Meyer officiated along with David Evans during the 1984 Lord's test between England and the West Indies where the then record of lbw dismissals was equalled, although this record has now been exceeded on numerous occasions.[3] In the West Indies first innings Meyer gave West Indies batsman Viv Richards out lbw. According to 'Wisden': "Umpire Meyer later stated that he may have made a mistake, and that he had considered recalling Richards".[4] However, the West Indies won the match easily in any case.
Meyer holds the accolade of being the only footballer in history to score a goal against Manchester United in the FA Cup and go on to become a Test match umpire. He scored in Bristol Rovers' 4–0 win over Manchester United in the third round of the cup at Eastville on 7 January 1956, which was United's 9th biggest defeat in FA Cup history.
In 2006, he published an autobiography, Getting It Right, co-authored with Andrew Hignell.
Meyer's son Adrian was also a footballer, making 144 appearances and scoring 12 goals, for Scarborough, many in the Football League, before injury curtailed his career.