Quintin John Goosen (4 November 1946 - 3 September 2014) was a

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er and

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. He umpired in one Test match and 12

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s, all played in Zimbabwe. Goosen was born in

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. He played cricket for Mashonaland Country Districts before becoming an umpire. He was an umpire in the

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, Zimbabwe's domestic

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competition, from 1994 to 2002. Goosen's only Test match as an umpire was the 2nd Test between

and

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at the

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in February 1995, where the other on-field umpire was B.C. Cooray from Sri Lanka. Pakistan won easily by 8 wickets within three days of the five-day match, but Pakistani fast bowling great

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received a reprimand following the Test for angrily snatching his cap from Goosen after an lbw appeal was rejected.Wisden - The Pakistanis in South Africa and Zimbabwe, 1994-95
/ref> The standard of umpiring in the Test was publicly criticised by Zimbabwean batsman David Houghton, who was also fined. Goosen also umpired 12 One Day International matches, all played in Zimbabwe between 1994 and 2001, six at

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and six at Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo. He first stood in the 1st ODI between Zimbabwe and

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at Harare on 3 November 1994, and his last ODI as umpire was the match between Zimbabwe and

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at Bulawayo on 10 October 2001. He died on 3 September 2014.

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