Richard Keith Illingworth, born on August 23, 1963, is an English former cricketer and current umpire. He had a successful domestic cricketing career, primarily with Worcestershire, but he also played for Derbyshire and Natal. Illingworth represented England in nine Test matches and twenty-five One Day Internationals. He is not related to Ray Illingworth, despite some reports suggesting otherwise. Illingworth’s batting style is right-hand, and he has played for various teams, including Worcestershire, The Rest, England XI, and Marylebone Cricket Club.
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Playing Career
He played for Worcestershire and Derbyshire, participating in nine Tests and twenty-five ODIs for England, including the 1992 and 1996 Cricket World Cups. Illingworth finished his playing career with 831 wickets at an average of 31.54 and more than 7,000 runs at 22.45, including four first-class centuries. He had his most productive year in 1990, taking 75 wickets at an average of 28.29. In the 1992 World Cup final, he took 1 wicket for 50 runs. He also played in the 1996 World Cup and had a successful series in South Africa.
Stats:
- 831 wickets at an average of 31.54
- More than 7,000 runs at 22.45
- 4 first-class centuries
One-Day International Career
Richard Keith Illingworth had a successful One-Day International (ODI) career. In 1990, he had his most productive year, taking 75 wickets at a bowling average of 28.29. During the 1991 Texaco Trophy One Day International series against West Indies, he played a crucial part in the match, allowing the tourists just 20 runs from his ten overs for the wicket of Jeff Dujon, and then putting on an unbroken partnership of 23 with Mike Atherton as England recorded a thrilling one-wicket victory.
In the 1992 World Cup, he played in the final, giving away 50 runs in his 10 overs for the wicket of Javed Miandad, and also catching Imran Khan at long-on. He also appeared four times in the 1996 World Cup. After that, the selectors’ preference turned decisively to Phil Tufnell, and Illingworth never played international cricket again.
Test Career
Played in nine Tests and twenty-five ODIs for England. He took 19 wickets with an average of 37.42 in Test matches. He scored 293 runs with an average of 14.14 in Test matches. He made his Test debut on 6 June 1991 against West Indies and played his last Test on 8 August 1995 against West Indies.
Umpiring Career
- First-class umpiring debut: 2006 English cricket season
- Number of first-class matches umpired as of the end of the 2008 English cricket season: 47
- Promoted to the ICC International list: 9 November 2009
- Joined ICC’s elite umpire panel: 25 June 2013
- Selected as one of the twenty umpires for the 2015 Cricket World Cup
- Named as one of the sixteen umpires for the 2019 Cricket World Cup
- Selected as one of the two on-field umpires for the first semi-final match of the 2019 Cricket World Cup
- Declared ICC Umpire of the year for 2019 and won the David Shepherd Trophy
- Named as one of the umpires for the Test matches between Bangladesh and the West Indies in January 2021
- Named as one of the on-field umpires for the 2021 ICC World Test Championship Final
- Officiated at the 2023 WTC final at the Oval
- Named as one of the match officials for 2023 Cricket World Cup
- Named on-field umpire for the final of the 2023 Cricket World Cup
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