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{{Infobox cricketer biography
| playername = Darrell Hair
| country = Australia
| fullname = Darrell Bruce Hair
| living = true
| dayofbirth = 30
| monthofbirth = 9
| yearofbirth = 1952
| placeofbirth = [[Mudgee, New South Wales]]
| countryofbirth = [[Australia]]
| umpire = true
| columns = 0
| testsumpired = 78
| umptestdebutyr = 1992
| umptestlastyr = present
| odisumpired = 135
| umpodidebutyr = 1991
| umpodilastyr = present
| date = 15 June
| year = 2008
| source = http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/5562.html
}}'''Darrell Bruce Hair''', (born [[30 September]] [[1952]] in [[Mudgee, New South Wales]]<ref name="Cric Profile">[http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/5562.html Cricinfo - Players and Officials - Darrell Hair<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>), is an Australian [[Australian Test Cricket Umpires|Test match cricket umpire]], from [[New South Wales]]<ref name="Cric Profile" />. He stood on the Emirates International panel of umpires from 2002 to 2003, before he, along with fellow Australian [[Simon Taufel]], and New Zealander [[Billy Bowden]], was appointed to the [[ICC Elite umpire panel]]. After an ICC board meeting discussed his actions in a Test match between [[Pakistani cricket team|Pakistan]] and [[English cricket team|England]] in 2006 it was decided he should not umpire matches involving the test playing nations. He was restored to the Elite Panel by the ICC on March 12, 2008 and stood in the England v New Zealand tests at Old Trafford in May and Trent Bridge in June 2008.
==Career==
In 1994 the [[International Cricket Council]] (ICC) introduced a policy of appointing one umpire to each Test match from a non-participating country, and since 2002 both umpires have been appointed from non-participating nations. The majority of Hair’s Test matches have been played outside Australia, and did not involve Australia. His last Test match involving Australia was against [[South African cricket team|South Africa]] at [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|Melbourne]] on [[26 December]] to [[29 December]] [[2001]]. Hair’s colleague was the West Indian umpire, [[Eddie Nicholls]].
At the local level, Hair played with the [[Mosman, New South Wales|Mosman]] club in the [[Sydney Grade Cricket]] competition, as a right-arm fast-medium bowler.
==International Umpiring Statistics==
'''''Match Record'''''
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| Australia v India at Adelaide, Jan 1992
| England v New Zealand at Trent Bridge, Jun 2008
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| India v West Indies at Adelaide, Dec 1991
| Ireland v Scotland at Belfast, Jul 2007
| 135
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'''''Forthcoming International Appointments'''''
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==Controversies==
Throughout his umpiring career, Hair has been a controversial figure. The majority of the prominent incidents have involved Asian nations, leading to accusations of bias. [[Rameez Raja]] claimed that subcontinental players universally feel that he is biased even to the extent of being racist. <ref>http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,20203264-5006069,00.html</ref> South Africa have also in the past levelled accusations of bias in matches. Other
former cricketers such as [[Arjuna Ranatunga]] have complained about bias,<ref>http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060821/wl_sthasia_afp/cricketengpaksrihair</ref> and have been joined by [[Imran Khan]] and [[Kapil Dev]] in criticising Hair's manner as heavy handed.<ref>[http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1048465 DNA - Sport - Darrell Hair a mini Hitler: Imran Khan - Daily News & Analysis<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://in.rediff.com/cricket/2006/aug/22kapil.htm 'If Inzy is fined, fine Hair too'<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Despite this he has been supported by fellow [[elite umpire]] [[Simon Taufel]]. <ref>[http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/australia/content/current/story/257376.html Cricinfo - Taufel backs Hair and Doctrove]</ref>
===First Test===
Hair's first Test match was between [[Australian cricket team|Australia]] and [[Indian cricket team|India]] at [[Adelaide Oval|Adelaide]] on [[25 January]] to [[29 January]] [[1992]], won by Australia by 38 runs with second innings centuries for [[David Boon]] and [[Mark Taylor (cricketer)|Mark Taylor]] after a first innings of only 145, and two 5-wicket bags by [[Craig McDermott]]. ''[[Wisden Cricketers' Almanack|Wisden]]'' (1993 ed., p1011-2) noted that the game was “marred … by controversy over [[leg before wicket|lbw]] decisions – eight times Indians were given out, while all but two of their own appeals were rejected”. Hair's partner was Peter McConnell, standing in his last Test match.
