What is Rex Whitehead?
'''Rex Vernon Whitehead''' (26 October 1948 &ndash; 26 June 2014) was an [[Australian]] [[Test cricket]] match [[umpire]] and [[cricket]]er. He umpired four Test matches between 1981 and 1982. His first match was between [[Australia]] and [[India]] in [[Sydney]] on 2 January to 4 January 1981. Altogether, he umpired 15 first-class matches in his career between 1979 and 1983.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-news/rex-whitehead-passes-aged-65/114885|title=Rex Whitehead passes away aged 65|publisher=[[Wisden India]]|date=27 June 2014|accessdate=1 July 2014|archive-date=29 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140629145623/http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-news/rex-whitehead-passes-aged-65/114885|url-status=dead}}</ref> Whitehead was born in [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]]. He retired from umpiring in the 1980s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sportskeeda.com/cricket/former-test-umpire-rex-whitehead-dead/|title=Former Test umpire Rex Whitehead no more|publisher=[[Sportskeeda]]|date=27 June 2014|accessdate=1 July 2014}}</ref> Whitehead died from a massive [[stroke]] on 26 June 2014, aged 65.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cricketcountry.com/news/rex-whitehead-passes-away-at-the-age-of-65-151132|title=Rex Whitehead passes away at the age of 65|publisher=[[CricketCounty]]|date=27 June 2014|accessdate=1 July 2014}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== * [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/36/36206/36206.html Rex Whitehead] at [https://cricketarchive.com/ Cricket Archive] * [http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/player/8412.html Rex Whitehead] at [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ ESPNcricinfo] {{DEFAULTSORT:Whitehead, Rex}} [[Category:1948 births]] [[Category:2014 deaths]] [[Category:Australian cricketers]] [[Category:Deaths from stroke]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Victoria (Australia)]] {{Sports-bio-stub}}