Billy Bowden: The Reason behind the crooked finger and 7 facts you should know about him

#2 Billy Bowden\'s Unique way of signalling as an umpire

Bowden has carved a niche for himself as an umpire with his entertaining and sometimes over-the-top way of signalling boundaries, referrals to the third umpire among other things.

Bowden's signals vary with the formats. He is more orthodox in Tests, a little enthusiastic in ODIs and at his flamboyat best in T20 games.

There have been some suggestions that Bowden needs to do the signals in the way he does because of his arthritis, as he needs to keep his body fluid.