A POPULAR UMPIRE.
CONFIDENCE OF PLAYERS. George llele, the South Australian umpire, has gained the distinction of having stood in all the cricket lest matches this season, and has received high praise for his work. The Englishmen all through the tour have spoken in highly eulogistic terms of his umpiring, and tho Australian players have been equally pleased with him. lie is regarded by many of the successors of Bob Crockett as tho leading Australian umpire. Hole has been umpiring in senior cricket for 10 years, and he stood in his first big match in 1920. From the first he showed aptitude for the work, and gradually worked himself right up to tho front rank. Promptness in giving his decisions has always marked his umpiring, and .so closely does he watch the play that it is very seldom ho makes a mistake, lie has the confidence of all Australian players. Still a young man, he should have many years of servico ahead of him.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20229, 13 April 1929, Page 14
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164A POPULAR UMPIRE. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20229, 13 April 1929, Page 14
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