===1993 Adelaide===
The Test match between Australia and the [[West Indian cricket team|West Indies]] at [[Adelaide Oval|Adelaide]] on [[23 January]] to [[26 January]] [[1993]] was a fluctuating match won by the visitors by a mere one run. The victory was achieved when Australia’s No. 11, [[Craig McDermott]], was dismissed after a 40-run partnership with [[Tim May]] had brought Australia so close to victory. Hair ruled that a short-pitched ball from [[Courtney Walsh]] had brushed McDermott’s glove and upheld the appeal for a catch, but many observers believed that McDermott had not gloved the ball. [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/text/print.html?in_article_id=401563&in_page_id=1849], [http://sport.guardian.co.uk/englandpakistan2006/story/0,,1858852,00.html]
=== Controversy surrounding throwing allegations ===
In his only match between Australia and [[Sri Lankan cricket team|Sri Lanka]], at Melbourne on [[26 December]] to [[30 December]] [[1995]] he called [[Muttiah Muralitharan]] seven times in three overs for his action. ''Wisden'' (1997 ed., p.1129-30) stated “unusually, he made his judgement from the bowler’s end, and several minutes passed before the crowd realised that Muralitharan’s elbow, rather than his foot, was at fault”.
The widely held view that Sri Lanka captain [[Arjuna Ranatunga]] responded by leading his team off the field on this occasion is incorrect (The walkout incident took place several years later in 1999 and involved umpire [[Ross Emerson]] and not Darrell Hair). Ranatunga left the field for a few minutes while the game continued, presumably to consult team management and on his return switched Muralitharan to the other end where he was not called by either Hair or his colleague, New Zealander [[Steve Dunne]], although Hair told the Sri Lankans at tea on the second day that he was ready to call him from the striker’s end.
Biomechanical investigation of Muralitharan's action conducted at the behest of the ICC concluded that a congenital elbow deformity was partly responsible for his unusual action, thereby clearing Muralitharan of any wrongdoing under the laws of cricket. <ref>[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=11138987&query_hl=12&itool=pubmed_docsum An upper limb kinematic model for the examination ...[J Sports Sci. 2000] - PubMed Result<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>. After further review by an expert panel, the ICC decided to raise the elbow extension limit to 15 degrees for all bowlers. Comments made against Muralitharan's action in Hair's memoirs led to him being found guilty on two charges of bringing the game into disrepute, but the panel convened by the Australian Cricket Board decided not to punish him.
<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/1999_cricket_world_cup/general_news/341762.stm][http://www.htcricket.com/htcricket/14_1774702.htm].</ref> Hair did not umpire another Test match involving Sri Lanka, largely due to Sri Lanka threatening to boycott any series involving him, until their tour of the [[West Indian cricket team|West Indies]] in [[2003]]. He did not stand in the [[1996 Cricket World Cup|1996 World Cup]] in India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, and, in 1999, claimed to have received death threats <ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/1999_cricket_world_cup/general_news/341762.stm BBC News - Umpire 'received death threats']</ref>.
===2005 Faisalabad===
In November 2005, Darrell Hair referred a run-out decision concerning captain [[Inzamam-ul-Haq]] to the third umpire [[Nadeem Ghauri]] during the [[Faisalabad]] Test. Inzamam was taking evasive action, and according to the laws of cricket, a batsman cannot be run out if he leaves his ground due to evasive action.<ref>[http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/pakveng/content/story/226700.html Inzamam 'surprised' by run-out ruling], Cricinfo, November 21, 2005.</ref> However, if Hair suspected that Inzamam had been already out of his ground when the evasive action was taken then the referral would have been justified as if that were the case the batsman would, under the law outlined above, be out.
