Nigel Francis Mark Popplewell was born on 8 August 1957 and is an English solicitor and former first-class cricketer who made more than 200 appearances for Somerset between 1979 and 1985.
12 Facts About Nigel Popplewell
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Nigel Popplewell's father, Oliver Nigel Popplewell, was a barrister and High Court judge.
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Nigel Popplewell's brother, Andrew Popplewell, is a High Court judge.
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Nigel Popplewell was educated at Radley College, where he captained the First XI in 1975, scoring 720 runs at an average of 45.00 and taking 60 wickets at 10.13.
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Nigel Popplewell went up to Selwyn College, Cambridge, and played in the Cambridge University team from 1977 to 1979.
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Nigel Popplewell began playing for Hampshire Second XI in 1976.
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In July 1979, a few weeks after playing his last match for Cambridge, Nigel Popplewell made his Somerset debut against the touring Indian team, scoring 37 and 32 at number eight to help Somerset avoid defeat.
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Nigel Popplewell was a regular member of the Somerset team from 1980 to 1985, scoring over 1000 first-class runs in a season in 1984 and 1985.
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Nigel Popplewell taught school science during the winter recesses from cricket during his cricket years.
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Nigel Popplewell re-qualified as a solicitor in 1987, practising in Taunton, where he specialised first in litigation, then company law and subsequently tax.
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Nigel Popplewell was joint head of Burges Salmon's corporate tax team, and chairman of the Law Society's Stamp Taxes Working Group.
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Nigel Popplewell is a senior tax consultant with PKF Francis Clark.