(1963-04-11) 11 April 1963 (age 61) Henderson, New Zealand
Role
Umpire
Umpiring information
Tests umpired
84 (2000–2015)
ODIs umpired
200 (1995–2016)
T20Is umpired
24 (2005–2016)
WTests umpired
1 (1995)
WODIs umpired
21 (1995–2021)
WT20Is umpired
25 (2009–2020)
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 21 December 2021
Brent Fraser "Billy" Bowden (born 11 April 1963) is a New Zealand cricket umpire and former cricketer. He was a player until rheumatoid arthritis forced him to retire. He is well known for his dramatic signaling style which includes the famous "crooked finger of doom" out signal.[1] On 6 February 2016, Bowden stood in his 200th One Day International match in the game between New Zealand and Australia in Wellington.[2]
^Cricket's 'crooked finger of doom' marks arthritis
Brent Fraser "Billy" Bowden (born 11 April 1963) is a New Zealand cricket umpire and former cricketer. He was a player until rheumatoid arthritis forced...
the decision. The eight umpires for the tournament were: Mark Benson BillyBowden Steve Bucknor Aleem Dar Daryl Harper Rudi Koertzen Asad Rauf Simon Taufel...
Umpire Country Panel BillyBowden New Zealand Elite Aleem Dar Pakistan Elite Steve Davis Australia Elite Kumar Dharmasena Sri Lanka Elite Marais Erasmus...
and 3 umpires from the International Panel of Umpires and Referees: BillyBowden Aleem Dar Steve Davis Kumar Dharmasena Marais Erasmus Ian Gould Richard...
West Indies won by 70 runs Providence Stadium, Providence, Guyana Umpires: Asad Rauf (Pak) and BillyBowden (NZ) Player of the match: Darren Sammy (WI)...
12 members of the elite panel - Mark Benson, BillyBowden, Aleem Dar, Steve Davis, Asoka de Silva, Billy Doctrove, Ian Gould, Daryl Harper, Tony Hill...
Division Two tournament. Three umpires, Rudi Koertzen of South Africa, BillyBowden of New Zealand and Aleem Dar of Pakistan, have officiated in 200 or more...
tournament were shared between 12 members of the Elite Panel of ICC Umpires: BillyBowden Aleem Dar Kumar Dharmasena Steve Davis Marais Erasmus Ian Gould Tony...
umpires Steve Bucknor and Aleem Dar, reserve umpires Rudi Koertzen and BillyBowden, and match referee Jeff Crowe – would all be suspended from the 2007...
Richard Illingworth Richard Kettleborough Michael Gough New Zealand BillyBowden Chris Gaffaney India S. Ravi Pakistan Aleem Dar Sri Lanka Kumar Dharmasena...
Australia won by 10 wickets Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and BillyBowden (NZ) Player of the match: Glenn McGrath (Aus)...
was stood down again in 2011 along with Daryl Harper, Simon Taufel and Billy Doctrove retired in 2012 and Steve Davis retired in 2015. Sundaram Ravi...
Umpires from neutral countries Nigel Llong Bruce Oxenford BillyBowden Johan Cloete Umpires from participating countries Anisur Rahman Masudur Rahman Tanvir...
squads. Source: On-field umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Billy Doctrove (WI) TV umpire: BillyBowden (NZ) Reserve umpire: Rudi Koertzen (SA) Match referee:...
and Simon Taufel (Aus) TV umpire: Steve Davis (Aus) Reserve umpire: BillyBowden (NZ) Match referee: Chris Broad (Eng) Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara...
Scorecard M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru Attendance: 5,836 Umpires: BillyBowden (NZ) and Rod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match: Mitchell Marsh (PS) Saad...
the third Test between Australia and India in Perth, and replaced by BillyBowden, after his several incorrect decisions in the second Test in Sydney had...
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