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]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Douglas Philip Dumbleton |
| Born | 27 April 1918 Wellington, New Zealand |
| Died | 4 March 2005 (aged 86) Mount Maunganui, New Zealand |
| Umpiring information | |
| Tests umpired | 2 (1963–1964) |
Source: Cricinfo, 5 July 2013 | |
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
editReferences
edit- ^ "Doug Dumbleton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ "Douglas Dumbleton". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
- ^ "Doug Dumbleton as Umpire in First-Class Matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ Bidwell, Peter. "Wellington Umpiring History". Cricket Wellington Umpires and Scorers Inc. Archived from the original on 26 January 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
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