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Stephen John Woodward (born 1947) is a New Zealand cricket umpire who stood in 24 Test matches and 30 ODIs. [1]

Born in New Zealand, his first Test match was the New Zealand vs Pakistan test at Napier in 1979, while his last came in the New Zealand v Sri Lanka test at Wellington in 1991. He also stood in 30 one day internationals and officiated in New Zealand domestic cricket. [2] Unusually for an umpire, he had no experience as a player at first class level. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Profile at Cricinfo
  2. List of matches from CricketArchive