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Test Match Special, Ask The Umpire - with John Holder

Test Match Special

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26 July 2024

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Former international umpire John Holder joins Jonathan Agnew and Vic Marks to rid you of your cricketing quandaries.

A six or a dead ball? A no ball or a wicket? And can you clean a cricket ball with your beard?

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