# Nigel Llong > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Nigel_Llong > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Nigel_Llong.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigel_Llong > Source revision: 1288547690 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Cricket umpire This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (April 2025) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Nigel Llong Llong in 2016 Personal information Full name Nigel James Llong Born (1969-02-11) 11 February 1969 (age 57) Ashford, Kent, England Batting Left-handed Bowling Right-arm off-break Role All-rounder, Umpire Domestic team information Years Team 1989–1999 Kent 2000 Norfolk FC debut 20 June 1990 Kent v Cambridge University Last FC 3 August 1998 Kent v Derbyshire LA debut 23 July 1989 Kent v Middlesex Last LA 16 May 2000 Norfolk v Dorset Umpiring information Tests umpired 62 (2008–2020) ODIs umpired 130 (2006–2020) T20Is umpired 32 (2005–2016) WODIs umpired 6 (2001–2022) WT20Is umpired 20 (2009–2021) Career statistics Competition First-class List A Matches 68 136 Runs scored 3,024 2,302 Batting average 31.17 25.29 100s/50s 6/16 2/8 Top score 130 123 Balls bowled 2,273 1,317 Wickets 35 40 Bowling average 35.97 30.25 5 wickets in innings 2 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 Best bowling 5/21 4/24 Catches/stumpings 59/– 41/– Source: ESPNcricinfo, 29 February 2020 **Nigel James Llong** (born 11 February 1969) is an English [cricket umpire](/source/Umpire_(cricket)) and former [first-class cricketer](/source/First-class_cricket). Until June 2020, he was a member of the [Elite Panel of ICC Umpires](/source/Elite_Panel_of_ICC_Umpires) and officiated in international matches - Tests, ODIs and T20Is.[1] Earlier, he had played English domestic cricket during the 1990s with [Kent County Cricket Club](/source/Kent_County_Cricket_Club). ## Playing career Llong made his [first-class cricket](/source/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 [ECB's](/source/England_and_Wales_Cricket_Board) panel of first-class umpires in 2002. In 2004, he became a member of the [ICC International umpire panel](/source/ICC_International_umpire_panel) as a specialist [third umpire](/source/Third_umpire), and in 2006 he became a full member of the International Panel. As with all members of the [ICC International umpire panel](/source/ICC_International_umpire_panel), Llong is eligible to serve as the home umpire in [ODIs](/source/One_Day_International) in England, and can also be appointed by the [ICC](/source/International_Cricket_Council) to stand in ODIs and [Test matches](/source/Test_cricket) 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](/source/Twenty20_Cup). His first ODI, which took place at [Lord's](/source/Lord's), was between [England](/source/English_Cricket_Team) and [Sri Lanka](/source/Sri_Lankan_Cricket_Team) in June 2006. His first overseas appointment was the ODI between [Pakistan](/source/Pakistani_Cricket_Team) and [West Indies](/source/West_Indian_Cricket_Team) at [Lahore](/source/Gaddafi_Stadium) 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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/2015_Cricket_World_Cup).[2] In April 2019, he was named as one of the sixteen umpires to stand in matches during the [2019 Cricket World Cup](/source/2019_Cricket_World_Cup).[3][4] ## See also - [List of Test cricket umpires](/source/List_of_Test_cricket_umpires) - [List of One Day International cricket umpires](/source/List_of_One_Day_International_cricket_umpires) - [List of Twenty20 International cricket umpires](/source/List_of_Twenty20_International_cricket_umpires) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Nitin Menon included in Elite panel of umpires for 2020-21"](https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/29381891/nitin-menon-included-elite-panel-umpires-2020-21). *ESPN Cricinfo*. Retrieved 29 June 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["ICC announces match officials for ICC Cricket World Cup 2015"](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). ICC Cricket. 2 December 2014. Archived from [the original](http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2014/media-releases/83319/icc-announces-match-officials-for-icc-cricket-world-cup-2015) on 30 March 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2015. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Match officials for ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2019 announced"](https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1198051). *International Cricket Council*. Retrieved 26 April 2019. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Umpire Ian Gould to retire after World Cup"](http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1182149.html). *ESPN Cricinfo*. Retrieved 26 April 2019. v t e ECB Umpires List ICC Elite Panel Illingworth Kettleborough Wharf ICC International Panel Saggers Burns Warren Lloyd Full time Adnan Ashraf Baldwin Blackwell Brown Cross Debenham Gough Harris Hollingshead Llong Lungley Middlebrook Millns Newell O'Shaughnessy Peverall Pollard Pratt Redfern Shantry Shanmugam Tredwell Waseem Watts White Widdup --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Nigel Llong](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigel_Llong) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigel_Llong?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.