THE DREADED FINGER by
Marcus Hook It has often been my belief that some umpires are quicker
to pull the trigger than others when the bowler, keeper and slips all go up. It
also seemed that Surrey did better when certain umpires were standing and,
conversely, badly when others were officiating. So, a few years ago, I started
maintaining statistics to see if there was any evidence of this. I looked at how
many leg before decisions were given in the Brown Caps' favour and how many were
given to the opposition in the County Championship. In addition, I looked at the
results of each game umpire by umpire. Generally speaking the stats confirmed
one or two firmly held beliefs, but there were some surprises too. For instance,
for a long time I felt that given he was the only ex-Surrey player on the
umpires' panel, Trevor Jesty was surprisingly harsh on the Brown Caps. But not
only did my analysis suggest he was no better or worse, Surrey have actually had
more LBWs given in their favour when Jesty has been standing. Clearly, it has
not been possible to determine how many times TJ lifted the dreaded finger, but
there is sufficient evidence that he probably isn't hard on his old county at
all. So, bang went that theory. It is always worth remembering, therefore, that
there are lies, damned lies and, of course, there are statistics! The tables
below are as at the end of the 2008 season.
HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF LBWs in championship matches
involving Surrey
Umpire |
Matches |
Home |
Away |
W |
D |
L |
A |
Ranking |
LBW
for |
LBW
ag'st |
LBWs
+/- |
Tot
Wkts |
LBWs
% |
Harris |
13 |
4 |
9 |
6 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
61.54 |
50 |
35 |
142.9% |
406 |
20.9% |
Robinson |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
25.00 |
6 |
8 |
75.0% |
71 |
19.7% |
Lloyds |
17 |
11 |
6 |
8 |
7 |
1 |
1 |
71.88 |
39 |
45 |
86.7% |
438 |
19.2% |
Steele |
15 |
8 |
7 |
7 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
73.33 |
49 |
38 |
128.9% |
460 |
18.9% |
Willey |
21 |
12 |
9 |
6 |
10 |
5 |
0 |
52.38 |
57 |
57 |
100.0% |
603 |
18.9% |
Jesty |
21 |
12 |
9 |
8 |
5 |
7 |
1 |
52.50 |
63 |
49 |
128.6% |
614 |
18.2% |
Holder J |
38 |
16 |
22 |
15 |
11 |
12 |
0 |
53.95 |
102 |
106 |
96.2% |
1149 |
18.1% |
Sharp |
21 |
10 |
11 |
8 |
8 |
5 |
0 |
57.14 |
48 |
51 |
94.1% |
549 |
18.0% |
Mallender |
15 |
10 |
5 |
8 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
73.33 |
43 |
31 |
138.7% |
412 |
18.0% |
Hartley |
8 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
43.75 |
18 |
20 |
90.0% |
212 |
17.9% |
Burgess |
30 |
16 |
14 |
8 |
16 |
6 |
0 |
53.33 |
72 |
65 |
110.8% |
769 |
17.8% |
Holder V |
26 |
13 |
13 |
12 |
6 |
8 |
0 |
57.69 |
75 |
68 |
110.3% |
810 |
17.7% |
Dudleston |
44 |
19 |
25 |
13 |
22 |
9 |
0 |
54.55 |
100 |
111 |
90.1% |
1207 |
17.5% |
Leadbeater |
37 |
18 |
19 |
10 |
17 |
10 |
0 |
50.00 |
98 |
83 |
118.1% |
1052 |
17.2% |
Cowley |
10 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
80.00 |
24 |
24 |
100.0% |
297 |
16.2% |
Illingworth |
3 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
83.33 |
5 |
10 |
50.0% |
94 |
16.0% |
Gould |
9 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
66.67 |
19 |
19 |
100.0% |
249 |
15.3% |
Bailey |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
25.00 |
5 |
5 |
100.0% |
66 |
15.2% |
Jones |
38 |
17 |
21 |
11 |
18 |
8 |
1 |
54.05 |
75 |
73 |
102.7% |
996 |
14.9% |
Kettleborough |
5 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
30.00 |
12 |
9 |
133.3% |
142 |
14.8% |
Llong |
11 |
7 |
4 |
5 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
