He has played for Bihar in the Ranji Trophy and is one of the most experienced umpires in the domestic level in India.

If a sufficiently experienced umpire is not available, then U13 checking rules must be used where modified checking only below the shoulder is allowed.

The field umpire for the match, Henry "Ivo" Crapp, was considered to be the most experienced umpire in the competition.

That means umpires with less than six years service will get a $10,000 bonus, instead of $8,500, and more experienced umpires will get $20,000, up from $12,500.

He said sideline rage is still enough of a problem that he has to be careful to assign thick-skinned, experienced umpires to certain leagues notorious for unruly behavior.

Many experienced umpires made less than $20,000 a year, and they received no vacation during the season.

In Riverside County, the boys' Little League teams were provided with uniforms, regularly scheduled practice times, reserved fields and experienced umpires calling their games.

Whether through training or incentives, the most experienced umpires showed no signs of bias.

They shouldn't put an umpire like Rich Garcia, the most experienced umpire out there, down the left-field line.

The term umpire-in-chief is not to be confused with the crew chief, who is usually the most experienced umpire in a crew.