For more than two decades, Ted Gerard-Thesingh was Great Britain’s top umpire, working 13 national championship contests and more than 100 international games Beyond his role on the field, Gerard-Thesingh also trained countless other umpires and was also a dedicated official at various levels of British Baseball.

Gerard-Thesingh moved to the United Kingdom from South Africa in 1979. Upon learning there was a dearth of umpires in British Baseball he set to work recruiting and then teaching new umpires.

Quickly garnering respect for his work behind the plate and on the bases, Gerard-Thesingh earned assignments in all but one National Title games between 1982 and 1995.

Internationally, he was also an umpiring fixture. He officiated in the 1984 and 1988 European Championship B-Pool and the 1989 European Championship A-Pool in Paris, France.

A serious injury in the mid -1990s cut his umpiring short, but Gerard-Thesignh continued to contribute to British Baseball. He served as technical commissioner at a number of national finals and at the the 1996 European Championship B-Pool in Hull, England.

In recognition of his many years of service, Gerard-Thesignh was made an honorary life member of both the British Baseball Federation and the Amatueur Umpires Association - Great Britain. In addition, the ABUA GB began bestowing the "Ted Gerard-Thesingh Trophy" in 2003 as an annual award to acknowledge oustanding effort by a particular umpire each year. Gerard-Thesignh aslo received a Lifetime Achievment Award at the 2006 National Finals.
 
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