Nigel Llong

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}} {{Use British English|date=July 2011}} {{Infobox cricketer | name = Nigel Llong | image = Warner and umpire Llong 2016 (cropped).jpg | caption = Llong in 2016 | country = England | fullname = Nigel James Llong | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1969|2|11|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Ashford, Kent|Ashford]], [[Kent]], England | heightft = | heightinch = | batting = Left-handed | bowling = Right-arm [[off spin|off-break]] | role = [[All-rounder]], [[Umpire (cricket)|Umpire]] | club1 = [[Kent County Cricket Club|Kent]] | year1 = {{nowrap|1989–1999}} | club2 = [[Norfolk County Cricket Club|Norfolk]] | year2 = 2000 | type1 = [[First-class cricket|FC]] | debutdate1 = 20 June | debutyear1 = 1990 | debutfor1 = [[Kent County Cricket Club|Kent]] | debutagainst1 = [[Cambridge University Cricket Club|Cambridge University]] | lastdate1 = 3 August | lastyear1 = 1998 | lastfor1 = [[Kent County Cricket Club|Kent]] | lastagainst1 = [[Derbyshire County Cricket Club|Derbyshire]] | type2 = [[List A cricket|LA]] | debutdate2 = 23 July | debutyear2 = 1989 | debutfor2 = [[Kent County Cricket Club|Kent]] | debutagainst2 = [[Middlesex County Cricket Club|Middlesex]] | lastdate2 = 16 May | lastyear2 = 2000 | lastfor2 = [[Norfolk County Cricket Club|Norfolk]] | lastagainst2 = [[Dorset County Cricket Club|Dorset]]

| columns = 2 | column1 = [[First-class cricket|First-class]] | matches1 = 68 | runs1 = 3,024 | bat avg1 = 31.17 | 100s/50s1 = 6/16 | top score1 = 130 | deliveries1 = 2,273 | wickets1 = 35 | bowl avg1 = 35.97 | fivefor1 = 2 | tenfor1 = 0 | best bowling1 = 5/21 | catches/stumpings1 = 59/– | column2 = [[List A cricket|List A]] | matches2 = 136 | runs2 = 2,302 | bat avg2 = 25.29 | 100s/50s2 = 2/8 | top score2 = 123 | deliveries2 = 1,317 | wickets2 = 40 | bowl avg2 = 30.25 | fivefor2 = 0 | tenfor2 = 0 | best bowling2 = 4/24 | catches/stumpings2 = 41/– | date = 29 February 2020 | source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/16314.html ESPNcricinfo }}

'''Nigel James Llong''' (born 11 February 1969) is an English [[umpire (cricket)|cricket umpire]] and former [[first-class cricket]]er. Until June 2020, he was a member of the [[Elite Panel of ICC Umpires]] and officiated in international matches - Tests, ODIs and T20Is.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/29381891/nitin-menon-included-elite-panel-umpires-2020-21 |title=Nitin Menon included in Elite panel of umpires for 2020-21 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=29 June 2020}}</ref> Earlier, he had played English domestic cricket during the 1990s with [[Kent County Cricket Club]].

==Playing career== Llong made his [[first-class cricket]] debut for Kent in 1990 and won his county cap in 1993. His playing style was unusual in that he batted left-handed but bowled right-handed off spin. He also played club cricket at Green Point CC in Cape Town during the early 1990s.Nigel Also played for Ashburton Cricket Club in Australia for 3 seasons in the 1990s as Captain Coach

==Umpiring career== Llong officiated in his maiden first-class match in June 2000. He was appointed to the [[England and Wales Cricket Board|ECB's]] panel of first-class umpires in 2002. In 2004, he became a member of the [[ICC International umpire panel]] as a specialist [[third umpire]], and in 2006 he became a full member of the International Panel. As with all members of the [[ICC International umpire panel]], Llong is eligible to serve as the home umpire in [[One Day International|ODIs]] in England, and can also be appointed by the [[International Cricket Council|ICC]] to stand in ODIs and [[test cricket|Test match]]es away from England as a neutral official.

The highlights of Llong's career so far include his appointment to the final of the 2004 [[Twenty20 Cup]]. His first ODI, which took place at [[Lord's]], was between [[English Cricket Team|England]] and [[Sri Lankan Cricket Team|Sri Lanka]] in June 2006. His first overseas appointment was the ODI between [[Pakistani Cricket Team|Pakistan]] and [[West Indian Cricket Team|West Indies]] at [[Gaddafi Stadium|Lahore]] in December 2006. Llong umpired his first Test match in January 2008, between New Zealand and Bangladesh at Dunedin.

Llong was selected to be a reserve umpire for the [[2007 Cricket World Cup]], but was not called upon to officiate at any point in the tournament. He was appointed to stand in the [[2007 Twenty20 World Championship]] in South Africa in September 2007. He was one of the twenty umpires to stand in matches during the [[2015 Cricket World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2014/media-releases/83319/icc-announces-match-officials-for-icc-cricket-world-cup-2015|title= ICC announces match officials for ICC Cricket World Cup 2015|publisher= ICC Cricket|date= 2 December 2014|access-date= 12 February 2015|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150330201852/http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2014/media-releases/83319/icc-announces-match-officials-for-icc-cricket-world-cup-2015|archive-date= 30 March 2015|df= dmy-all}}</ref>

In April 2019, he was named as one of the sixteen umpires to stand in matches during the [[2019 Cricket World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1198051 |title=Match officials for ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2019 announced |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=26 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1182149.html |title=Umpire Ian Gould to retire after World Cup |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=26 April 2019}}</ref>

== See also ==

* [[List of Test cricket umpires]] * [[List of One Day International cricket umpires]] * [[List of Twenty20 International cricket umpires]]

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