ICC Media ReleaseTue, Aug 24, 2010 3:18 PM
Billy Bowden and Tony Hill of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires will create history on Thursday by becoming the first neutral umpires from the same country to officiate together in a Test match at Lord's.
New Zealanders Bowden and Hill will take charge of the fourth and final Test match between England and Pakistan at the Lord's Cricket Ground.
Bowden, who will be standing in his 62nd Test match, said: ?To umpire with my fellow New Zealander Tony Hill for the first-time ever in a Test match will be special.
"To be at Lord's and to create a little piece of history by being the first two neutral umpires from the same country to umpire there makes it super special. Yes, it will be a proud moment for us, our families, New Zealand Cricket and to all our fellow umpires in New Zealand.
"We will be proud Kiwis for sure as we walk out to the middle together. It is a testimony to the umpiring structure that has been put in place in New Zealand and I trust in a small way it will inspire future generations of Test umpires from New Zealand."
Tony Hill, who like Bowden hails from Auckland, added: "To say I am looking forward to the Lord's Test is an understatement.
"Although I have already stood there for a couple of shorter version games, to get to stand in a Test there is brilliant. To have a Kiwi at the other end is a bonus and the full impact of the occasion probably won't sink in for a while yet."
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