1. Daryl Harper was a member of the ICC Elite Panel of Umpires from 2002 until 2011 when the ICC announced that Harper was being stood down at the termination of his contract in July 2011.
13 Facts About Daryl Harper
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In June 2011, following criticism from India during the India - West Indies Test series Harper retired from umpiring.
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Daryl Harper was born in the Adelaide suburb of Mile End in 1951 and attended Norwood High School before taking up primary school teaching.
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Daryl Harper had a brief career as an Australian rules football umpire before injury forced him to quit.
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Daryl Harper played as a right-handed batsman in Adelaide grade cricket competition for the Teachers' College and East Torrens clubs.
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Daryl Harper made his first appearance in an international fixture in January 1994 when he umpired a One Day International in Perth between New Zealand and South Africa.
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In November 1998 Daryl Harper made his test match umpiring debut when appointed to stand in the 2nd Ashes test at the WACA ground alongside umpire Venkat; Daryl Harper stood at the MCG in the 4th test of that series.
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Daryl Harper was included in the original line up for this panel, at the time chosen over fellow Australians Simon Taufel and Darrell Hair.
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Daryl Harper umpired the opening match of the 2003 Cricket World Cup in South Africa, and went on to stand in one of the semi-finals.
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Daryl Harper was the third umpire for a trial of the 'player referral' system in 2009.
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The ICC subsequently revealed that Daryl Harper would stand in two last Test matches; between West Indies and India at Sabina Park and Windsor Park.
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Daryl Harper retired from umpiring following some heavy criticism from India during the first test against the West Indies.
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Dave Richardson, the ICC Cricket manager, said Daryl Harper received "unfair criticism" from the Indian players and that his correct decision making percentage against India was at 96 percent, which was "considerably above average".