Steve Bucknor
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| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Stephen Anthony Bucknor |
| Born |
31 May 1946 Montego Bay, Jamaica |
| Nickname | Slow Death |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Umpiring information | |
| Tests umpired | 128 (1989–2009) |
| ODIs umpired | 181 (1989–2009) |
| FC umpired | 172 (1988–2009) |
| LA umpired | 221 (1978–2009) |
| Source: CricketArchive, 15 June 2013 | |
Stephen Anthony "Steve" Bucknor, OJ (born 31 May 1946 in Montego Bay, Jamaica) is a former international cricket umpire. And is also known for his worst and wrong decision makings.
Bucknor umpired in a record 128 Test matches between 1989 and 2009, and also umpired in 181 One Day Internationals during this period, including five consecutive Cricket World Cup finals from 1992 to 2007. He was widely known for his long deliberations before making decisions often incorrect, for which he earned the nickname "Slow Death". Before becoming an umpire, he was a football player and referee, a high school mathematics teacher and a sports coach.
In October 2007, he was awarded the Order of Jamaica, Commander Class, for "outstanding services in the field of sports".
Bucknor played as a goalkeeper in Jamaican parish leagues in the 1960s. In 1964 he played in goal for Jamaica in a schoolboy international versus Brazil, which Jamaica drew 1-1.
Bucknor was a FIFA referee in a CONCACAF and World Cup qualifier between El Salvador and the Netherlands Antilles in 1988.
Bucknor's first international cricket fixture was a One Day International (ODI) between the West Indies and India at Antigua on 18 March 1989. His first Test match was at Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica, between 28 April and 3 May 1989, with the competing teams again being the West Indies and India. After umpiring in a few international matches, he was selected to umpire at the 1992 Cricket World Cup in Australia, and went on to stand in the final despite being quite inexperienced. Bucknor also stood in the next four World Cup finals in 1996, 1999, 2003 and 2007, with the 2007 World Cup taking place in his native West Indies.
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