Timid umpires allowed chucking to flourish, says Hair


  • Cricket
  • Monday, 13 Oct 2014

Australian umpire Darrell Hair (L) walks past Scotland's bowler Ross Lyons during the Finals of ICC World Cricket League match between Kenya and Scotland in the capital Nairobi, February 7, 2007. REUTERS/Antony Njuguna

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Timid officiating has allowed a generation of 'chuckers' to flourish in international cricket and the current crackdown on bowlers with illegal actions has arrived two decades late, according to former test umpire Darrell Hair.

Pakistani's Saeed Ajmal is the highest profile of a string of spinners who have been suspended by the International Cricket Council (ICC) recently for bending their elbows beyond the 15 degrees allowed while bowling the ball.

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