{"id":156197,"date":"2025-04-30T14:12:54","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T12:12:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/?p=156197"},"modified":"2025-04-30T14:12:56","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T12:12:56","slug":"howzat-mister-umpire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/howzat-mister-umpire\/","title":{"rendered":"Howzat, mister umpire?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"156198\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/howzat-mister-umpire\/ae4b6830-2042-46b3-8_73600\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ae4b6830-2042-46b3-8_73600.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,2134\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ae4b6830-2042-46b3-8_73600\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Strand resident and seasoned cricket umpire Chris Roos was appointed umpire of the International Masters Over-60s Cricket Tournament, held in Cape Town in March. Currently serving his 26th season in the Premier League of Western Province, he is also executive member of the Western Province Cricket Umpires&amp;#8217; Association and chairperson of the Helderberg Vikings veterans&amp;#8217; team. He is pictured at the opening ceremony of the International Masters tournament.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Strand resident and seasoned cricket umpire Chris Roos was appointed umpire of the International Masters Over-60s Cricket Tournament, held in Cape Town in March. Currently serving his 26th season in the Premier League of Western Province, he is also executive member of the Western Province Cricket Umpires&amp;#8217; Association and chairperson of the Helderberg Vikings veterans&amp;#8217; team. He is pictured at the opening ceremony of the International Masters tournament.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ae4b6830-2042-46b3-8_73600-576x1024.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ae4b6830-2042-46b3-8_73600-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Strand resident and seasoned cricket umpire Chris Roos was appointed umpire of the International Masters Over-60s Cricket Tournament, held in Cape Town in March. Currently serving his 26th season in the Premier League of Western Province, he is also executive member of the Western Province Cricket Umpires' Association and chairperson of the Helderberg Vikings veterans' team. He is pictured at the opening ceremony of the International Masters tournament.\" class=\"wp-image-156198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ae4b6830-2042-46b3-8_73600-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ae4b6830-2042-46b3-8_73600-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ae4b6830-2042-46b3-8_73600-768x1366.jpg 768w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ae4b6830-2042-46b3-8_73600.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Strand resident and seasoned cricket umpire Chris Roos was appointed umpire of the International Masters Over-60s Cricket Tournament, held in Cape Town in March. 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