About Roy Palmer (cricketer)
Roy Palmer is a former cricketer who had a relatively short first-class career as a player with Somerset from 1965 to 1970 and a much longer career as a first-class umpire. He also officiated in two Test matches in 1992 and 1993 and in eight One Day International games between 1983 and 1995. Palmer followed his brother onto the first-class umpires list with a few matches in 1979, and was appointed to the regular first-class umpires' list for the 1980 season. He stayed there for 28 seasons, retiring at the end of the 2007 season, having reached the age of 65 and having officiated in 445 first-class games as well as 469 List A matches. Palmer's first international appearances came during the 1983 Cricket World Cup, when he umpired four games.
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