LONDON, Jan 10: Billy Bowden became the eighth umpire to chalk up 100 One-day International appearances even though Tuesday's match between New Zealand and Sri Lanka was washed out in Hamilton.

The game still enters the record books as the toss took place before it rained, the ICC said in a news release.

That means the 43-year-old Bowden, with the famous crooked-finger send-off for batsmen, becomes only the second New Zealander after Steve Dunne to stand in a century of One-day Internationals.

He is the youngest umpire to join the club but it is a record he is likely to hold for only a few days. Simon Taufel, 35, is one short of his century and should reach the milestone in his native Australia during this month's tri-series which also involves England and New Zealand.

Most One-day International appearances by umpires: