[4] According to a BBC report, they both served up "10 overs of utter rubbish – on agreement – to allow Mark Pettini the easiest century he will ever hit.

After returning to Leicestershire, he hit four fifties in his first nineteen games, but then had to wait forty-four matches for his next landmark innings.

[27] Nixon shared his thoughts on the T20 game which were as follows, "Wicket-keepers play a very central role as the captain often asks you a lot about the lines people are bowling and the pace of the pitch.

"[29] In Leicestershire's first ever Twenty20 Cup match against Yorkshire, which they won by 16 runs, Nixon scored 43 off 26 deliveries, hitting four 6s, and took two catches and a stumping.

In the next game he scored 27 off 13 balls, including two 4s and two 6s in the 1 run victory over Derbyshire, as the Foxes made their way to the semi-final of the competition.

Nixon had hit 3, 0 and 9 in these first three matches, and in the next game against Nottinghamshire scored 23, including a 4 and a 6 to help his side to a 40 run win.

He scored his first half century of the tournament in the next game with 52 off 39 balls, a knock which included four 4s and three 6s, saw his side over the line against Yorkshire and won him the man of the match award.

19 off 12 deliveries in the victory over Durham then lined up a quarter final clash with Kent, where Nixon contributed an unbeaten 17 to help his side to a 9 wicket win.

Hitting an unbeaten 57 off 33 deliveries, with six 4s and a 6, and taking a catch, he helped his side to a 23 run win over Essex, as Leicestershire made it to the final of the competition for the second time.

In July 2007, he was named in the provisional 30-man squad for the inaugural Twenty20 World Championship, to be held in South Africa, fighting for the wicket-keeper spot with Matt Prior.

Despite being dismissed for 0, he caught Adam Gilchrist and Matthew Hayden off the bowling of Jamie Dalrymple and Monty Panesar respectively, but despite this, Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke each recorded unbeaten half centuries to complete an 8 wicket win for their side.

Nixon and Liam Plunkett set a new record 8th wicket partnership (of 76) for England in One-day Internationals, beating the previous effort held by Ben Hollioake and Darren Gough.

He caught eight Australian batsmen off a range of bowling, and helped run out Adam Gilchrist with Liam Plunkett in the third encounter between the two sides.

Following his performances in the 2007 Cricket World Cup, Nixon was rewarded with a place in the squad, ahead of the two keepers selected for the Ashes series: Geraint Jones and Chris Read.

[54] Ultimately, Matt Prior was selected as wicket-keeper for the First Test against the West Indies, despite Nixon contributing with the bat during the early stages of the season for Leicestershire.

In England's first 2007 Cricket World Cup match against New Zealand on 16 March 2007, he again shared a stand with Liam Plunkett – this time of 71 – to boost the total to 209.

Despite being 2–2 at one stage, the Kiwi's eventually won by 6 wickets, with Scott Styris and Jacob Oram both hitting unbeaten half centuries.

In their innings, Canada were chasing England's total well, when Nixon stumped Asif Mulla who was on 58, off the bowling of Ravi Bopara.

[60] In England's first Super Eight match against Ireland, Nixon contributed a 19 off 15 deliveries, hitting a 4 and a 6 along the way, helping the team's total to 266.

Much like Canada in the group stage, Ireland were steadily chipping away at England's total, when Nixon again disrupted momentum with a stumping – this time dismissing Niall O'Brien off Michael Vaughan's bowling, for 63.

After this innings, Nixon had a World Cup average of 63 – second highest in the England team to Paul Collingwood, but still better than renowned players Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff.

The figure placed him in the top twenty batsmen – in terms of average – at the World Cup at this stage, ahead of fellow wicket keepers, Brendon McCullum, Adam Gilchrist, Mark Boucher and Kumar Sangakkara.

Nixon came in to bat towards the end of the innings, hit a Glenn McGrath delivery for six, before the bowler got his revenge and had him caught for 8 by Brad Hodge.

England made a breakthrough in the 10th over, as Nixon caught Abraham de Villiers for 42 off the bowling of Andrew Flintoff, but South Africa already had 85 on the board.

[67] On the loss against South Africa, and England's exit from the competition, Nixon said: Colly and Strauss were going well, but we lost the whole middle order quickly.

He was run out for 18, but the hosts still went on to compile 300 with Chris Gayle, Devon Smith and Marlon Samuels all hitting half centuries.

However, a mid order collapse followed, as Paul Collingwood, Andrew Flintoff and Jamie Dalrymple all fell in quick succession.

"[71] On the prospect of playing in future competitions for England, Nixon remarked, "I still feel I could do a job at the next World Cup in 2011.

He was the second highest placed wicket keeper – in terms of average – behind Adam Gilchrist who moved ahead of the England man after 149 in the final.

His retirement on 27 August 2011 marked the end of his 23-year career, although he played two games for Leicestershire in the qualifying round of the Champions League the following month.