- Bill Copeland
William John (Bill) Copeland, (born
16 August 1929 atWarrnambool, Victoria ), was an Australian Test cricket match umpire, from Victoria.He umpired 1 Test match in 1980 between Australia and England at Sydney on
4 January to8 January 1980 , a low-scoring game with bowlersDennis Lillee ,Geoff Dymock , andLen Pascoe giving Australia a victory by 6 wickets, after a number of controversial decisions went against England. Copeland’s partner wasRobin Bailhache .Copeland umpired one
One Day International (ODI) match in December 1979. In January 1979 he umpired one women’s Test match. Altogether, he umpired 14 first-class matches in his career between 1973 and 1980, the Test match being his last.Off the field Copeland was a member of the Victorian police force.
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Australian Test Cricket Umpires
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* [http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/36/36165/36165.html Cricket Archive]
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