===2006 ball tampering controversy===
''See also [[Ball tampering#Ball tampering controversy in August 2006|Ball tampering controversy in August 2006]]''
On [[20 August]] [[2006]], the fourth day of the fourth Test between [[England cricket team|England]] and [[Pakistan cricket team|Pakistan]] at [[The Oval]], Hair was involved in [[2006 ball-tampering controversy|controversy]] when he and fellow umpire [[Billy Doctrove]] ruled that the Pakistani team had been involved in [[ball tampering]]. They awarded five [[Extra (cricket)#Penalty runs|penalty runs]] to England and offered them a replacement ball. Play continued until the tea break, but the Pakistani players refused to take the field thereafter in protest at the decision.
<ref>http://msnsport.skysports.com/list.aspx?hlid=411247&CPID=469&clid=1214&lid=7201&title=Inzy+handed+disrepute+charge</ref>
The umpires then left the field, directed the Pakistani players to resume play, and returned once more 15 minutes later. After waiting two more minutes the umpires removed the bails and declared England winners by forfeiture. This, incidentally, was the first such end to a Test match in over 1000 tests. The Pakistani team did take to the field 25 minutes later, but by then it was Hair and Doctrove themselves who refused to continue the game stating that the game had already ended with a Pakistani forfeiture the moment the bails were removed, even though both teams were willing to continue the match. The Test was abandoned, with the match awarded to England.<ref>[http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/engvpak/content/current/story/257055.html Cricinfo - As the chaos unfolded]</ref>
==== Reaction ====
The [[International Cricket Council|ICC]], [[England and Wales Cricket Board|ECB]] and [[Pakistan Cricket Board|PCB]] later affirmed that the decision to award the match to England was in accordance with the [[laws of cricket]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/cricket/test-farce-amid-tampering-fracas/2006/08/21/1156012437896.html|publisher=Sydney Morning Herald|date=2006-08-21|title=Test farce amid tampering fracas}}</ref>. However, it caused much debate in the cricketing world, with
former cricketer [[Michael Atherton]] criticising Hair for not continuing the game.<ref>[http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/257055.html Cricinfo - As the chaos unfolded<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> [[Nasser Hussain]] sided with Inzamam, saying that he would have done exactly what Inzamam did,<ref>[http://www.hindu.com/2006/08/22/stories/2006082205541900.htm The Hindu : Sport : Oval decision drives Darrell Hair into a lonely corner<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> while [[Steve Waugh]] backed the umpires' decision, saying "No-one is bigger than the game. The laws are there for a reason."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,20208381-23212,00.html|publisher=Fox Sports|date=2006-08-22|title=Waugh backs the umpires}}</ref> [[Michael Holding]] described the umpires' initial penalty for ball tampering as "insensitive" and said that every law has room for flexibility.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/258009.html|publisher=Cricinfo|date=2006-08-28|title=Holding critical of 'first-world hypocrisy'}}</ref>, [[Imran Khan]] called Hair an "umpiring fundamentalist", and commented that "Such characters court controversy"<ref>[http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/engvpak/content/current/story/257330.html Cricinfo - Former Pakistani players back Inzamam<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>, while [[Wasim Akram]] called for Hair to be sacked.<ref>[http://sport.guardian.co.uk/englandpakistan2006/story/0,,1855413,00.html Mini Hitler taunts in Pakistan - and bruises for Inzi | Special reports | Guardian Unlimited Sport<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>.
