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I made two mistakes in Sydney 2008 Test: Steve Bucknor

Ex-International Cricket Council umpire from Jamaica shifts base to New York, where he officiates in cricket and football matches; willow game talk prevails in new home

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Steve Bucknor with young cricketers from the Queens United Cricket Academy at the Idlewild Cricket Ground in New York. Pic /Lalit Bhatia

Steve Bucknor with young cricketers from the Queens United Cricket Academy at the Idlewild Cricket Ground in New York. Pic /Lalit Bhatia

Steve Bucknor may have umpired in 309 international matches, including five successive World Cup finals, but he is often reminded of the decisions he got wrong.

"Last year, I was in New York umpiring a local match and there was one fellow who came and said: 'On my phone, I have a video with 10 mistakes you made. Do you want to see it?' And I said, 'No, I don't need to see it. I know my mistakes. I am sure I made more than 10. But if you think I made 10, then it works out to one mistake every two years of my international career. Isn't that a good record?'"

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