Guyanese umpire Nigel Duguid becomes on-field Test umpire
Nigel Duguid has become an on-field Test umpire during the ongoing second Test match between West Indies and England at Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados.
Match referee Sir Richie Richardson (2R) presenting umpire Nigel Duguid (R) with a plaque on debut, as Joel Wilson (L), Gregory Brathwaite (2L) and Leslie Reifer (3L) watch during the 1st day of the 2nd Test between West Indies and England at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown (Getty Images)
The 52-year-old Guyanese is alongside Joel Wilson as the ruling men of the ongoing Test match.
Duguid became the 497th umpire in the world to officiate in Test cricket, the 53rd West Indian, and only the seventh Guyanese to do on-field duties in a Test match.
The other Guyanese to have on-field Test umpiring experience are Badge Menzies, Cecil Kippins, Compton Vyphuis, David Narine, Clyde Duncan and Eddie Nicholls.
Duguid has been an international umpire since February 2014, when he stood in a T20I between West Indies and Ireland in Kingston, Jamaica. To date, he has officiated in 43 T20 Internationals (26 on-field and 17 TV Umpire) and 16 One-Day Internationals (10 on-field and 6 TV Umpire).
Prior to his on-field Test debut, Duguid did TV Umpire duties in six Test matches.
The Guyana Cricket Umpires Council has extended congratulations to Duguid. The Umpires Council in Guyana is proud to have an active on-field Test Umpire in its ranks after a two-decade absence. Dugid was born on November 25, 1969.
