09-08-2022 17:30 via theguardian.com

‘A legend’: cricket mourns death of ex-umpire Rudi Koertzen in car crash

Four people killed in head-on collision in South Africa‘A wonderful friend and umpire, honest and forthright’The cricket world has been paying tribute to Rudi Koertzen, the South African umpire famous for his long, slow finger of fate upon giving a player out, after he died in a car crash aged 73.A hugely popular umpire on the global circuit, Koertzen officiated in 331 international matches during an 18-year career – a record at the time and one that has since been broken by Al
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