Date:11/07/2009 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2009/07/11/stories/2009071160281700.htm

Sport - Sports : General

Harper backs the referral system

AFP

Dubai: ICC’s elite panel umpire Daryl Harper has supported the Umpire Decision Referral System, to be rolled-out in Tests from October, saying it had increased their percentage of correct decisions to 98 during the trial series. “It did have a few problems, but when we look at the bigger picture our percentages of correct decisions did increase,” said Harper. — PTI