It was revealed in an [[International Cricket Council|ICC]] news conference on [[25 August]] that after the game, Hair had offered his resignation from the ICC Elite Umpire Panel. In an e-mail entitled "The Way Forward" addressed to [[Doug Cowie (umpire)|Doug Cowie]], the ICC's umpire manager, and with apparent reference to an earlier conversation between the two not yet made public by the ICC (see below), Hair stated he would resign from his position in return for a non-negotiable one-off payment of US$500,000 directly into Hair's bank account. This was to be kept confidential by both sides. Hair was in contract with the ICC until March 2008, and the payment was said to compensate for the loss of future earnings and retainer payments. He subsequently revoked this offer. <ref>[http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/engvpak/content/current/story/257791.html Cricinfo - Full transcript of emails]</ref> Hair had stated that the sum of US$500,000 was to be compensation for the four or more years he would have umpired for had this controversy not happened, which he claimed would be "the best years he had to offer international umpiring". Hair had previously suggested, however, in an April 2006 interview that he might give up umpiring at the end of the World Cup saying "I'm not so sure that after another 12 months I'll have the passion to keep enjoying it." <ref>[http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/columns/content/current/story/257862.html Cricinfo - Doctrove moves into the spotlight]</ref>. In the press conference, the [[International Cricket Council|ICC]]'s chairman [[Malcolm Speed]] did not offer any assurances about Hair's future.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/5286690.stm BBC SPORT | Cricket | Umpire offered to resign for cash<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
On [[27 August]], Hair responded to the release of the e-mails by stating that the ICC had been in negotiations with him prior to him sending them.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/cricket/it-was-icc-not-me/2006/08/28/1156617251945.html|publisher=Sydney Morning Herald|date=2006-08-28|title=ICC asked me to make offer: Hair}}</ref> He was quoted as saying: ""During an extended conversation with Mr Cowie, I was invited to make a written offer. The figure in the e-mail correspondence was in line with those canvassed with the ICC." The ICC however denied they had invited a claim.<ref>[http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/content/current/story/257988.html Cricinfo - Hair hits back at the ICC]</ref> <ref>
[http://sport.independent.co.uk/cricket/article1222263.ece ''The Independent Online'' - Hair says ICC encouraged his $500,000 offer to resign]</ref>
In a press conference on [[28 September]] [[2006]] Umpire Hair reiterated that he never considered retirement.<ref>[http://wwwc4.cricinfo.com/ci/content/current/story/260797.html Cricinfo - Hair never considered retirement<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
==== ICC hearing ====
On [[28 September]], the ICC match referee [[Ranjan Madugalle]] chairing the hearing on Inzamam's case acquitted him of the ball tampering charge stating "Having regard to the seriousness of the allegation of ball-tampering (it is an allegation of cheating), I am not satisfied on the balance of probabilities that there is sufficiently cogent evidence that the fielding team had taken action likely to interfere with the condition of the ball" in his official report <ref>[http://wwwc4.cricinfo.com/engvpak/content/current/story/260776.html Cricinfo - Ranjan Mudagalle's decision in full<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>, but banned him for four one day internationals for bringing the game into disrepute.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/engvpak/content/current/story/260775.html|publisher=CricInfo|date=2006-09-28|title='Inzamam cleared of ball tampering'}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/other_international/pakistan/5388402.stm|publisher=BBC|date= 2006-09-28|title='Disrepute ban for skipper Inzamam'}}</ref> Each ICC-appointed match official, Mr Hair, Mr Doctrove, Mr Jesty, Mr Cowie, Mr Procter, and Peter Hartley, was of the opinion that markings on the ball indicated tampering. <ref>[http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/engvpak/content/current/story/260776.html Cricinfo - Ranjan Mudagalle's decision in full<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
However [[Geoffrey Boycott]], testifying before the panel stated, "That's a good ball, not just a playable ball."<ref>[http://sport.guardian.co.uk/cricket/story/0,,1883674,00.html Cricket: How Boycott swung the verdict | Cricket | Guardian Unlimited Sport<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Another witness, [[Simon Hughes (cricketer)|Simon Hughes]], the TV analyst, testified that Hair was "guessing", and the ball was in "pretty good condition", when he examined it.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/other_international/pakistan/5391118.stm BBC SPORT | Cricket | International Teams | Pakistan | Hair 'guessed' at ball-tampering<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
