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Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Daryl_Harper > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Daryl_Harper.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daryl_Harper > Source revision: 1293621872 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Australian cricket umpire (born 1951)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}} {{Use Australian English|date=September 2011}} {{Infobox cricketer | name = Daryl Harper | image = Daryl Harper.jpg | caption = Harper in 2009 | country = Australia | fullname = Daryl John Harper | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1951|10|23|df=y}} | birth_place = [Mile End, South Australia](/source/Mile_End%2C_South_Australia) | nickname = | heightft = | heightinch = | heightm = | batting = Right-handed | bowling = | role = Batsman | family = | umpire = true | testsumpired = 94 | umptestdebutyr = 1998 | umptestlastyr = 2011 | odisumpired = 174 | umpodidebutyr = 1994 | umpodilastyr = 2011 | t20isumpired = 10 | umpt20idebutyr = 2007 | umpt20ilastyr = 2009 | wodisumpired = 2 | umpwodidebutyr = 2002 | umpwodilastyr = | wt20isumpired = 3 | umpwt20idebutyr = 2009 | umpwt20ilastyr = | fcumpired = 164 | umpfcdebutyr = 1987 | umpfclastyr = 2011 | listaumpired = 214 | umplistadebutyr = 1988 | umplistalastyr = 2011 | date = 8 June | year = 2011 | source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/6/6399/statistics_lists.html CricketArchive }} '''Daryl John Harper''' (born 23 October 1951) is an Australian [cricket umpire](/source/umpire_(cricket)), who was a [Test umpire](/source/List_of_Test_cricket_umpires) between 1998 and 2011. He was a member of the [ICC Elite Panel of Umpires](/source/Elite_Panel_of_ICC_Umpires) from 2002 until 2011 when the ICC announced that Harper was being stood down at the termination of his contract in July 2011. In June 2011, following criticism from India during the [India](/source/India_national_cricket_team) - [West Indies](/source/West_Indies_cricket_team) Test series Harper retired from umpiring.{{cite news | url=http://news.worldsnap.com/sports/cricket/umpire-daryl-harper-pulls-out-of-india-west-indies-test-105763.html | title=Umpire Daryl Harper pulls out of India-West Indies Test | publisher=WorldSnap News | date=29 June 2011 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130209150333/http://news.worldsnap.com/sports/cricket/umpire-daryl-harper-pulls-out-of-india-west-indies-test-105763.html | archive-date=9 February 2013}} ==Biography== Harper was born on 23 October 1951, in [Mile End, South Australia](/source/Mile_End%2C_South_Australia), and attended Norwood High School before taking up primary school teaching. He had a brief career as an [Australian rules football](/source/Australian_rules_football) [umpire](/source/umpire_(Australian_rules_football)) before injury forced him to quit.{{cite news | url=http://east-torrens-messenger.whereilive.com.au/news/story/ump-s-spin-on-redlegs/ | title=Test umpire Daryl Harper's spin on Redlegs | work=East Torrens Messenger | date=5 January 2010 | access-date=8 June 2011 | author=Homfray, Reece}} ==Playing career== Harper played as a right-handed batsman in [Adelaide grade cricket](/source/South_Australian_Grade_Cricket_League) competition for the [Teachers' College](/source/Teachers'_College) and [East Torrens](/source/East_Torrens) clubs. ==Umpiring== In 1983, he switched to umpiring, making his first-class cricket debut in 1987. Harper made his first appearance in an international fixture in January 1994 when he umpired a [One Day International](/source/One_Day_International) ([ODI](/source/One_Day_International)) in Perth between New Zealand and South Africa. In November 1998, Harper made his [test match](/source/test_cricket) umpiring debut when appointed to stand in the 2nd [Ashes](/source/The_Ashes) test at the [WACA ground](/source/WACA_ground) alongside umpire [Venkat](/source/Srinivasaraghavan_Venkataraghavan); Harper also stood at [the MCG](/source/the_MCG) in the 4th test of that series. After promotion to the National Grid Panel of International Umpires, Harper also began to appear in Test matches away from Australia as the designated independent umpire. In 2002, the [International Cricket Council](/source/International_Cricket_Council) ([ICC](/source/International_Cricket_Council)) introduced a policy of two independent umpires standing in each Test match, and one independent & one home umpire in ODIs. The independent umpires would be chosen from a newly conceived [ICC Elite umpire panel](/source/ICC_Elite_umpire_panel) comprising the ICC's determination of the top 8 - 10 umpires from around the world. Harper was included in the original line up for this panel, at the time chosen over fellow Australians [Simon Taufel](/source/Simon_Taufel) and [Darrell Hair](/source/Darrell_Hair) (both of whom subsequently joined the panel in 2003). Harper umpired the opening match of the 2003 [Cricket World Cup](/source/Cricket_World_Cup) in South Africa, and went on to stand in one of the semi-finals. On 31 August 2005, he adjudicated in his 100th ODI, a match between Zimbabwe and New Zealand at Harare. He was the third umpire for a trial of the 'player referral' system in 2009.