Martin Bodenham

Martin Bodenham
Full name Martin John Dale Bodenham
Born (1950-04-23) 23 April 1950 (age 74)
Brighton, Sussex, England
Other occupation Cricket umpire
Domestic
Years League Role
1978–1992 Football League Referee
1992–1998 Premier League Referee

Martin John Dale Bodenham (born 23 April 1950)[1] is an English former football referee and cricket umpire who retired from the first-class cricket list in 2016.[2] He was born in Brighton,[1] but lived for part of his life in Looe, Cornwall. He now hails from Ferring, in Sussex.[3][2]

In 2008, Bodenham was named by the England and Wales Cricket Board as a first-class umpire for the 2009 County cricket season. "He will make history as the first man to have officiated at top-flight football and umpire at first-class cricket in England and Wales."[4] As a referee, his career highlights have included "the 1997 League Cup Final, and replay, between Leicester City and Middlesbrough."[4]

  1. ^ a b Full Name & Date and Place of Birth: from Cricinfo.
  2. ^ a b "Sussex fail to dominate on searing day". ESPN Cricinfo. 5 July 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  3. ^ Profile at TheFA.com website.
  4. ^ a b "Former ref makes 2009 umpire list". 10 November 2008.