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David Boon to become ICC match referee
Australian media report that former test opening batsman David Boon has been appointed an International Cricket Council match referee and will quit his job as an Australian selector.
Updated on: May 24, 2011, 15:30:34 IST
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Australian media report that former test opening batsman David Boon has been appointed an International Cricket Council match referee and will quit his job as an Australian selector.
The 50-year-old Boon, who played 107 tests and 181 one-day internationals for Australia between 1984 and 1996, will also resign as a board member of Australian selector.
Boon's first match as a referee will in Zimbabwe for the Pakistan tour in September, the Australian Associated Press reported.
A stocky right-hander with an array of powerful shots and a casual attitude to authority, Boon scored more than 7,400 test runs at an average of 43 and almost 6,000 runs in ODIs at 37. He was also an accomplished fielder.
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