{{cite web|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/wiveng2009/content/story/392808.html|title=Sarwan endures amid umpiring chaos|author=Cricinfo|author-link=Cricinfo|access-date=2010-02-06}} In 2010, England lodged a formal complaint against Harper after a referred caught behind decision was turned down because the volume supplied by the home broadcaster was not good enough to detect the edge.{{cite web|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/444330.html|title=Harper howlers undermine UDRS|author=Cricinfo|author-link=Cricinfo|access-date=2010-02-06}}{{cite web|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/444425.html|title=ECB ask for reinstatement of lost review|author=Cricinfo|author-link=Cricinfo|access-date=2010-02-06}}{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/jun/29/umprire-harper-test-west-indies-india | location=London | work=The Guardian | first=David | last=Hopps | title=Daryl Harper pulls out of final Test after criticism from India | date=29 June 2011}} The ICC dropped Harper from the [2010 ICC World Twenty20](/source/2010_ICC_World_Twenty20) due to "general performance reasons"{{cite web|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/wt202010/content/story/451451.html|title=Daryl Harper won't stand at World Twenty20|author=Cricinfo|author-link=Cricinfo|access-date=2010-03-11}} and demoted him from the Elite Panel in May 2011.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/current/story/516640.html|title = Harper, de Silva removed from Elite Panel}} The ICC subsequently revealed that Harper would stand in two last Test matches; between West Indies and India at [Sabina Park](/source/Sabina_Park) and [Windsor Park](/source/Windsor_Park_(Dominica)). Harper retired from umpiring following some heavy criticism from India during the first test against the West Indies.{{Cite web|url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/cricket/australian-umpire-daryl-harper-retires-from-test-cricket-following-criticism-from-india-after-test-against-west-indies/story-e6frf3g3-1226084583736|title=Motorsport Video |Motorsport Highlights, Replays, News, Clips}} [Dave Richardson](/source/Dave_Richardson_(South_African_cricketer)), the ICC Cricket manager, said Harper received "unfair criticism" from the Indian players and that his correct decision making percentage against India was at 96 percent, which was "considerably above average". Harper said he got 94% of his decisions in the match right, but conceded he made two errors in the game.{{Cite web |date=2011-07-01 |title=Harper defends performance, concedes two errors |url=https://www.espn.com/cricket/story/_/id/22432183/got-94-my-decisions-correct-daryl-harper |access-date=2023-08-29 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}} == International Umpiring statistics == As of 4 June 2010: {| class="wikitable" |- ! ! First ! Latest ! Total |- | '''Tests''' | Australia v England at [Perth](/source/WACA_Ground), Nov 1998 | New Zealand v Pakistan at Wellington, Jan 2011 | 94 |- | '''ODIs''' | New Zealand v South Africa at [Perth](/source/WACA_Ground), Jan 1994 | Bangladesh v South Africa at Dhaka, March 2011 | 174 |- | '''T20Is''' | South Africa v West Indies at [Johannesburg](/source/Wanderers_Stadium), Sep 2007 | Pakistan v Sri Lanka at [Lord's](/source/Lord's), Jun 2009 | 10 |} ;Awards * ICC [Bronze Bails Award](/source/Bronze_Bails_Award) for 100 ODIs. ;Ambassadorship * In March 2009, Daryl Harper, was announced as an ambassador for Orana, an [Adelaide](/source/Adelaide) company providing employment for people with [disabilities](/source/disabilities).{{cite web |title=International Cricket Council |url=http://icc-cricket.yahoo.net/the-icc/match_officials/panel_of_umpires.php |access-date=17 June 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091105172332/http://icc-cricket.yahoo.net/the-icc/match_officials/panel_of_umpires.php |archive-date=5 November 2009}} * He is an ambassador for [The Adelaide Crows](/source/Adelaide_Football_Club).{{cite web|title=New Crows Ambassador |url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/blogarticle/tabid/8123/newsid/94586/default.aspx |date=19 May 2010 |access-date=17 June 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010012518/http://www.afl.com.au/news/blogarticle/tabid/8123/newsid/94586/default.aspx |archive-date=10 October 2012}} ==See also== * [List of Test cricket umpires](/source/List_of_Test_cricket_umpires) * [List of One Day International cricket umpires](/source/List_of_One_Day_International_cricket_umpires) * [List of Twenty20 International cricket umpires](/source/List_of_Twenty20_International_cricket_umpires) ==References== {{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/disgraced-daryl-harper-cribs-indians-above-laws-of-cricket/811450/|title=Disgraced, Daryl Harper cribs: 'Indians above laws of cricket'|access-date=2017-01-09|work=[The Indian Express](/source/The_Indian_Express)|date=2017-07-01}} {{Reflist}} ==External links== * {{cricinfo|id=5578}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070302111253/http://www.icc-cricket.com/umpires-referees/ ICC Umpires and Referees] {{DEFAULTSORT:Harper, Daryl}} Category:1951 births Category:Living people Category:Australian Test cricket umpires Category:Australian One Day International cricket umpires Category:Australian Twenty20 International cricket umpires --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Daryl Harper](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daryl_Harper) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daryl_Harper?action=history)). 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