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Full name Russell Blair Tiffin
Born June 4, 1959, Salisbury (now Harare), Rhodesia
Current age 49 years 129 days
Major teams Old Hararians
Batting style Right-hand bat
Other Umpire
Height
6 ft 2 in
Education Banket Primary School; Prince Edward High School (Harare)
Umpiring statistics
Test debut
Zimbabwe v South Africa at Harare, Oct 13-16, 1995 scorecard
Last Test
West Indies v Australia at North Sound, May 30-Jun 3, 2008 scorecard
Test matches
42
Test statistics
ODI debut
Zimbabwe v India at Harare, Oct 25, 1992 scorecard
Last ODI
Zimbabwe v West Indies at Bulawayo, Dec 7, 2007 scorecard
ODI matches
100
ODI statistics
Profile
A non-nonsense umpire, Russell Tiffin was a wicketkeeper-batsman who represented Mashonaland before Zimbabwe's Logan Cup was accorded first-class status, and he was persuaded to take up umpiring when still only 30. Within six years he stood in his first Test, and in 2002 was appointed to the ICC Elite panel. But he was left off the panel in 2004, standing in his last Test in March of that year, but he continues to officiate in Zimbabwe's home internationals. It seems unlikely that he will return to the top flight given the paucity of first-class cricket inside Zimbabwe.
Steven Price
