Cyril Mitchley

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.

Cyril Mitchley

Personal information
Full name	Cyril John Mitchley
Born	(1938-07-04) 4 July 1938 (age 87) Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
Batting	Right-handed
Role	Wicket-keeper
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1967/68–1968/69	Transvaal B
1970	A Bacher's XI
FC debut	27 January 1968 Transvaal B v Rhodesia
Last FC	14 February 1969 Transvaal B v Western Province
LA debut	30 March 1970 A Bacher's XI v JT Botten's XI
Last LA	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 Catches/stumpings 20/9 4/0
Source: CricketArchive, 22 December 2013

Playing career

During the late 1960s, Mitchley 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 the first referral to a third umpire in Test cricket history. Sachin Tendulkar was given out after Mitchley referred a run out decision.^[1][2]

He famously gave two LBWs when English bowler Dominic Cork took a hat-trick against the West Indies at Old Trafford in 1995.

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

See also

• List of Test cricket umpires
• List of One Day International cricket umpires