Former ICC Umpire Rudi Koertzen passed away, he has officiated 331 matches as an umpire in International cricket. One of the most respected umpires in international cricket. Loved how he gave batters out: Used to slowly raise his finger.
A local news report said. The crash occurred on Tuesday morning in an area called Riversdale in South Africa.
The 73-year-old Koertzen, a resident of Despatch in Nelson Mandela Bay, was on his way back home from Cape Town after a golf weekend.
His son, Rudi Koertzen Jr told Algoa FM News that his father died on impact.
A cricket enthusiast since his 20s, he played league cricket while working as a clerk for South African Railways. He became an umpire in 1981 and eleven years later made his umpiring debut in a match played between India and South Africa at Port Elizabeth.
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