Russell Warren (born 10 September 1971) is an English
cricket
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umpire
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The term derives from the Old French , , and , : (as evidenced in cricke ...
and former
first-class cricket
First-class cricket, along with List A cricket and Twenty20 cricket, is one of the highest-standard forms of cricket. A first-class match is of three or more days scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players each and is officially adju ...
er. He was a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper.
As a youth he toured
New Zealand
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with England Young Cricketers in the 1990–91 season, playing two test matches and two one day internationals. He also played two youth ODIs against
Australia
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the following summer, opening the batting with future county colleague
Mal Loye
Malachy Bernard Loye (born 27 September 1972), is an English former cricketer who played first-class cricket for Northamptonshire, Lancashire, and England A. Loye is a right-handed batsman, particularly well known for his slog sweep shot again ...
.
He made his first team debut for his home-county
Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire ( ; abbreviated Northants.) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. It is bordered by Leicestershire, Rutland and Lincolnshire to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshi ...
in 1992, and played for the county in 109 first-class matches over ten seasons. During this time he made ten centuries, with a highest score of 201 not out, but only reached the landmark of 1000 runs in a season once; in 2001.
Russell left Northamptonshire at the end of the 2002 season to join Nottinghamshire whom he represented from 2003-2006. Despite scoring five first-class centuries in this period, he was released at the end of the 2006 season.
Notts release three players
Cricinfo
Russell took up umpiring and was added to the ECB First-Class Panel in 2018. He has since been promoted
to the International Panel in 2024.
See also
* 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 ...
* 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 ...
References
External links
Russell Warren
at ECB
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1971 births
Living people
English cricketers
English cricket umpires
Northamptonshire cricketers
Nottinghamshire cricketers
Wicket-keepers
Cricketers from Northampton