Nigel Llong

Nigel Llong

Personal information
Full name	Nigel James Llong
Born	(1969-02-11) 11 February 1969 Ashford, Kent, England
Batting style	Left-handed
Bowling style	Right arm off break
Role	All-rounder
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1990-1999	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	3 (2008–present)
ODIs umpired	13 (2006–present)
T20Is umpired	10 (2005–present)
Career statistics
Competition	FC	LA
Matches	68	136
Runs scored	3024	2302
Batting average	31.17	25.29
100s/50s	6/16	2/8
Top score	130	123
Balls bowled	2273	1317
Wickets	35	40
Bowling average	35.97	30.25
5 wickets in innings	2	0
10 wickets in match	0	n/a
Best bowling	5/21	4/24
Catches/stumpings	59/-	41/-
Source: CricketArchive, 19 January 2008

Nigel James Llong (born 11 February 1969 in Ashford, Kent) was a cricketer with Kent. He made his debut in 1990 and won his county cap in 1993. He was a left hand bat and off spin bowler. Llong has since become an umpire, officiating his maiden first class match in June 2000.

Umpiring career

Llong was appointed to the 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 ODI's in England, and can also be appointed by the ICC to stand in ODI's and Test matches 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 and was between England and Sri Lanka in June 2006, and his first overseas appointment which was the ODI between Pakistan and West Indies at 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, however, been appointed to stand in the 2007 Twenty20 World Championship in South Africa in September 2007.

International Umpiring Statistics

	First	Latest	Total
Tests	New Zealand v Bangladesh at Dunedin, Jan 2008	New Zealand v Australia at Hobart, Dec 2011	4
ODIs	England v Sri Lanka at Lord's, June 2006	England v Sri Lanka at Old Trafford, July 2011	19
20/20s	England v Australia at Southampton, June 2005	Australia v Pakistan at Johannesburg, Sept 2007	10

References

Cricinfo profile
Cricket Archive profile