1. Nigel James Llong was born on 11 February 1969 and is an English cricket umpire and former first-class cricketer.
10 Facts About Nigel Llong
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Nigel Llong's playing style was unusual in that he batted left-handed but bowled right-handed off spin.
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Nigel Llong played club cricket at Green Point CC in Cape Town during the early 1990s.
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Nigel Llong Also played for Ashburton Cricket Club in Australia for 3 seasons in the 1990s as Captain Coach.
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Nigel Llong officiated in his maiden first-class match in June 2000.
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Nigel Llong was appointed to the ECB's panel of first-class umpires in 2002.
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Nigel Llong umpired his first Test match in January 2008, between New Zealand and Bangladesh at Dunedin.
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Nigel 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.
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Nigel Llong was appointed to stand in the 2007 Twenty20 World Championship in South Africa in September 2007.
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Nigel Llong was one of the twenty umpires to stand in matches during the 2015 Cricket World Cup.