54.55 |
25 |
23 |
108.7% |
331 |
14.5% |
Evans |
9 |
7 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
50.00 |
19 |
18 |
105.6% |
258 |
14.3% |
Bainton |
4 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
50.00 |
8 |
9 |
88.9% |
127 |
13.4% |
Cook |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
100.00 |
1 |
2 |
50.0% |
36 |
8.3% |
Millns |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50.00 |
0 |
1 |
0.0% |
12 |
8.3% |
Bodenham |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50.00 |
0 |
1 |
0.0% |
26 |
3.8% |
LBWs IN SURREY'S FAVOUR
Umpire |
Matches |
Home |
Away |
W |
D |
L |
A |
Ranking |
LBW
for |
LBW
ag'st |
LBWs
+/- |
Tot
Wkts |
LBWs
% |
Harris |
13 |
4 |
9 |
6 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
61.54 |
50 |
35 |
142.9% |
406 |
20.9% |
Mallender |
15 |
10 |
5 |
8 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
73.33 |
43 |
31 |
138.7% |
412 |
18.0% |
Kettleborough |
5 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
30.00 |
12 |
9 |
133.3% |
142 |
14.8% |
Steele |
15 |
8 |
7 |
7 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
73.33 |
49 |
38 |
128.9% |
460 |
18.9% |
Jesty |
21 |
12 |
9 |
8 |
5 |
7 |
1 |
52.50 |
63 |
49 |
128.6% |
614 |
18.2% |
Leadbeater |
37 |
18 |
19 |
10 |
17 |
10 |
0 |
50.00 |
98 |
83 |
118.1% |
1052 |
17.2% |
Burgess |
30 |
16 |
14 |
8 |
16 |
6 |
0 |
53.33 |
72 |
65 |
110.8% |
769 |
17.8% |
Holder V |
26 |
13 |
13 |
12 |
6 |
8 |
0 |
57.69 |
75 |
68 |
110.3% |
810 |
17.7% |
Llong |
11 |
7 |
4 |
5 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
54.55 |
25 |
23 |
108.7% |
331 |
14.5% |
Evans |
9 |
7 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
50.00 |
19 |
18 |
105.6% |
258 |
14.3% |
Jones |
38 |
17 |
21 |
11 |
18 |
8 |
1 |
54.05 |
75 |
73 |
102.7% |
996 |
14.9% |
Willey |
21 |
12 |
9 |
6 |
10 |
5 |
0 |
52.38 |
57 |
57 |
100.0% |
603 |
18.9% |
Cowley |
10 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
80.00 |
24 |
24 |
100.0% |
297 |
16.2% |
Gould |
9 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
66.67 |
19 |
19 |
100.0% |
249 |
15.3% |
Bailey |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
25.00 |
5 |
5 |
100.0% |
66 |
15.2% |
Holder J |
38 |
16 |
22 |
15 |
11 |
12 |
0 |
53.95 |
102 |
106 |
96.2% |
1149 |
18.1% |
Sharp |
21 |
10 |
11 |
8 |
8 |
5 |
0 |
57.14 |
48 |
51 |
94.1% |
549 |
18.0% |
Dudleston |
44 |
19 |
25 |
13 |
22 |
9 |
0 |
54.55 |
100 |
111 |
90.1% |
1207 |
17.5% |
Hartley |
8 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
43.75 |
18 |
20 |
90.0% |
212 |
17.9% |
Bainton |
4 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
50.00 |
8 |
9 |
88.9% |
127 |
13.4% |
Lloyds |
17 |
11 |
6 |
8 |
7 |
1 |
1 |
71.88 |
39 |
45 |
86.7% |
438 |
19.2% |
Robinson |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
25.00 |
6 |
8 |
75.0% |
71 |
19.7% |
Illingworth |
3 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
83.33 |
5 |
10 |
50.0% |
94 |
16.0% |
Cook |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
100.00 |
1 |
2 |
50.0% |
36 |
8.3% |
Bodenham |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50.00 |
0 |
1 |
0.0% |
26 |
3.8% |
Millns |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50.00 |
0 |
1 |
0.0% |
12 |
8.3% |
SURREY'S RESULTS
Umpire |
Matches |
Home |
Away |
W |
D |
L |
A |
Ranking |
LBW
for |
LBW
ag'st |
LBWs
+/- |
Tot
Wkts |
LBWs
% |
Cook |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
100.00 |
1 |
2 |
50.0% |
36 |
8.3% |
Illingworth |
3 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
83.33 |
5 |
10 |
50.0% |
94 |
16.0% |
Cowley |
