Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Koertzen out of Lankan series

Umpire Rudi Koertzen, who angered Sri Lankans this month by wrongly giving Kumar Sangakkara out on 192 in the second Test against Australia, has been withdrawn from the series against England.

South African Koertzen, 58, was due to stand in the series between Sri Lanka and England starting in Kandy on Saturday, but officials said the International Cricket Council had replaced him.

"The ICC has taken Koertzen off the roster for the series," Sri Lanka Cricket media manager Samantha Algama said.

Read more,
http://www.theage.com.au/news/cricket/koertzen-out-of-lankan-series/

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