Ray Isherwood
Encyclopedia
Raymond Charles Isherwood, (born 29 January 1938 in Melbourne, Victoria), was an Australian Test cricket match umpire, from Victoria
.
He umpired 3 Test matches
between 1984 and 1985. His first match was between Australia
and the West Indies
at Sydney
on 30 December 1984 to 2 January 1985, won by Australia by an innings and 55 runs, upsetting the powerful West Indians on a turning pitch. Kepler Wessels
scoring 173 and Bob Holland
taking 10 wickets. Isherwood’s partner was Mel Johnson
. Wisden reported that “relations between the teams, already strained following incidents earlier in the series, were further affected by a verbal clash … following an unsuccessful appeal. The umpires reported the matter to the Australian Cricket Board
, but no action was taken against the players involved”.
Isherwood’s last Test match was between Australia and India
at Melbourne on 26 December to 30 December 1985, a drawn match in which Australia was saved by the weather and the Indians lack of urgency. Allan Border
and Greg Matthews
scored centuries, and Bruce Reid
took 6 of the 12 Indian wickets to fall. It was Steve Waugh
’s first match. Isherwood’s colleague was Dick French
.
Isherwood umpired 21 One Day International (ODI) matches between 1979 and 1986. Altogether, he umpired 30 first-class matches in his career between 1971 and 1985, the Test match against India being his last.
Off the field Isherwood was a manager for an electrical retailer.
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
.
He umpired 3 Test matches
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...
between 1984 and 1985. His first match was 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 the West Indies
West Indian cricket team
The West Indian cricket team, also known colloquially as the West Indies or the Windies, is a multi-national cricket team representing a sporting confederation of 15 mainly English-speaking Caribbean countries, British dependencies and non-British dependencies.From the mid 1970s to the early 1990s,...
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 an innings and 55 runs, upsetting the powerful West Indians on a turning pitch. Kepler Wessels
Kepler Wessels
Kepler Christoffel Wessels is a former South African cricketer who captained South Africa after playing 24 Tests for Australia. He was the first man to have played One Day International cricket for two countries....
scoring 173 and 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:...
taking 10 wickets. Isherwood’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....
. Wisden reported that “relations between the teams, already strained following incidents earlier in the series, were further affected by a verbal clash … following an unsuccessful appeal. The umpires reported the matter to the Australian Cricket Board
Cricket Australia
Cricket Australia, formerly known as the Australian Cricket Board, is the governing body for professional and amateur cricket in Australia. It was originally formed in 1905 as the Australian Board of Control for International Cricket...
, but no action was taken against the players involved”.
Isherwood’s last Test match was between Australia and India
Indian cricket team
The Indian cricket team is the national cricket team of India. Governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India , it is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and One Day International status....
at Melbourne on 26 December to 30 December 1985, a drawn match in which Australia was saved by the weather and the Indians lack of urgency. Allan Border
Allan Border
Allan Robert Border AO is a former Australian cricketer. A batsman, Border was for many years the captain of the Australian team. His playing nickname was "A.B.". He played 156 Test matches in his career, a record until it was passed by fellow Australian Steve Waugh...
and Greg Matthews
Greg Matthews
Gregory Richard John "Mo" Matthews is a former New South Wales and Australian cricketer who is now a television cricket commentator....
scored centuries, and Bruce Reid
Bruce Reid
Bruce Anthony Reid is an Australian cricketer and bowling coach of the Indian national cricket team on their 2003-04 tour to Australia....
took 6 of the 12 Indian wickets to fall. It was Steve Waugh
Steve Waugh
Stephen Rodger "Steve" Waugh, AO is a former Australian cricketer and fraternal twin of cricketer Mark Waugh. A right-handed batsman, he was also a successful medium-pace bowler...
’s first match. Isherwood’s colleague was Dick French
Dick French
Richard Allan French, , was an Australian Test cricket match umpire.He umpired 19 Test matches between 1977 and 1987...
.
Isherwood umpired 21 One Day International (ODI) matches between 1979 and 1986. Altogether, he umpired 30 first-class matches in his career between 1971 and 1985, the Test match against India being his last.
Off the field Isherwood was a manager for an electrical retailer.