After the hearing in a press conference, [[Pakistan Cricket Board|Pakistan Cricket Board's]] (PCB) chairman [[Shahryar Khan]] revealed that his board had not ruled out calling for charges of bringing the game into disrepute against Hair.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/content/current/story/260801.html|publisher=Cricinfo|date=2006-09-28|title=PCB considers disrepute charge against Hair}}</ref>
At a press conference after the hearing the ICC announced that Hair would not be umpiring at the [[2006 ICC Champions Trophy]] because of security concerns.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1055659|publisher=DNA Sport|date=2006-09-28|title=Hair out of Champions Trophy'}}</ref> The [[Board of Control for Cricket in India|BCCI]] stated that they were bothered by the controversy surrounding Hair rather than any security issues<ref>http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/iccct2006/content/current/story/260620.html|publisher=CricInfo|date=26 September, 2006</ref><ref>[http://wwwc4.cricinfo.com/ci/content/current/story/260875.html Cricinfo - Security not an issue - BCCI<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> but [[Malcolm Speed]] wrote that these had been raised by independent advisors.<ref>[http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/content/current/story/261382.html Cricinfo - Speed backs Hair to stand again<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
==== Banned from umpiring international matches ====
On [[4 November]] 2006, Hair was banned from officiating in international matches by the [[International Cricket Council|ICC]] following a two-day meeting held by the ICC. The announcement was made by ICC President, [[Percy Sonn]] in [[Mumbai]], [[India]], in a press conference.<ref name="Cricinfo Ban">{{cite news
| title = Hair banned from officiating in internationals
| url = http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ci/content/current/story/266878.html
| date = [[2006-11-04]]
| author = Siddhartha Vaidyanathan
| publisher = Cricinfo.com
| accessdate = 2006-11-05
}}</ref>
:"He shall not be allowed to officiate in any future international games until the end of this contract [which ends in March 2008]" Percy Sonn, ICC President<ref name="Cricinfo Ban" />
Both Malcolm Speed, CEO of the ICC, and Sonn, stated that although Hair has been banned from tests, there is "no issue" with the result of the Oval Test match, which Pakistan forfeited.<ref name="Cricinfo Ban" /> The decision was met with praise from the Pakistani board, who had previously called for Hair to be sacked.<ref>[http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=6&click_id=4&art_id=iol1162645602472C623 IOL: Pakistan praise ICC for Hair removal<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
It was widely rumoured on [[3 November]] 2006, that Hair was going to be banned, after a "reliable source" leaked information to an Indian television network.<ref name="Cricinfo Ban" /> The unnamed source said that 10 test playing nations voted on whether Hair should be allowed to continue, with the West Indies, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, South Africa and Bangladesh all voting for Hair to be removed, while England, Australia and New Zealand supported him.<ref name="Cricinfo Ban" /> The voting at the decision to ban Hair was seen by some to reflect the perception of Hair in different countries.<ref>[http://www.thenews.com.pk/print1.asp?id=30722 Cricket gets its badly needed Hair-cut<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Most Asian commentators welcomed the move. [[Javed Miandad]] said that such a move by ICC sets an example that meant "all other umpires will be under pressure to take the right decisions"<ref>[http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=6&click_id=17&art_id=iol1162645602472C623 IOL: Pakistan praise ICC for Hair removal<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
and Bangladesh Captain [[Habibul Bashar]] also supported the decision.<ref>http://sg.news.yahoo.com/061104/1/44jod.html</ref> The former Sri Lankan captain [[Arjuna Ranatunga]] welcomed the decision to ban Hair, commenting that "Hair had a prejudice against Asian teams. I am happy that he is finally out. The decision will do good to future cricket." <ref>http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Cricket/2006/11/05/2242408-ap.html</ref>.
The majority of criticism against the decision to ban Hair from matches involving test nations has come from his home country of Australia. [[Ricky Ponting]] said he was surprised by the ICC's move to ban Hair<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/6116748.stm BBC SPORT | Cricket | Pakistan celebrate Hair decision<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> and [[Cricket Australia]] demanded the ICC explain the reasons for Hair being stood down. <ref>http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,20712205-5001505,00.html</ref>. Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland said "Umpires need to have confidence in the system - that they are supported by best-practice administration and processes."<ref>[http://www.supercricket.co.za/default.asp?id=195957&des=article&scat=supercricket/international SuperCricket<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The Australian media has also been critical of the decision.
