Date-stamped : 11 Jun96 - 02:16
11 June 1996

Umpire hit on head

By Rob Wildman

A WOMAN umpire was released from hospital yesterday   after  sus-
taining    a   fractured  skull and damaged ear  in  a Bain  Hogg
Trophy match between Gloucestershire and Somerset.

Judith West was standing  at  the  bowler`s  end when she was hit
by  a drive during the Somerset innings.  She  was  taken to hos-
pital after the incident at the County Ground, Bristol.

Philip   August,   the   chief   executive    of Gloucestershire,
said: "Judith is back home. She is better, though still groggy."

He added: "She is a very good umpire and I can`t see her retiring
because of this."

The match  continued  after  the  incident  with  Gloucestershire
winning  by  60 runs in a game that produced 594 runs. In one-day
second-team matches, the umpires are appointed by the home team.

Source :: Electronic Telegraph (http.//www.telegraph.co.uk)

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