Talk:Billy Bowden

message: I don't think the bent finger is due to the arthritis, if you watch him during play he will often signal or gesture by pointing and always has a straight finger.  I think, rather, that the bent finger is just another weapon in Billy's amazing arsenal of entertaining calls. 
Anyone noticed his new 6 call? Classic, he holds the index finger on each hand bent (making a '6' symbol with each if you look closely, try it!) then he starts with both at chest height and counts "one, two, three, four, five, six" moving his hands upwards with each number until they are above his head, classic.
Seb Belcher 21:20, 12 September 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  The Bent Finger of Fate 

message: "During T20 World cup'2010 ,In the match between India and West Indies ,Billy Bowden signaled Rohit Sharma out ,for a catch .Though the TV replays showed he is not out ,and the ball actually hit his forearm and went airborne .Billy Bowden ,even discussed with his colleague Simon Tauffel before giving Rohit out."
Is the Wikipedia entry to be a collection of every contentious decision of his career, a forum for sour grapes and pith?
Bilby4 (talk) 03:51, 15 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Criticisms 

message: the first reference to "Billy Bowden Signalling Style Photos" points to a link that doesn't seem to exist anymore, is it just me? can anyone find http://www.worldcup-cricket-2011.com/billy-bowden-new-zealand-cricket-umpire-statistics/ Pugsworth (talk) 13:51, 25 June 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  1st reference link out of date? 

message: Can't we edit the umpiring information infobox by writing it as 84 Tests, 198 ODIs and so on?? Will there be anything wrong about it?? I'm new to wiki and want the veterans' guidance and opinion on this... Cricket246 (talk) 12:11, 6 January 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: Hi Cricket246 and welcome to WP. The infobox already has the words Tests, ODIs, etc, to the left of the numbers quoted, so there's no need to duplicate the text again. Compare this edit which states "Tests umpired 84 (2000–2015)" to your edit which states "Tests umpired 84 Tests (2000–2015)". It doesn't need the type of match repeated. Lugnuts Dick Laurent is dead 12:17, 6 January 2016 (UTC)
replies: text:  Thanks sir... Actually I thought this one would look better that's why I edited it... From now I'll be doing as u instruct... Thanks a lot... Cricket246 (talk) 12:45, 6 January 2016 (UTC)

text: I think the word "matches" isn't needed, as it's implied by the totals. Lugnuts Dick Laurent is dead 13:24, 6 January 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  umpiring information 

message: Hello fellow Wikipedians,
I have just modified one external link on Billy Bowden. Please take a moment to review my edit. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple FaQ for additional information. I made the following changes:
*Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20150330201852/http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2014/media-releases/83319/icc-announces-match-officials-for-icc-cricket-world-cup-2015 to http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2014/media-releases/83319/icc-announces-match-officials-for-icc-cricket-world-cup-2015
When you have finished reviewing my changes, you may follow the instructions on the template below to fix any issues with the URLs.
Cheers.—InternetArchiveBot (Report bug) 12:11, 20 July 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  External links modified