Nigel Plews
Nigel Trevor Plews (5 September 1934 – 19 October 2008) was a cricket umpire, who stood in first-class and international level matches. He was born in Nottingham.
Plews was unusual for a top-level English umpire, in that he was one of only four umpires who have stood in Tests in England since World War II who did not play first-class cricket.[1] He stood in 11 Test matches between 1988 and 1995.
He took up umpiring full-time after retiring from a 25-year career with the Nottingham city police force, where he was a detective sergeant – he was nicknamed "Serge" on the field – in the Fraud Squad.[2]
He also stood in 16 One Day International matches and officiated at 11 Tests before retiring.[3] Plews died of renal cancer on 19 October 2008.[3]
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References[]
- ^ [1] content-uk.cricinfo.com
- ^ Kidd, Patrick (20 October 2008). "Sri Lanka visit threatened by IPL". The Times. London. Retrieved 19 October 2008.
- ^ a b Shenton, Kenneth (19 November 2008). "Nigel Plews: Police officer, international umpire and expert on the laws of cricket". The Independent. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
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