Jeremy William Lloyds was an English cricket player and an umpire. A left-handed batsman and right-arm off-break bowler he played for Somerset, Orange Free State and Gloucestershire before his retirement in 1991.
Lloyds made his umpiring debut in 1996 and graduated to county cricket in 1998 and international games in 2000.
Lloyds made his first-class umpiring debut in 1996 and graduated from county cricket in 1998. He progressed to the international level in 2000 when he umpired his first one-day international match.
In his first ball as an umpire at Test level, he gave out a Bangladeshi batsman leg before wicket. Lloyds was a member of the International Cricket Council International Panel of Umpires and Referees between 2004 and 2006 when he stepped down from international cricket due to family reasons.
As at the end of the 2008 English cricket season, Lloyds had umpired 143 first-class matches. During his career, Lloyds umpired five test matches, 18 one-day internationals and a single T20 match, England v Australia in 2005.
Jeremy Lloyds (Umpire) Cause Of Death
Former Somerset and Gloucestershire all-rounder and international umpire Jeremy Lloyds has died at the age of 68.
Unfortunately at the moment, the cause of death of Jeremy Lloyds is currently unknown as the family has not made it public. We offer our sincerest condolences to Jeremy’s wife Janine, and the rest of his friends and family at this difficult time.
Jeremy played for Gloucestershire between 1985 and 1991, playing in 162 First-Class matches and 112 List-A matches for the Shire.
An extremely talented cricketer, Jeremy hit five First Class hundreds and 41 fifties for Gloucestershire, scoring an impressive 6439 runs at a touch over 33. His 188 wickets with a best of 5/72 cemented him as one of Gloucestershire’s finest all-rounders of his generation.
In List A cricket, Jeremy hit 1381 runs with four half-centuries to his name. With his right-arm off-spin, he took 23 wickets in the one-day format.
Jeremy began his professional career with fellow West Country club, Somerset, making his professional debut aged 24. He scored 4036 runs and took 133 wickets in 100 First Class matches for the Taunton side.