Llong officiated in his maiden first-class match in June 2000. He was appointed to the
ECB's panel of first-class umpires in 2002. In 2004, he became a member of the
ICC International umpire panel as a specialist
third umpire, and in 2006 he became a full member of the International Panel. As with all members of the
ICC International umpire panel, Llong is eligible to serve as the home umpire in
ODIs in England, and can also be appointed by the
ICC to stand in ODIs and
Test matches away from England as a neutral official. The highlights of Llong's career so far include his appointment to the final of the 2004
Twenty20 Cup. His first ODI, which took place at
Lord's, was between
England and
Sri Lanka in June 2006. His first overseas appointment was the ODI between
Pakistan and
West Indies at
Lahore in December 2006. Llong umpired his first Test match in January 2008, between New Zealand and Bangladesh at Dunedin. Llong was selected to be a reserve umpire for the
2007 Cricket World Cup, but was not called upon to officiate at any point in the tournament. He was appointed to stand in the
2007 Twenty20 World Championship in South Africa in September 2007. He was one of the twenty umpires to stand in matches during the
2015 Cricket World Cup. In April 2019, he was named as one of the sixteen umpires to stand in matches during the
2019 Cricket World Cup. == See also ==