The umpire signals a bye with the air of a weary stalk

Cricket is a most precarious profession; it is called a team game but, in fact, no one is so lonely as a batsman facing…

— John Arlott

Umpire Harold Bird, having a wonderful time, signalling everything in the world, including stopping traffic coming on from behind.

— John Arlott

Bill Frindall has done a bit of mental arithmetic with a calculator

— John Arlott

A stroke of a man knocking a thistle top with a walking stick

— John Arlott

In case of dispute, the umpire shall throw it straight into the field.

— James Naismith

The best recommendation for an umpire in the old days was: "He licked somebody in the Three-I League. He ought to do.

— Ty Cobb

In sport, part of the game is accepting the umpire's call, no matter how hard that might be. Sometimes the calls go your way,…

— Dot Richardson

It isn't enough for an umpire to merely know what he's doing. He has to look as though he knows what he's doing, too.

— Larry Goetz

It is the duty of the Umpire to determine all questions submitted to him according to these laws, when they apply, and according to…

— Howard Staunton

No one ever grew up intending to be an umpire, except perhaps my friend Bill Haller. His brother Tom wanted to be a catcher,…

— Ron Luciano

We are to remember what an umpire Nature is; what a greatness, composure of depth and tolerance there is in her. You take wheat…

— Thomas Carlyle

Sometimes you've just got to let an umpire know that you're not satisfied with his decision. That they've missed the play in your opinion.…

— Tommy Lasorda

“I would like to be an umpire when Sachin is batting, so to get the best possible view of his shots.”

— Amit Kalantri

A good umpire is the umpire you don't even notice. He's there all afternoon but when the game is over, you don't even remember…

— Ban Johnson

Whenever you have a tight situation and there's a close pitch, the umpire gets a squawk no matter how he calls it.

— Red Barber