The umpiring journey: The mood can change in one decision
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It’s funny how one decision can change the mood so quickly in a game of cricket.
This week I was the league appointed umpire for the SCL 2nd XI Division 1 match between Roffey and Preston Nomads (the lovely Peter Cheesman was the ‘home’ umpire).
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Hide AdThe first innings went by with no real incident (apart from a dog on the pitch, but more about that later) and Roffey declared on 200-7 from 52 overs.
The second innings was going well, players were chatty, there was a bit of banter.
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