Former top umpire Rudi Koertzen dies in car accident
Collision occurred while driving from Cape Town to Despatch in Eastern Cape, where he lived with his family
09 August 2022 - 20:42
by NICK SAID
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Former umpire Rudi Koertzen has died at the age of 73 in a car accident. Picture: PHILIP BROWN/GETTY IMAGES
Former international cricket umpire Rudi Koertzen died on Tuesday in a car accident in SA, his family said.
Koertzen, 73, was on the International Cricket Council’s elite panel of umpires for eight years and officiated in 331 matches, a record at the time of his retirement in 2010 that has since been surpassed by Pakistan’s Aleem Dar.
“It is a very big loss, foremost for his family and then for SA and cricket,” Dar was quoted as saying by ESPNcricinfo.
“I stood in so many games with him. He was not only very good as an umpire but also an excellent colleague, always very co-operative on field and also always willing to help off the field.
“Because of the way he was, he was also well-respected by players.”
Koertzen died while driving from Cape Town to Despatch in Eastern Cape, where he lived with his family, ESPNcricinfo said. Koertzen still umpired occasionally in amateur cricket.
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Former top umpire Rudi Koertzen dies in car accident
Collision occurred while driving from Cape Town to Despatch in Eastern Cape, where he lived with his family
Former international cricket umpire Rudi Koertzen died on Tuesday in a car accident in SA, his family said.
Koertzen, 73, was on the International Cricket Council’s elite panel of umpires for eight years and officiated in 331 matches, a record at the time of his retirement in 2010 that has since been surpassed by Pakistan’s Aleem Dar.
“It is a very big loss, foremost for his family and then for SA and cricket,” Dar was quoted as saying by ESPNcricinfo.
“I stood in so many games with him. He was not only very good as an umpire but also an excellent colleague, always very co-operative on field and also always willing to help off the field.
“Because of the way he was, he was also well-respected by players.”
Koertzen died while driving from Cape Town to Despatch in Eastern Cape, where he lived with his family, ESPNcricinfo said. Koertzen still umpired occasionally in amateur cricket.
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