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    "title": "Erasmus completes half-century of Tests",
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    "excerpt": "Aug.11 (CRICKETNMORE) - Marais Erasmus of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires is officiating in his 50th Test as an on-field umpire during the second Test between England and India at Lord’s. Marais Erasmus: “This is a very big",
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    "editor1": "<p>Aug.11 (CRICKETNMORE) - Marais Erasmus of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires is officiating in his 50th Test as an on-field umpire during the second Test between England and India at Lord&rsquo;s.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Marais Erasmus: &ldquo;This is a very big moment in my career as an umpire since I&rsquo;m only the 17th&nbsp;person to reach this milestone in the history of Test cricket&rdquo;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The 54-year-old from South Africa, a two-time recipient of the David Shepherd Trophy for the ICC Umpire of the Year (in 2016 and 2017), is the 17th umpire to reach the half-century mark in Tests.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Erasmus was an all-rounder who scored 1913 runs and grabbed 131 wickets in 53 first-class matches before he took to umpiring.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Marais Erasmus: &ldquo;This is a very big moment in my career as an umpire since I&rsquo;m only the 17th&nbsp;person to reach this milestone in the history of Test cricket.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"page-break-after:always\"><span style=\"display:none\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\r\n\r\n<p>Marais Erasmus&rsquo;s international umpiring career at a glance:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&bull; Stood in his first Test in January 2010 between Bangladesh and India at Chittagong<br \/>\r\n&bull; Won the David Shepherd Trophy for the ICC Umpire of the Year in 2016 and 2017<br \/>\r\n&bull; Stood in his 100th first-class match in the England v West Indies Test at Lord&rsquo;s in 2017<br \/>\r\n&bull; Officiated in the ICC Cricket World Cups in 2011 and 2015<br \/>\r\n&bull; TV Umpire for the final of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015<br \/>\r\n&bull; Officiated in the final of the ICC Champions Trophy 2017<br \/>\r\n&bull; The 17th man to umpire in 50 Tests<br \/>\r\n&bull; The second South Africa umpire to stand in 50 Tests after Rudi Koertzen<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"page-break-after:always\"><span style=\"display:none\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\r\n\r\n<p>Other umpires who have officiated in 50 or more Test matches:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Steve Bucknor &ndash; 128 Tests (1989-2000)<br \/>\r\nAleem Dar &ndash; 120 Tests (2003-2018)<br \/>\r\nRudi Koertzen &ndash; 108 Tests (1992-2010)<br \/>\r\nDaryl Harper &ndash; 95 Tests (1998-2011)<br \/>\r\nDavid Shepherd &ndash; 92 Tests (1985-2005)<br \/>\r\nBilly Bowden &ndash; 84 Tests (2000-2015)<br \/>\r\nDarrell Hair &ndash; 78 Tests (1992-2008)<br \/>\r\nSimon Taufel &ndash; 74 Tests (2000-2012)<br \/>\r\nS. Venkatraghavan &ndash; 73 Tests (1993-2004)<br \/>\r\nIan Gould &ndash; 67 Tests (2008-2018)<br \/>\r\nDickie Bird &ndash; 66 Tests (1973-1996)<br \/>\r\nRod Tucker &ndash; 63 Tests (2010-2018)<br \/>\r\nSteve Davis &ndash; 57 Tests (1997-2015)<br \/>\r\nKumar Dharmasena &ndash; 53 Tests (2010-2018)<br \/>\r\nRichard Kettleborough &ndash; 53 Tests (2010-2018)<br \/>\r\nNigel Llong &ndash; 53 Tests (2008-2018)<\/p>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p>ICC Media Release<\/p>\r\n",
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