10 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
80.00 |
24 |
24 |
100.0% |
297 |
16.2% |
Mallender |
15 |
10 |
5 |
8 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
73.33 |
43 |
31 |
138.7% |
412 |
18.0% |
Steele |
15 |
8 |
7 |
7 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
73.33 |
49 |
38 |
128.9% |
460 |
18.9% |
Lloyds |
17 |
11 |
6 |
8 |
7 |
1 |
1 |
71.88 |
39 |
45 |
86.7% |
438 |
19.2% |
Gould |
9 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
66.67 |
19 |
19 |
100.0% |
249 |
15.3% |
Harris |
13 |
4 |
9 |
6 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
61.54 |
50 |
35 |
142.9% |
406 |
20.9% |
Holder V |
26 |
13 |
13 |
12 |
6 |
8 |
0 |
57.69 |
75 |
68 |
110.3% |
810 |
17.7% |
Sharp |
21 |
10 |
11 |
8 |
8 |
5 |
0 |
57.14 |
48 |
51 |
94.1% |
549 |
18.0% |
Dudleston |
44 |
19 |
25 |
13 |
22 |
9 |
0 |
54.55 |
100 |
111 |
90.1% |
1207 |
17.5% |
Llong |
11 |
7 |
4 |
5 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
54.55 |
25 |
23 |
108.7% |
331 |
14.5% |
Jones |
38 |
17 |
21 |
11 |
18 |
8 |
1 |
54.05 |
75 |
73 |
102.7% |
996 |
14.9% |
Holder J |
38 |
16 |
22 |
15 |
11 |
12 |
0 |
53.95 |
102 |
106 |
96.2% |
1149 |
18.1% |
Burgess |
30 |
16 |
14 |
8 |
16 |
6 |
0 |
53.33 |
72 |
65 |
110.8% |
769 |
17.8% |
Jesty |
21 |
12 |
9 |
8 |
5 |
7 |
1 |
52.50 |
63 |
49 |
128.6% |
614 |
18.2% |
Willey |
21 |
12 |
9 |
6 |
10 |
5 |
0 |
52.38 |
57 |
57 |
100.0% |
603 |
18.9% |
Leadbeater |
37 |
18 |
19 |
10 |
17 |
10 |
0 |
50.00 |
98 |
83 |
118.1% |
1052 |
17.2% |
Evans |
9 |
7 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
50.00 |
19 |
18 |
105.6% |
258 |
14.3% |
Bainton |
4 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
50.00 |
8 |
9 |
88.9% |
127 |
13.4% |
Bodenham |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50.00 |
0 |
1 |
0.0% |
26 |
3.8% |
Millns |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50.00 |
0 |
1 |
0.0% |
12 |
8.3% |
Hartley |
8 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
43.75 |
18 |
20 |
90.0% |
212 |
17.9% |
Kettleborough |
5 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
30.00 |
12 |
9 |
133.3% |
142 |
14.8% |
Robinson |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
25.00 |
6 |
8 |
75.0% |
71 |
19.7% |
Bailey |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
25.00 |
5 |
5 |
100.0% |
66 |
15.2% |
Prior to 2009, the following umpires had not officiated in a County
Championship match involving Surrey: Coburn, Gale, Garratt, Gough, Hicks, Malone
and Urben.
COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP APPOINTMENTS 2009 - matches involving
Surrey
Starting |
Opponent |
Venue |
Umpire 1 |
Umpire 2 |
15-Apr-2009 |
Gloucestershire |
The Oval |
Garratt |
Mallender |
22-Apr-2009 |
Derbyshire |
Derby |
Jesty |
Steele |
6-May-2009 |
Middlesex |
The Oval |
Evans |
Millns |
6-Jun-2009 |
Glamorgan |
Cardiff |
Dudleston |
Llong |
11-Jun-2009 |
Northamptonshire |
Northampton |
Garratt |
Mallender |
16-Jun-2009 |
Leicestershire |
Leicester |
Gough |
Lloyds |
30-Jun-2009 |
Middlesex |
Lord's |
Benson |
Dudleston |
10-Jul-2009 |
Kent |
The Oval |
Bailey |
Steele |
15-Jul-2009 |
Essex |
Guildford |
Cowley |
Harris |
31-Jul-2009 |
Leicestershire |
The Oval |
Gould |
Steele |
6-Aug-2009 |
Derbyshire |
Whitgift School |
Bodenham |
Robinson |
19-Aug-2009 |
Essex |
Colchester |
Gough |
Hartley |
28-Aug-2009 |
Kent |
Canterbury |
Sharp |
Willey |
2-Sep-2009 |
Gloucestershire |
Bristol |
Bainton |
Cowley |
9-Sep-2009 |
Northamptonshire |
The Oval |
Cook |
Holder V |
23-Sep-2009 |
Glamorgan |
The Oval |
Harris |
Holder J |
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