Rudi Koertzen
Koertzen gives Michael Hussey out, caught behind off Stuart Broad. 2009 Ashes series, 3rd Test at Edgbaston.
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| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Rudolf Eric Koertzen |
| Born |
26 March 1949 Knysna, Western Cape, South Africa |
| Nickname | Rudi |
| Role | Umpire |
| Umpiring information | |
| Tests umpired | 108 (1992–2010) |
| ODIs umpired | 209 (1992–2010) |
| T20Is umpired | 14 (2007–2010) |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo, 4 June 2010 | |
Rudolf Eric "Rudi" Koertzen (/ˈkɜːrtsən/; born 26 March 1949) is a former international cricket umpire.
Koertzen was born in Knysna in the Western Cape, South Africa. A cricket enthusiast since his youth, he played league cricket while working as a clerk for South African Railways. He became an umpire in 1981.
Koertzen officiated in his first One Day International (ODI) on 9 December 1992, and in his first Test match from 26–29 December 1992. Both matches were contested between South Africa and India at Port Elizabeth, during the first series in which television replays were used to assist with run-out decisions. Koertzen soon became well-known for very slowly raising his index finger to indicate that a batsman was out.
He became a full-time ICC umpire in 1997, and was one of the original members of the Elite Panel of ICC Umpires when it was founded in 2002. He went on to officiate in a record 209 ODIs - becoming the second umpire (after David Shepherd) to stand in 150 ODIs with the match between India and Pakistan at Abu Dhabi on 19 April 2006, surpassing Shepherd's record of 172 ODIs with the Cricket World Cup match between the West Indies and England in Barbados on 21 April 2007, and standing in his 200th ODI with the match between Ireland and Kenya at Dublin on 11 July 2009. He also became the second umpire, after Steve Bucknor, to stand in 100 Test matches with the second Test of the 2009 Ashes between England and Australia at Lord's on 16 July 2009, and eventually officiated in 108 Tests.
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