Cyril John Mitchley (born 4 July 1938) is a South African former

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player,

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and

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. As an umpire he officiated in first-class and

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matches.

Playing career

During the late 1960s he played for

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as a

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in South African domestic cricket.

Umpiring and refereeing career

He later became an umpire, culminating with him becoming a Test cricket umpire. Between 1992 and 2000, he stood in 26 Test matches and 61

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s (ODIs). In a match between

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and

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in 1992, Mitchley made history by making the first referral to a

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in Test cricket history.

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was out after Mitchley referred a

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decision. He famously gave two LBWs when English bowler Dominic Cork took a hat-trick against the West Indies at Old Trafford in 1995. He later became an ICC match referee, officiating on four ODIs, all in 2007.

References

1938 births Living people South African cricketers South African Test cricket umpires South African One Day International cricket umpires {{SouthAfrica-cricket-bio-1930s-stub

Playing career

Umpiring and refereeing career

See also

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