First matches since employment tribunal

Hair to stand in Sharjah

Cricinfo staff

December 13, 2007

Darrell Hair will stand in his first official match since his employment tribunal against the ICC ended when he umpires the UAE-Kenya Intercontinental Cup match in Sharjah, starting on January 18.

Hair withdrew his claim for racial discrimination against the ICC - in relation to The Oval Test forfeiture involving England and Pakistan in August 2006 - during early October, shortly after the trial entered its second week in London.

At the time Malcolm Speed said Hair's immediate future would revolve around the lower-level matches, before a decision would be taken on his long-term future. "For the next six months he will umpire matches at Associate level. I can't speculate as to whether he will return to umpiring Full-Member matches or not," said Speed.

Following the four-day match in Sharjah, Hair will stand in a one-day international, at the same venue, between UAE and Kenya before another Intercontinental Cup match involving UAE and Namibia, again at Sharjah, starting on January 23.

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