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.
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| Full name | Cyril John Mitchley | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 July 1938 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) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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]