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London: Australian umpire Darrell Hair told an Employment Tribunal here that International Cricket Council’s decision to bar him from officiating in Test and ODIs has left a big hole in his pocket and heart. Hair, who has sued the ICC for sacking him yielding to “racially discriminatory pressure” from the Asian bloc, told the hearing that he would have earned about $90,000-100,000 in 2007 had he umpired his quota of Tests and ODIs. “My projected earnings from fees in ICC associate matches in this year would now appear to be a maximum of $30,000,” he said. He said the loss had prompted him to search for another job, but his efforts did not bear fruit. “Since returning to Australia I have been trying to find permanent employment without success. I have applied for positions at the Australian Rugby League and with a charity as a fund-raising manager, but I have been unsuccessful on each occasion,” he said. Hair said ICC’s decision to sack him came as a trauma for his entire family. “I feel devastated and let down by the ICC. Since August 20, 2006 (the day of the final Test at the Oval) no one from ICC has shown any concern for my welfare or for the welfare of my family. “My family has suffered the pain of reading headlines such as ‘disgraced former umpire’ and ‘sacked former umpire.’ — PTI
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