The claim relates to him being dropped from the Test umpires panel in 1991. It was OK last year in the Test match versus the Windies when your boy scratched the ball. “I rocked that boat after the Oval Test and I got punished for that, for doing my job properly. They also reflect a reality where the last black cricketer from an English state school to make a Test match debut was Michael Carberry a decade ago. Holder is still the only non-white British umpire in 150 years of Test cricket.

Source: The Guardian February 12, 2021 19:52 UTC