sentences:  His first game as umpire began on 9 May 1931 at New Road when he oversaw, Worcestershire County Cricket Club v Northamptonshire County Cricket Club.His final game in the white coat came when Leicestershire, appropriately enough, entertained Ireland at Grace Road.Of his contemporaries, only Frank Chester stood in more first-class games with 774, though David Constant has since eclipsed Skelding in second place.