INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Rudi Koertzen, former international cricket umpire from South Africa, died on Tuesday in a car accident in the country, ESPNcricInfo
reported citing his family.He went on a golf tournament with some of his friends, and they were expected to come back on Monday, but it
seems they decided to play another round of golf,& his son Rudi Koertzen jr 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 South Africa 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 cooperative 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 in his hometown of Despatch
in South Africa&s Eastern Cape.The post Former international cricket umpire Koertzen dies in car accident first appeared on Ariana News.
