 1894/5, 1895/96 and 1896/97.
Fisher died in Australia.
Umpire (cricket)
In cricket, an umpire is a person who has the authority to make judgements on the cricket field, according to the Laws of Cricket...
in 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 Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.
Fisher was born in Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
, South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
. He was an umpire in first-class cricket
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
from February 1884 to October 1897. He made his debut as a first-class umpire in a match between South Australia and Victoria at Adelaide in February 1884.
His second first-class match as umpire was also the only Test match in which he officiated, the 1st Ashes
The Ashes
The Ashes is a Test cricket series played between England and Australia. It is one of the most celebrated rivalries in international cricket and dates back to 1882. It is currently played biennially, alternately in the United Kingdom and Australia. Cricket being a summer sport, and the venues...
Test played between Australia and England at the Adelaide Oval
Adelaide Oval
The Adelaide Oval is a sports ground in Adelaide, South Australia, located in the parklands between the Central Business District and North Adelaide...
in December 1884, when the Australian captain Billy Murdoch
Billy Murdoch
William Lloyd Murdoch was an Australian cricketer, who captained the Australian team on tours to England in 1880, 1882 , 1884 and 1890...
refused to accept the experienced English player and administrator James Lillywhite
James Lillywhite
James Lillywhite was a first-class and Test cricketer and umpire. He was the first ever captain of the English cricket team in a Test match, captaining 2 Tests against Australia in 1876-77, losing the first, but winning the second.Lillywhite was born in Westhampnett in Sussex, the son of a...
as umpire. This was also the only Test match umpired by fellow Australian umpire T. N. Cole
T. N. Cole
Thomas Nicholas Cole was an umpire in one Test match in Australia .Cole was born in Australia.His sole Test match as umpire was the 1st Ashes Test played between Australia and England at the Adelaide Oval in December 1884, when the Australian captain Billy Murdoch refused to accept the experienced...
.
A timeless Test
Timeless Test
A timeless Test is a match of Test cricket played under no limitation of time, which means the match is played until one side wins or the match is tied, with theoretically no possibility of a draw. The format means that it is not possible to play defensively for a draw when the allotted time runs...
, the match lasted four days, starting on 12 December and ending on 16 December, with 14 December as a rest day. Despite the batting prowess of Australia's Percy McDonnell
Percy McDonnell
Percy Stanislaus McDonnell was an Australian cricketer who captained the Australian Test team in six matches, including the tour of England in 1888....
(124 and 83 out of Australia's totals of 243 and 191), England won by 8 wickets, with Bobby Peel
Bobby Peel
Robert "Bobby" Peel was a Yorkshire and England cricketer: a left-arm spinner who ranks as one of the finest bowlers of the 1890s. He was also a capable batsman, who once hit 210 not out...
taking 8 wickets in the match (3/68 and 5/51) and Billy Bates
Billy Bates
Willie Bates, known as Billy was an English all-round cricketer. Excellent with both bat and ball, Bates scored over 10,000 first-class runs, took more than 870 wickets and was always reliable in the field...
5/51 in Australia's first innings. The Australian side had been weakened by the absence of Fred Spofforth
Fred Spofforth
Frederick Robert "Fred" Spofforth , also known as "The Demon Bowler", was arguably the Australian cricket team's finest pace bowler of the nineteenth century and was the first bowler to take 50 Test wickets, and the first to take a test hat-trick in 1879...
and Billy Midwinter
Billy Midwinter
William Evans Midwinter was a cricketer who played four Test matches for England, sandwiched in between eight Tests that he played for Australia...
; George Giffen
George Giffen
George Giffen was a cricketer who played for South Australia and Australia. An all-rounder who batted in the middle order and often opened the bowling with medium-paced off-spin, Giffen captained Australia during the 1894–95 Ashes series and was the first Australian to score 10,000 runs and...
played despite suffering from rheumatism, and Alec Bannerman damaged his finger attempting to stop a ball in the field and was absent hurt in the Australian second innings.
He continued to umpire first-class matched occasionally in the 1880s and 1890s - all but three in Adeleide - including Sheffield Shield matches in 1894/5, 1895/96 and 1896/97.
Fisher died in Australia.