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Last season, popular Barbadian cricket umpire Anthony "Indian" Farrell was an unhappy man when he was controversially overlooked for first-class duties, but he is now smiling again.

Farrell, a seasoned local Division One umpire, will finally get a chance to make his debut as a first-class umpire in the upcoming 2003 regional four-day championship.

One of Barbados' most qualified cricket umpires, Farrell has been appointed to stand with experienced Guyanese umpire Eddie Nicholls in the sixth-round match between Barbados and the Leeward Islands, scheduled for Kensington Oval, March 7-10.

Farrell, also a leading local football referee, is one of six Bajan umpires who will be officiating in matches in the upcoming regional first-class tournament, which starts on January 31.

Barbados' highest-ranked umpire Dalton Holder, at Grade Two, has been appointed for three matches, while former president of the Barbados Cricket Umpires Association, Mervyn Jones, Halley Moore, Vincent Bullen and Tunley Franklyn have one-match appointments.

Jones and Holder have been appointed for the first-round match between West Indies "B" and India, which has been earmarked for the scenic Windward Ground in Lucas Street,St Philip from January 31 to February 3.

Moore will team up with Montserrat's Basil Morgan for a second-round encounter in Barbados, February 7-10 between the host country and the touring India "A" team,

The improving Bullen and Clive Duncan of Guyana have been appointed to stand in the February 14-17 third round match when Barbados oppose Jamaica at Kensington Oval.

No Barbadian umpires will be involved in the fourth round but Franklyn, who made his first-class umpiring debut during the 2002 Busta Cup Series, will officiate with Vincentian Goaland Greaves for the fifth-round fixture between Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago here from February 28 to March 3.

In the same round, Holder will journey toSt Lucia to do duties with Lawrence Thomas in the Windward Islands versus India "A" encounter at the ultra-modern Beausejour Cricket Ground.

Holder will then return home for the seventh and final preliminary round between the West Indies "B" and Barbados, March 14-17 when he will haveC. Basdeo of Trinidad and Tobago as his partner in the middle.

Once again, one standing umpire and the standby umpire have been chosen from the host territory while umpires graded one and two, have been allocated three games.

Those graded three and four have been appointed for two matches each, while umpires gradedfive have one match orare on standby.

Another Barbadian, Patrick Grazette, has been appointed for standby duties for the second consecutive year, performing that role during the sixth round.

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