Attributed to him is a famous umpire - directed quote , made during a day of bad decisions in New Zealand after several of his LBW appeals were given not - out : ' I know he is bowled .
Is he out ' .
Attributed to him is a famous umpire - directed quote , made during a day of bad decisions in New Zealand after several of his LBW appeals were given not - out : ' I know he is bowled , but is he out ' .