Compton Vyfhuis
West Indian cricket umpire
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Compton Vyfhuis (30 May 1932 – 23 January 2009) was a West Indian cricket umpire.
Fullname
Compton F. Vyfhuis
Born30 May 1932
Georgetown, British Guiana
Georgetown, British Guiana
Died23 January 2009 (aged 76)
Georgetown, Guyana
Georgetown, Guyana
Testsumpired6 (1974–1978)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Compton F. Vyfhuis |
| Born | 30 May 1932 Georgetown, British Guiana |
| Died | 23 January 2009 (aged 76) Georgetown, Guyana |
| Umpiring information | |
| Tests umpired | 6 (1974–1978) |
| ODIs umpired | 2 (1977–1981) |
Source: Cricinfo, 17 July 2013 | |
Vyfhuis stood in six Test matches between 1974 and 1978 and two ODI games in 1977 and 1981.[1] The ODI in 1977 between West Indies and Pakistan was the first ODI to be played in the West Indies.[2]
In all, Vyfhuis umpired 39 first-class matches between 1971 and 1989, most of them in Guyana.[3]