News Corps Robert Craddock said: "Having seen how brutally Hair was abandoned after his tough call, only a brave or foolish umpire would be courageous enough to throw himself into the lion's den."<ref>[http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,,20701058-10389,00.html Chilling rule of Asian overlords | The Courier-Mail<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
At the time, Darrell Hair had not ruled out taking legal action after the decision. <ref>http://www.sportal.com.au/cricket.asp?i=news&id=90732</ref> [[Billy Doctrove]], the other umpire during the Oval Test, is unaffected by the ICC's ban on Hair,<ref name="Cricinfo Ban" /> though he was overlooked for the [[2006 ICC Champions Trophy]].<ref>[http://www.sportinglife.com/cricket/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=cricket/06/11/04/CRICKET_Hair_Timeline.html HOW THE DRAMA UNFOLDED | Sporting Life - Cricket News | Live Cricket Scores, New Zealand v England, CB Series, Live Coverage & Stats<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
In the aftermath of the Oval incident Hair was voted Umpire of the Season in a poll carried out by The Wisden Cricketer, with more than a third of the votes.
<ref>[http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/268527.html Cricinfo - Hair voted Umpire of the Year<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
A leaked ICC report showed that immediately before the Oval incident, Hair was ranked the second-best umpire in the world overall and number one in terms of decision-making statistics.<ref>[http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/267653.html Cricinfo - Hair praised by ICC immediately before being sacked<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
====Racial discrimination allegations====
In February 2007 Hair announced he was suing the ICC and the Pakistan Cricket Board on grounds of racial discrimination. Hair feels he was made a scapegoat when he was barred from officiating Test matches after the forfeited Oval Test between England and Pakistan in August, as no action was taken against his fellow umpire [[Billy Doctrove]] who officiated in the same match.<ref>{{cite news
| title = Hair to sue cricket authorities
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/6337481.stm
| date = [[2007-02-07]]
| author =
| publisher = bbc.co.uk
| accessdate = 2007-02-07
}}</ref>
The statement from Darrell Hair <ref>{{cite news
| title = Hair to sue cricket authorities
| url = http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/279467.html
| date = [[2007-02-08]]
| author =
| publisher = cricinfo
| accessdate = 2007-02-08
}}</ref>:
<blockquote>
"I can confirm I have instructed my lawyers, Finers Stephens Innocent, 179 Portland Street, London, to issue an application to the London Central Employment Tribunal," he said, "alleging racial discrimination from the International Cricket Council and the Pakistan Cricket Board. Therefore it is inappropriate for me to make further comment as this matter is yet to be determined by the tribunal."
</blockquote>
<blockquote>
"I haven't spoken to anybody about this. I hope you understand that I haven't released any information about this. Somebody else obviously has. I've got no idea who but I value confidentially, unfortunately I've discovered other people don't."
</blockquote>
In response to this move by Darrell Hair, Dr. [[Naseem Ashraf]], chairman PCB, said "Mr Hair was removed from the ICC panel of umpires because of his bad umpiring and his poor judgement,"<ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200702/s1842687.htm Hair sues cricket boards for 'racial discrimination'. 08/02/2007. ABC News Online<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
In a statement in reply to the notification of Hair against PCB , Dr.Naseem Ashraf further went on to say
<blockquote> "It is crass for him to say a black West Indian was let off [whereas] he was a white man and therefore he was charged. Mr Hair was the senior umpire and he literally took over that Oval cricket match. I was present there.
"There was only one man that evening that did not want cricket to be played. [It was] a black spot on the history of cricket thanks to Mr Hair."<ref>[http://content-pak.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/279257.html Cricinfo - PCB responds to Hair sue threat<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref></blockquote>
However, on [[9 October]] 2007 Hair dropped his discrimination case. The ICC said Hair would undergo a development programme over the next six months seemingly with the goal to place him back into top level matches. During this six month period he will continue to officiate in second tier ICC associate matches. The ICC restored Hair to the Elite Umpiring Panel on 12 March 2008.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/7303232.stm ''Hair restored as ICC elite umpire''] [[BBC News]] retrieved [[March 12]] [[2008]]</ref>
==See also==
*[[Australian Test cricket umpires]]
*[[List of Test umpires]]
==References==
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==Bibliography==
* Hair, Darrell (1998) ''Decision Maker: An Umpire's Story'' Random House, Australia. ISBN 0-09-183731-6
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