Cyril Mitchley

Cyril Mitchley
Personal information
Full name
Cyril John Mitchley
Born (1938-07-04) 4 July 1938 (age 86)
Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1967/68–1968/69Transvaal B
1970A Bacher's XI
FC debut27 January 1968 Transvaal B v Rhodesia
Last FC14 February 1969 Transvaal B v Western Province
LA debut30 March 1970 A Bacher's XI v JT Botten's XI
Last LA4 April 1970 A Bacher's XI v C Wesley's XI
Umpiring information
Tests umpired26 (1992–2000)
ODIs umpired60 (1992–2000)
FC umpired127 (1981–2001)
LA umpired218 (1982–2001)
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 8 2
Runs scored 224 53
Batting average 20.36 26.50
100s/50s 0/2 0/0
Top score 66 36
Catches/stumpings 20/9 4/0
Source: CricketArchive, 22 December 2013

Cyril John Mitchley (born 4 July 1938) is a South African former cricket player, umpire and match referee. As an umpire he officiated in first-class and Test cricket matches.

Playing career

During the late 1960s, Mitchley played for Transvaal as a wicket-keeper in South African domestic cricket.

Umpiring and refereeing career

He later became an umpire, culminating with him becoming a Test cricket umpire. Between 1992 and 2000, he stood in 26 Test matches and 61 One Day Internationals (ODIs).

In a match between South Africa and India in 1992, Mitchley made the first referral to a third umpire in Test cricket history. Sachin Tendulkar was given out after Mitchley referred a run out decision.[1][2]

He famously gave two LBWs when English bowler Dominic Cork took a hat-trick against the West Indies at Old Trafford in 1995.

He later became an ICC match referee, officiating on four ODIs, all in 2007.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Third umpire: some thoughts". The Sportstar. Archived from the original on 27 August 2009. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
  2. ^ "Wisden: 1st Test South Africa v India 1992–93". cricinfo.com.
  3. ^ "Player Profile:Cyril Mitchley". Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 June 2010.


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