William Copeland, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

William Copeland

Australian cricket umpire

Date of Birth: 16-Aug-1929

Date of Death: 18-Sep-2011

Profession: cricket umpire

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About William Copeland

  • William John (Bill) Copeland, (16 August 1929 – 20 September 2011) was an Australian Test cricket match umpire, from Warrnambool, Victoria.He umpired one Test match in 1980 between Australia and England at Sydney on 4 January to 8 January 1980, a low-scoring game with bowlers Dennis Lillee, Geoff Dymock, and Len Pascoe giving Australia a victory by 6 wickets, after a number of controversial decisions went against England.
  • Copeland's partner was Robin Bailhache. Copeland umpired one One Day International (ODI) match in December 1979.
  • In January 1979 he umpired one women's Test match.
  • Altogether, he umpired 14 first-class matches in his career between 1973 and 1980, the Test match being his last. Off the field Copeland was a member of the Victorian police force. Copeland died on 18 September 2011, aged 82.

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