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South Africa's free-scoring middle-order batsman AB de Villiers has moved up five places to 11th in the Reliance Mobile ICC Player rankings for Test batsmen following the Proteas' victory over the West Indies in Barbados on Tuesday
Ockert Erasmus
Nickname: Ockie
Born: 14 September 1962, Paarl, South Africa
Umpiring debut: 2004
Favorite thing about being an umpire: To give back to cricket after the good years of playing cricket
Least favorite thing about being an umpire: Waiting for rain to stop to start play
Form(s) of the Game umpired:
- 45 0VERS
- 50 OVERS
- PRO 20
Background Information: Ockert played cricket at Tulbach High School from 1971 – 1980 (from U11 to U19 teams). From 1984 – 1986 he played for Pretoria High School Old Boys and from 1987 – 1988 for Durban Tech. He also played for Brackenfell (1989 – 1990), Ceres (1991-1993), and Rawsonville (1994-1997). He then started coaching rugby in Ceres until September 2004, when he began his umpiring career
Career Highlights:
- 2009 University Week, Stellenbosch
Personal quotes:
- Be on top of your game, but don’t get bigger than the game
Advice for aspiring umpires:
- If you don’t enjoy a day out in the sun, don’t become an umpire
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