52 Can Beer Drinking Match Referee Retired at one time, recorded in flight

New Delhi. From time to time, some such characters came to the cricket field, which you will not forget even by wishing. In the 80s and 90s, a character came on the field whose batting less his look and person was in discussion. Big mustache and magnificent bridge and cut shot always kept this person in discussion. Even after leaving the game, this man remained associated with the game and worked as a match referee for 14 years. David Boon is talking about.

Referee David Boon, who recently retired, said that the ball tampering and security issues were the biggest challenges for him that he faced during his 14 -year tenure. Boon played the role of 87 Tests, 183 ODIs and 119 T20 Internationals in men’s cricket and seven T20 Internationals of women.

Boon’s record of beer drinking

David Boon, who was the hero of Australia’s victory in the 1987 World Cup, made a unique record on the England tour in 1989. The Australian batsman scored 32 half -centuries during his Test cricket career, but perhaps his most influential ‘achievement’ was when he drank 52 Can Beer of Victoria Bitter in England’s flight before the 1989 Ashes. Earlier, the prestigious record made by the Australian cricketer was of 44 beer, which he made by Dug Walters and Rod Marsh on the aircraft while returning from the Caribbean tour. When the Quantas flight of the Australian team stopped in Singapore, Boon had drank 22 beer, it seemed that the record was in danger. According to Boon’s team partner Dean Jones, he later slept during the journey and when the captain of the aircraft announced that Boon had broken the record, he woke up with the thunder of applause.

Great cleaning as a referee

Australia’s 64 -year -old former opener spoke on the joy and challenges from the referee in international matches. He will join as a director in Cricket Australia (CA) to continue his long -standing association with the game. Boon said, “I think there are challenges that you have to face every day.” You learn something every day. I think there are some things that are a bit challenging. In a video shared by the International Cricket Council (ICC), Boon said, “When I started for the first time, one of them was tampered with the ball which I found very challenging. ICC President Jai Shah said on the retirement of Boon, “On behalf of the International Cricket Council, I thank David Boon for his outstanding service as an ICC match referee.” His professional attitude and honesty have set a standard for all the match officials. ” ,