{{Short description|Indian cricket umpire (1922–2006)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} {{Infobox cricketer | name = Judah Reuben | image =Judah Reuben.jpg | country = India | fullname = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1922|1|21|df=yes}} | birth_place = Bombay, India | death_date = {{Death date and age|2006|11|13|1922|1|21|df=yes}} | death_place = Mumbai, India | role = Umpire | family = | umpire = true | testsumpired = 10 | umptestdebutyr = 1969 | umptestlastyr = 1977 | fcumpired = 54 | umpfcdebutyr = 1960 | umpfclastyr = 1977 | date = 27 June | year = 2012 | source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/40/40687/Umpire_in_First-Class_Matches.html CricketArchive }} '''Judah Reuben''' (21 January 1922 – 13 November 2006) was an Indian cricket umpire.
Reuben began umpiring first-class cricket in 1960, and made his Test debut in 1969. He umpired ten Test matches between 1969 and 1977.<ref name="cricinfo1">{{cite web | url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/33695.html?class=1;player_type=2;template=results;type=official;view=match | title=Umpire and referee records - J Reuben | work=ESPNcricinfo | access-date=27 June 2012}}</ref><ref name="cricketarchive1">{{cite web | url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/40/40687/Umpire_in_First-Class_Matches.html | title=Judah Reuben as Umpire in First-Class Matches | work=CricketArchive | access-date=27 June 2012}}</ref> He was best known for his involvement as a lead investigator in Vaseline incident.<ref>{{cite web |last=Souvik |first=Naha |date=1 May 2013 |title=Sport controversy, the media and Anglo-Indian cricket relations: the 1977 ‘Vaseline incident’ in retrospect |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17430437.2013.790900 |publisher=Sport in Society}}</ref>
Reuben worked as a fingerprint expert with the Bombay police in the Criminal Investigation Department, from 1947 to 1980.<ref>''Wisden'' 2007, p. 1568.</ref> He died after a fall at home in 2006.<ref name="espncricinfo2">{{cite web | url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/267692.html | title=Former umpire Judah Reuben dies aged 84 | work=ESPNcricinfo | date=13 November 2006 | access-date=27 June 2012}}</ref>
== Matches Umpired ==
Reuben's personal record lists the following matches which he umpired:
{| class="wikitable" |+ Statement Showing the Number of First-Class and Important Matches Umpired<ref>From Reuben's personal Bio-Data Statement (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:J_reuben_important_matches.jpg) . </ref> ! Item No. !! Match/Test Type !! Matches Umpired |- |1. ||Ranji Trophy Matches|| 43 |- |2. ||Duleep Trophy Matches|| 4 |- |3. ||Irani Trophy Matches|| 2 |- |4 (i). ||Test - Unofficial || 2 |- |4 (ii). ||Test - Official || 10 |- |5. ||Foreign Side Matches || 7 |- |6. ||School Test || 3 |- |7. ||Defense Fund, Defense Savings and Small Savings Matches || 6 |- |8. ||Memorial and Benefit Matches|| 6 |- |9. ||Cooch Behar (All India Schools Finals) Matches || 1 |- |10. ||Vizzy Trophy (All India Universities Finals) Matches || 1 |- |11. ||Inter-railway Matches || 5 |- |12. ||State Bank of India Inter-Circle Matches || 3 |- |13. ||All India Inter-Civil Services Cricket Tournament Matches - Finals || 2 |- |14. ||Ranji Centenary Celebrations Festival Cricket Match and Single Wicket Tournament || 2 |- |15. ||Gujarat Governor's XI vs Maharashtra Governor's XI Match || 1 |- |16. ||One-day International Match Bush XI vs West Indies (Wadekar Benefit Match)|| 1 |- |17. ||One-day trial Match - In preparation of Indian Team's participation in the World Cup Tournament || 1 |}
==Awards and recognition== Judah Reuben was the recipient of the government of Maharashtra's Shiv Chhatrapati Award in 1978 for services rendered to sports.
Judah Reuben Accepting the Shiv Chhatrapati Award for services rendered to sports|500px
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