Raymond Charles Isherwood (29 January 1938 in Melbourne, Victoria – 24 September 2014 in Adelaide, South Australia) was an Australian

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. Isherwood umpired in three Test matches between 1984 and 1985. His first match was between Australia and the

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at Sydney on 30 December 1984 to 2 January 1985, won by Australia by an innings and 55 runs, upsetting the powerful West Indians on a turning pitch.

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scored 173 and

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took 10 wickets. Isherwood's partner was Mel Johnson. Wisden reported that "relations between the teams, already strained following incidents earlier in the series, were further affected by a verbal clash … following an unsuccessful appeal. The umpires reported the matter to the

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, but no action was taken against the players involved."''

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'' 2015, p. 198. Isherwood's last Test match was between Australia and

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at Melbourne on 26 December to 30 December 1985, a drawn match.

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and

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scored centuries, and

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took 6 of the 12 Indian wickets to fall. Isherwood’s colleague was Dick French. Isherwood umpired 21 One Day International (ODI) matches between 1979 and 1986. Altogether, he umpired 30 first-class matches in his career between 1971 and 1985, the Test match against India being his last. Off the field Isherwood was a manager for an electrical retailer.

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