The Reason Behind Billy Bowden’s ‘Crooked Finger Dismissal’ Will Make You Respect Him......

Everyone who has ever seen Cricket or has followed the sport is familiar with Billy Bowden. This umpire is famous for his unusual umpiring style. He has officiated in 200 ODI and 84 Test matches over a period of more than 20 years. He’s best known for his unusual yet entertaining mannerisms like raising a crooked finger to announce a dismissal. Billy Bowden was once a promising fast bowler in his 20’s until he began to suffer from rheumatoid arthritis which forced him to give up the career as a player. He took up the job of umpiring because Cricket was always his first love. Billy Bowden became famous for his unique, one-of-a-kind umpiring signals, like not holding the index finger straight to signal a dismissal, but holding it crooked, which became famous as the “crooked finger of doom”. His creative ways of signalling the boundaries, his entertaining mannerisms surely made umpiring a fun job. This colorful character brought the entertainment factor to the boring job of umpiring.

So let’s take a look at 5 Things That You Must Know About Billy Bowden!

The secret behind the ‘crooked finger’ is Arthritis


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