Robert Laurence Monteith (21 October 1937 – 12 July 1988) was a New Zealand
cricket umpire
In cricket, an umpire (from the Old French meaning not a peer, i.e. not a member of one of the teams, impartial) is a person who has the authority to make decisions about events on the cricket field according to the ''Laws of Cricket''. Besides ...
. Making his international umpiring debut in 1974, he stood in six
Test matches Test match in some sports refers to a sporting contest between national representative teams and may refer to:
* Test cricket
* Indoor cricket, Test match (indoor cricket)
* Test match (rugby union)
* Test match (rugby league)
* Test match (associa ...
between 1974 and 1979, and three
ODI games between 1975 and 1981.
See also
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List of Test cricket umpires
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This is a list of umpire (cricket), cricket umpires who have officiated at least one men's Test cricket, Test match. As of June 2025, 500 umpires have officiated in a Test match. Current members of the Elite Panel of ICC Umpires, Emirate ...
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List of One Day International cricket umpires
This is a list of umpire (cricket), cricket umpires who have officiated at least one men's One Day International (ODI) match. As of October 2022, 418 umpires have officiated in an ODI match. The first ODI match took place on 5 January 1971 between ...
References
1937 births
1988 deaths
Place of birth missing
New Zealand Test cricket umpires
New Zealand One Day International cricket umpires
20th-century New Zealand sportsmen
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