Billy Bowden

Billy Bowden
Personal information
Full name
Brent Fraser Bowden
Born (1963-04-11) 11 April 1963 (age 61)
Henderson, New Zealand
RoleUmpire
Umpiring information
Tests umpired84 (2000–2015)
ODIs umpired200 (1995–2016)
T20Is umpired24 (2005–2016)
WTests umpired1 (1995)
WODIs umpired21 (1995–2021)
WT20Is umpired25 (2009–2020)
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 21 December 2021

Brent Fraser "Billy" Bowden (born 11 April 1963) is a New Zealand cricket umpire and former cricketer. He was a player until rheumatoid arthritis forced him to retire. He is well known for his dramatic signaling style which includes the famous "crooked finger of doom" out signal.[1] On 6 February 2016, Bowden stood in his 200th One Day International match in the game between New Zealand and Australia in Wellington.[2]

  1. ^ Cricket's 'crooked finger of doom' marks arthritis
  2. ^ "Warner, Marsh ace Australia's 282 chase". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 February 2016.