Cyril Mitchley

Cyril Mitchley
Personal information
Full name Cyril John Mitchley
Born 4 July 1938
Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
Batting style Right-handed
Role Wicketkeeper, umpire, referee
Relations Cyril Douglas Mitchley (son)
Scott Mitchley (son)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1968–69 Transvaal B
1970 A Bacher's XI
First class debut 27 January 1968 Transvaal B v Rhodesia
Last First class 14 February 1969 Transvaal B v Western Province
List A debut 30 March 1970 A Bacher's XI v JT Botten's XI
Last List A 4 April 1970 A Bacher's XI v C Wesley's XI
Umpiring information
Tests umpired 26 (1992–2000)
ODIs umpired 60 (1992–2000)
FC umpired 127 (1981–2001)
LA umpired 218 (1982–2001)
Career statistics
Competition First class List A
Matches 8 2
Runs scored 224 53
Batting average 20.36 26.50
100s/50s 0/2 0/0
Top score 66 36
Balls bowled - -
Wickets - -
Bowling average - -
5 wickets in innings - -
10 wickets in match - -
Best bowling - -
Catches/stumpings 20/9 4/0
Source: CricketArchive, 22 December 2013

Cyril John Mitchley (born 4 July 1938) is a South African former cricket player, umpire and match referee. As an umpire he officiated in first-class and Test cricket matches.

Playing career

During the late 1960s he played for Transvaal as a wicket-keeper 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 One Day Internationals (ODIs).

In a match between South Africa and India in 1992, Mitchley made history by making the first referral to a third umpire in Test cricket history. Sachin Tendulkar was out after Mitchley referred a run out decision.[1][2]

He later became an ICC match referee, officiating on four ODIs, all in 2007.[3]

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