Billy Bowden: The Funniest Umpire

Brent Fraser "Billy" Bowden is a famous international umpire from New Zealand. He was a cricketer until he started to suffer from rheumatoid arthritis. His passion for cricket held him together and he took up umpiring. Billy Bowden is famous for his "crooked finger" signals, which people find different and entertaining. Undoubtedly, Billy's umpiring signals are distinctive and the spectators accepted them all as one of his quirks. 

 1) Billy goes wild. 

The batsman sends off the ball straight to the boundary and Billy signaled a Fo-fo-fo-FOUR!


2) It's a Billy Bowden SIX!

To signal it as a SIX you just have to do the "double crooked finger six-phase hop" . 

3) Billy just wanted the lady to shift aside.

Billy's signals are pretty much direct and clear. 

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5) Leg bye signal. 

Even at an event, Billy showed off his umpiring instinct.

6) Billy just inserted a moment of delay.

Mitchell Johnson appealed, batsman took a run. Billy took three steps forward-and back , comes back at his position and signaled it as OUT! He inserted a moment of delay, increased the suspense and trolled the batsman. Billy Bowden's surely got some swag.

7) Billy showed Red Card to Glenn McGrath

 Even the commentators said "The stage is made for Billy Bowden"

8) And lastly, one cannot resist oneself from imitating Billy Bowden

Billy Bowden's crooked finger swag is so fabulous that even Suresh Raina couldn't stop himself from imitating him.