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‘Very messy’: Umpiring controversy overshadows Patriots’ CPL win

From Trinidad Express · () English

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  • TV umpire Carl Tuckett reversed Johnson Charles’ caught-out decision after the Patriots batter had begun leaving the field.
  • Charles scored 78 from 45 balls, helping St Kitts and Nevis chase Barbados’ 217 for four and win by six wickets.
  • Both captains criticized the handling of the decision, although Jason Holder called the match itself excellent.

The match officials became the story in a Caribbean Premier League game that otherwise produced a high-scoring thriller. Johnson Charles had already left the field after being given out, caught, when TV umpire Carl Tuckett reviewed the footage again and called him back.

Charles had argued that Ramon Simmonds’ full toss, which he hit to deep midwicket, was a waist-high no-ball. The on-field umpires, Chirs Wright and Zahid Bassarath, initially rejected that argument. Sherfane Rutherford had taken a spectacular catch with Charles on 26 and the Patriots on 35.

I thought the umpires tonight managed the game poorly with that decision in the way that a player goes off the field and then comes back on. I think that needs to be looked at and it’s not a good look for this tournament.

· Chris GreenThe Barbados Tridents captain criticized the handling of Johnson Charles’ overturned dismissal.

The reversal changed the match. Charles went on to make 78 from 45 balls, hitting seven sixes and six fours, while Kyle Mayers added 29. Their partnership helped the Patriots build a 112-run opening stand in just over 10 overs. St Kitts and Nevis eventually chased Barbados’ 217 for four, reaching the target with six wickets to spare.

I just think it’s very messy. For us in the Caribbean, we just don’t want to see things like that happening. It was probably a wake-up call for the umpires just to be a little bit more decisive when it comes to decision-making. It doesn’t look good seeing a player going off the field and then having to be called back on.

· Jason HolderThe St Kitts and Nevis Patriots captain criticized the officiating despite his team benefiting from the decision.

The decision left Barbados captain Chris Green unhappy. “I thought the umpires tonight managed the game poorly with that decision in the way that a player goes off the field and then comes back on,” he said. “I think that needs to be looked at and it’s not a good look for this tournament.”

Patriots captain Jason Holder also described the episode as “very messy,” despite benefiting from both the decision and the result. “For us in the Caribbean, we just don’t want to see things like that happening,” he said, calling it a wake-up call for umpires to be more decisive. Holder still praised the contest as “an excellent game of cricket” and said he was happy his side had crossed the line.

Excellent game of cricket.

· Jason HolderHolder praised the quality of the match after describing the umpiring episode as messy.
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Originally published by Trinidad Express in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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