About Nigel Plews
Lived 1934 – 2008 (aged 74). Nigel Plews was a cricketer and cricket umpire.
Nigel Trevor Plews (5 September 1934 – 19 October 2008) was a cricket umpire from England, 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. 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.
He also stood in 16 One Day International matches and officiated at 11 Tests before retiring.
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Who was Nigel Plews?
English cricket umpire (1934-2008)
When was Nigel Plews born?
Nigel Plews was born on 5 September 1934.
When did Nigel Plews die?
Nigel Plews died on 19 October 2008.
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Nigel Plews was a cricketer and cricket umpire.
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