Russell Warren (cricketer)

{{short description|English cricketer and umpire}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}

{{Use British English|date=October 2011}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Russell Warren

| image =

| country = England

| fullname = Russell John Warren

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|9|10|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Northampton, England

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm off break

| role = Wicket-keeper

| club1 = Northamptonshire

| year1 = {{nowrap|1992–2002}}

| clubnumber1 =

| club2 = Nottinghamshire

| year2 = 2003–2006

| columns = 3

| column1 = FC

| matches1 = 146

| runs1 = 7,776

| bat avg1 = 36.67

| 100s/50s1 = 15/41

| top score1 = 201*

| deliveries1 = 6

| wickets1 = 0

| bowl avg1 = –

| fivefor1 = 0

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 0/0

| catches/stumpings1 = 128/5

| column2 = LA

| matches2 = 177

| runs2 = 3,363

| bat avg2 = 24.54

| 100s/50s2 = 1/15

| top score2 = 100*

| deliveries2 = –

| wickets2 = –

| bowl avg2 = –

| fivefor2 = –

| tenfor2 = –

| best bowling2 = –

| catches/stumpings2 = 135/11

| column3 = T20

| matches3 = 2

| runs3 = 26

| bat avg3 = 26.00

| 100s/50s3 = 0/0

| top score3 = 26

| deliveries3 = –

| wickets3 = –

| bowl avg3 = –

| fivefor3 = –

| tenfor3 = –

| best bowling3 = –

| catches/stumpings3 = –/–

| umpire = true

| odisumpired = 5

| umpodidebutyr = 2024

| umpodilastyr =

| t20isumpired = 17

| umpt20idebutyr = 2024

| umpt20ilastyr = 2025

| wodisumpired = 4

| umpwodidebutyr = 2013

| umpwodilastyr = 2024

| wt20isumpired = 5

| umpwt20idebutyr = 2013

| umpwt20ilastyr = 2023

| date = 10 April 2022

| source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/russell-warren-22317 Cricinfo

}}

Russell Warren (born 10 September 1971) is an English cricket umpire and former first-class cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman, a wicket-keeper and an occasional right-arm offbreak bowler.

As a youth he toured New Zealand 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 the following summer, opening the batting with future county colleague Mal Loye.

He made his first team debut for his home-county Northamptonshire 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.

Warren left Northamptonshire at the end of the 2002 season. His departure was occasioned by a dressing room split after he began going out with the ex-fiancée of his fellow wicketkeeper Toby Bailey.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2002/oct/08/thespin.cricket?INTCMP=SRCH|title = Why Australia should stick with Mark and Steve; Why Shoaib Akhtar isn't as good as he thinks he is; and Why Matthew Hayden is like Muhammad Ali|website = TheGuardian.com|date = 8 October 2002}}

Following this, Warren played for Nottinghamshire in the 2003–2006 seasons. Despite scoring five first-class centuries in this period, he was released at the end of the 2006 season.[http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/story/258605.html Notts release three players] Cricinfo