Career
He umpired 16 Test matches between 1951 and 1959. McInnes’ first international match was the England against South Australia match in January 1951. He no-balled Doug Wright three balls in succession for overstepping, and this courageous act may have led to his first Test appointment the following year.
McDonald pulled a thigh muscle and had resumed batting with a runner, when a Run out appeal was made at the bowler’s education
McInnes had moved to the same side as the runner to view the action, and after giving McDonald out to the appeal, had to reverse his decision, as the runner was behind him and out of his view. McInnes was awarded an Order of Australia medal (OAM) for his umpiring services.
(Presumably Wisden had bowlers Ian Meckiff and Gordon Rorke in mind with this comment) Johnnie Moyes in 1959 thought “McInnes, in my opinion, ranks with Hele and Crockett as the finest Australia has produced … McInnes adopted the English idea of never rushing into a decision and perhaps that is why he makes so few mistakes.”.
