NL Bainton
Cricket umpire Active
- 414 matches officiated
- 2006–2025 on record
- 51 grounds
- 45 teams
- #38 of 1,489 by experience
Career by year
- On-field
- TV umpire
- Reserve
By format
| Test | 2 |
|---|---|
| ODI | 5 |
| T20I | 6 |
| First-class | 104 |
| List A | 60 |
| T20 | 237 |
| Women's matches | 59 |
By role
| On-field | 289 |
|---|---|
| TV umpire | 113 |
| Reserve | 12 |
A match can appear under two roles — standing in one innings and sitting as third umpire is one match, counted once in the total above.
Decision reviews
- 3reviews against his calls
- 0upheld
- 3overturned
- 0%upheld rate
Counted from ball-by-ball records, which name the umpire whose decision was reviewed. This is not an accuracy rating. It covers only the decisions a side chose to challenge — a small and deliberately unrepresentative sample of the calls made in a match.
| Format | Reviews | Upheld |
|---|---|---|
| T20 | 3 | 0 (0%) |
First and most recent
| First on record | England v PakistanT20I28 Aug 2006County Ground |
|---|---|
| Most recent | Hampshire v WorcestershireList A20 Sep 2025Trent Bridge, Nottingham |
Stood with most often
- RJ Bailey 14
- NJ Llong 13
- DJ Millns 13
- GD Lloyd 13
- MJ Saggers 12
- BJ Debenham 11
- JW Lloyds 11
- PK Baldwin 10
Grounds
- Kennington Oval, London35
- The Rose Bowl, Southampton31
- County Ground25
- County Ground, Hove23
- County Ground, Chelmsford22
- St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury21
- Trent Bridge, Nottingham19
- Edgbaston, Birmingham19
- Sophia Gardens, Cardiff18
- County Ground, Northampton18
- Lord's, London14
- Grace Road, Leicester12
Teams
- Kent53
- Middlesex51
- Sussex50
- Hampshire46
- Essex43
- Somerset42
- Surrey40
- Gloucestershire38
- Glamorgan34
- Worcestershire33
- Derbyshire30
- Southern Brave29
Competitions
- Vitality Blast90
- NatWest T20 Blast55
- Royal London One-Day Cup41
- Specsavers County Championship39
- County Championship38
- The Hundred Men's Competition37
- The Hundred Women's Competition34
- LV= County Championship22
- One-Day Cup12
- Vitality Blast Men10
- Women's Cricket Super League7
- Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy5
Milestones
| 50th match | Yorkshire v Lancashire 5 Jun 2015 |
|---|---|
| 100th match | Warwickshire v Yorkshire 1 Aug 2016 |
| 200th match | Essex v Hampshire 1 Sep 2020 |
| 300th match | Lightning v Sunrisers 11 Sep 2022 |
| 400th match | Manchester Originals v London Spirit 11 Aug 2025 |
Recent matches
| Date | Match | Format | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Sep 2025 | Hampshire v Worcestershire Trent Bridge, Nottingham | List A | TV umpire |
| 7 Sep 2025 | Essex v Warwickshire Mitchells and Butlers' Ground, Birmingham | List A | On-field |
| 6 Sep 2025 | Birmingham Bears v Somerset The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton | T20 | TV umpire |
| 30 Aug 2025 | Northern Superchargers v Trent Rockets Kennington Oval, London | T20 | TV umpire |
| 26 Aug 2025 | Leicestershire v Glamorgan Sophia Gardens, Cardiff | List A | On-field |
| 22 Aug 2025 | Welsh Fire v Birmingham Phoenix Edgbaston, Birmingham | T20 | TV umpire |
| 22 Aug 2025 | Birmingham Phoenix v Welsh Fire Edgbaston, Birmingham | T20 | TV umpire |
| 20 Aug 2025 | Leicestershire v Derbyshire Grace Road, Leicester | List A | On-field |
| 18 Aug 2025 | Southern Brave v Oval Invincibles The Rose Bowl, Southampton | T20 | TV umpire |
| 18 Aug 2025 | Southern Brave v Oval Invincibles The Rose Bowl, Southampton | T20 | TV umpire |
| 15 Aug 2025 | Lancashire v Sussex County Ground, Hove | List A | On-field |
| 13 Aug 2025 | Northern Superchargers v Southern Brave The Rose Bowl, Southampton | T20 | TV umpire |
| 13 Aug 2025 | Southern Brave v Northern Superchargers The Rose Bowl, Southampton | T20 | TV umpire |
| 11 Aug 2025 | Manchester Originals v London Spirit Old Trafford, Manchester | T20 | TV umpire |
| 11 Aug 2025 | Manchester Originals v London Spirit Old Trafford, Manchester | T20 | TV umpire |
| 10 Aug 2025 | Trent Rockets v Northern Superchargers Trent Bridge, Nottingham | T20 | TV umpire |
| 10 Aug 2025 | Northern Superchargers v Trent Rockets Trent Bridge, Nottingham | T20 | TV umpire |
| 9 Aug 2025 | Manchester Originals v Oval Invincibles Kennington Oval, London | T20 | TV umpire |
| 9 Aug 2025 | Manchester Originals v Oval Invincibles Kennington Oval, London | T20 | TV umpire |
| 8 Aug 2025 | Gloucestershire v Surrey Woodbridge Road, Guildford | List A | On-field |
Questions
- How many matches has NL Bainton officiated?
- NL Bainton has officiated 414 recorded matches, between 2006 and 2025.
- How many Test matches has NL Bainton stood in?
- NL Bainton appears in 2 Tests on record.
- How many ODIs has NL Bainton stood in?
- NL Bainton appears in 5 ODIs on record.
- Which ground has NL Bainton officiated at most often?
- Kennington Oval, London, with 35 matches on record.
- Who has NL Bainton stood with most often?
- RJ Bailey, in 14 matches as an on-field pair.