GP Rodger Charlton talks to Kathy Oxtoby about the excitement and unpredictability of being a qualified cricket umpire Rodger Charlton is known as the “Spin Doctor” by members of his local village cricket team in recognition of his skills as a leg spin bowler on the pitch. Even when he’s not playing the game or chairing his local cricket club, he keeps his eyes fixed firmly on the ball as a qualified cricket umpire. Umpiring has given him time out of clinical practice and a chance to do something completely different and recharge his batteries. “When you’re on the field of play, the only thing you can—and should—think about is the game in front of you. Every other anxiety or worry is forgotten,” he says. “Some might say cricket is boring and a very slow game. But there is never a boring moment—it’s exciting and unpredictable,” says Charlton, a GP and professor of undergraduate primary care …

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为什么我 。 。 。我是一名板球裁判

GP 罗杰·查尔顿 (GP Rodger Charlton) 与凯西·奥克斯托比 (Kathy Oxtoby) 谈论成为合格板球裁判的兴奋和不可预测性 罗杰·查尔顿 (Rodger Charlton) 被当地乡村板球队成员称为“旋转医生”，以表彰他在球场上作为腿部旋转投球手的技能。即使他不参加比赛或担任当地板球俱乐部的主席，他也会以一名合格的板球裁判的身份紧紧盯着球。裁判工作让他有时间脱离临床实践，并有机会做一些完全不同的事情并给自己充电。 “当你在球场上时，你唯一可以而且应该考虑的就是你面前的比赛。所有其他焦虑或担忧都被遗忘了，”他说。 “有些人可能会说板球很无聊，而且速度非常慢。但从来没有一个无聊的时刻——它令人兴奋且不可预测，”全科医生兼本科生初级保健教授查尔顿说……