Veteran umpire Steve Bucknor, who was at the centre of the bitter and controversial Test series between Australia and India last year, will retire next month.
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The 63-year-old Jamaican has stood in a record 126 Tests and over 170 one-day internationals, but his last engagement will be the third Test between South Africa and Australia in Cape Town from March 19 to 23. "I have notified the International Cricket Council (ICC) that the South Africa Vs Australia series will be my last Test series," Bucknor told The Jamaica Gleaner newspaper yesterday.

"The third Test match in Cape Town will be my last Test," Bucknor said.

The Montego Bay-born Bucknor will also be calling time on his involvement in ODIs soon with the two games between the West Indies and England in Barbados his last limited-overs assignments.