Match Referee Controversy
In his capacity as an ICC match referee, Denness caused controversy after the Port Elizabeth Test between South Africa and the visiting Indians when he sanctioned six Indian players. At first, India refused to accept the sanctions and named the players for the following Test match. The International Cricket Council responded by stripping the game of Test match status. Soon after both the BCCI and ICC decided to establish a referee committee to verify Denness's conclusions. The match referee was heavily criticised for failing to explain his actions at a press conference, thus infuriating the Indian cricket establishment. The BCCI later decided to forget the incident on humanitarian grounds, after Denness underwent heart surgery.
In March 2002, Denness' role as a match referee came to an end, when the ICC failed to select him for their newly formed Elite Panel of Referees, although he had been put forward by the ECB as a candidate.
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