Rudolf Eric Koertzen was an international cricket umpire. A cricket enthusiast since his youth, he played league cricket while working as a clerk for South African Railways. He began umpiring in 1981, before becoming a full-time official eleven years later.
Rudi Koertzen: Cause of death| How did die| Death cause
Cause of death:
Car Accident
Legendary South African umpire Rudi Koertzen passed away on Tuesday. The famous match official and three other people were killed in a head-on collision near Riversale. Koertzen’s son Rudi Koertzen Jr confirmed the development to Algoa FM News.
“He went on a golf tournament with some of his friends, and they were expected to come back on Monday, but it seems they decided to play another round of golf,” his son said.
How Did Die:
Former South African cricket umpire Rudi Koertzen, labelled the ‘slow finger of death’, has died in a car accident aged 73.
“Rudi suffered fatal injuries after an accident near Stilbaai between Cape Town and Gqeberha,” said a family spokesman.
As soon as this development surfaced, former India batter Virender Sehwag was among the first ones to pay his homage to the legendary umpire.
Death Cause:
He died in a car accident.
Rudi Koertzen, the former South African umpire who was part of the ICC’s elite panel, has died aged 73.
He died in a car accident while driving from Cape Town to Despatch in Eastern Cape in South Africa, where he lived with his family.
Koertzen was part of the ICC’s elite panel of umpires for eight years from 2002 and officiated in 331 international matches, a record at the time of his retirement in 2010, which has since been broken by Pakistan’s Aleem Dar. Along with Dar and West Indies’ Steve Bucknor, Koertzen was one of three umpires to stand in over 100 Tests.
