Richard Illingworth

Richard Illingworth
Personal information
Full name
Richard Keith Illingworth
Born (1963-08-23) 23 August 1963 (age 61)
Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left–arm orthodox
RoleUmpire, Bowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 551)4 July 1991 v West Indies
Last Test26 December 1995 v South Africa
ODI debut (cap 113)23 May 1991 v West Indies
Last ODI9 March 1996 v Sri Lanka
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1982–2000Worcestershire
1988/89Natal
2001Derbyshire
Umpiring information
Tests umpired72 (2012–2024)
ODIs umpired91 (2010–2024)
T20Is umpired35 (2010–2024)
WTests umpired1 (2005)
WODIs umpired6 (2003–2008)
WT20Is umpired13 (2011–2016)
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 9 25 376 381
Runs scored 128 68 7,027 1,458
Batting average 18.28 11.33 22.45 14.87
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 4/21 0/1
Top score 28 14 120* 53*
Balls bowled 1,485 1,501 65,868 16,918
Wickets 19 30 831 412
Bowling average 32.36 35.29 31.54 27.08
5 wickets in innings 0 0 27 2
10 wickets in match 0 0 6 0
Best bowling 4/96 3/33 7/50 5/24
Catches/stumpings 5/– 8/– 161/– 93/–
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing  England
ICC Cricket World Cup
Runner-up 1992 Australia and New Zealand
Source: Cricinfo, 23 November 2023

Richard Keith Illingworth (born 23 August 1963) is an English former cricketer, who is currently an umpire.[1] The bulk of his domestic cricketing career was with Worcestershire, although he had a spell with Derbyshire, and overseas with Natal. He played in nine Tests and twenty-five ODIs for England, including participating in the 1992 and 1996 Cricket World Cups. He was a part of the English squad which finished as runners-up at the 1992 Cricket World Cup.

  1. ^ "International cricketers turned umpires". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 7 April 2018.