Nigel Trevor Plews (5 September 1934 – 19 October 2008) was a

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, who stood in first-class and international level matches. He was born in

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. Plews was unusual for a top-level English umpire, in that he was one of only four umpires who have stood in

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in England since

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who did not play first-class cricket. He stood in 11 Test matches between 1988 and 1995. He took up umpiring full-time after retiring from a 25-year career with the Nottingham city police force, where he was a detective sergeant – he was nicknamed "Serge" on the field – in the

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. He also stood in 16

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matches and officiated at 11 Tests before retiring. Plews died of

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on 19 October 2008.

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