#5 First neutral umpires from the same country to officiate in a Test.
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During the fourth and final Test match played between England at Pakistan at Lord’s in 2010, which is now infamous for spot-fixing by Pakistan players, Bowden and Tony Hill became the first neutral umpires from the same country to officiate in a Test.
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Edited by Staff Editor