Douglas Dumbleton

Douglas Dumbleton

Personal information
Full name	Douglas Philip Dumbleton
Born	(1918-04-27)27 April 1918 Wellington, New Zealand
Died	4 March 2005(2005-03-04) (aged 86) Mount Maunganui, New Zealand
Umpiring information
Tests umpired	2 (1963–1964)
Source: Cricinfo, 5 July 2013

Douglas Philip Dumbleton (27 April 1918 – 4 March 2005) was a New Zealand cricket umpire from Wellington.[1] He stood in two Test matches at the Basin Reserve in Wellington in 1963 and 1964.[2]

Dumbleton played one first-class match for Wellington in the Plunket Shield in the 1940s. He umpired 17 first-class matches between 1954 and 1969, all but one of them at the Basin Reserve.[3] He was a leading figure in the formation of the New Zealand Umpires' Association, and became its first life member.[4]

See also

• List of Test cricket umpires
• English cricket team in New Zealand in 1962–63
• South African cricket team in New Zealand in 1963–64

References

1. "Doug Dumbleton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
2. "Douglas Dumbleton". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
3. "Doug Dumbleton as Umpire in First-Class Matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
4. Bidwell, Peter. "Wellington Umpiring History". Cricket Wellington Umpires and Scorers Inc. Archived from the original on 26 January 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2021.