Alan James Neill (born 10 June 1956) is a Northern Irish cricket
umpire
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Neill serves as a member of the
ICC Associate and Affiliate Panel of Umpires representing
Ireland
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.
Neill stood in matches during the
2016 ICC World Cricket League Division Five
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tournament in
Jersey
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in May 2016, including the final between
Jersey
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and
Oman
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.
On 12 July 2016, he made his
One Day International
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(ODI) umpiring debut in a match between
Ireland and Afghanistan.
On 5 September 2016 he stood in his first
Twenty20 International
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match, between
Ireland and Hong Kong.
In April 2019, he was one of four umpires to be awarded a full-time season contract by
Cricket Ireland
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, the first time that Cricket Ireland offered such contracts to umpires. Neill had officiated in 10 ODIs and 20 T20Is by September 2021.
See also
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List of One Day International cricket umpires
This is a list of umpire (cricket), cricket umpires who have officiated at least one men's One Day International (ODI) match. As of October 2022, 418 umpires have officiated in an ODI match. The first ODI match took place on 5 January 1971 between ...
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List of Twenty20 International cricket umpires
This is a list of cricket umpires who have officiated in at least one men's Twenty20 International (T20I) match. , 512 umpires have officiated in a men's T20I match.
On 20 January 2019, Qatar's Shivani Mishra became the first female on-field u ...
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1956 births
Living people
Irish cricket umpires
Irish One Day International cricket umpires
Irish Twenty20 International cricket umpires
Sportspeople from Downpatrick