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
Born: 13 August 1968, Windhoek, Namibia
Umpiring debut: 2003
Favorite thing about being an umpire: To be part of the game, and to be able to make the right decision
Least favorite thing about being an umpire: Don’t have any
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Background Information: While at school, André played cricket at a school level and a club level for Talpark Cricket Club in Windhoek, Namibia. He also played Club and social cricket in the Army, and social cricket in Potchefstroom until 1995. In 2003 André started umpiring at a High School level and in 2005 he started umpiring at a Country / Premier League level
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