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Will Gidman

England

Full name William Robert Simon Gidman

Born February 14, 1985, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Current age 34 years 272 days

Major teams Durham, Durham 2nd XI, Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire 2nd XI, Gloucestershire Cricket Board, Kent, Marylebone Cricket Club, Marylebone Cricket Club Young Cricketers, Nottinghamshire

Nickname Gidders, Giddo

Batting style Left-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm medium

Height 6 ft 2 in

Education Wycliffe College, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire; Berkshire College of Agriculture

Relation Brother - APR Gidman

Batting and fielding averages

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct
First-class	83	125	21	3673	143	35.31	7329	50.11	5	21	468	11	38
List A	66	47	9	945	94	24.86			0	4			18
T20s	15	14	6	186	40*	23.25	171	108.77	0	0	15	2	3

Bowling averages

	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
First-class	83	127	10609	5156	219	6/15	10/43	23.54	2.91	48.4	12	10	1
List A	66		2411	1813	61	4/20	4/20	29.72	4.51	39.5	3	0	0
T20s	15	10	156	228	6	2/23	2/23	38.00	8.76	26.0	0	0	0

Career statistics

First-class debut	Durham v Sri Lanka A at Chester-le-Street, Aug 8-10, 2007 scorecard
Last First-class	Glamorgan v Kent at Cardiff, May 4-6, 2018 scorecard
List A debut	2003
Last List A	Barbados v Kent at Coolidge, Feb 21, 2018 scorecard
T20s debut	Surrey v Gloucestershire at The Oval, Jun 2, 2011 scorecard
Last T20s	Surrey v Kent at The Oval, Jul 29, 2016 scorecard

Recent matches

Bat & Bowl	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
54	Kent 2nd XI	v Sussx 2nd XI	Beckenham	28 Jun 2018	Other T20
12	Kent 2nd XI	v Sussx 2nd XI	Beckenham	28 Jun 2018	Other T20
25, 0/11	Kent 2nd XI	v Surr 2nd XI	New Malden	27 Jun 2018	Other T20
20*	Kent 2nd XI	v Surr 2nd XI	New Malden	27 Jun 2018	Other T20
35, 0/28	Kent 2nd XI	v Middx 2nd XI	Uxbridge	26 Jun 2018	Other T20
79	Kent 2nd XI	v Middx 2nd XI	Uxbridge	26 Jun 2018	Other T20
6	Kent 2nd XI	v Glouc 2nd XI	Canterbury	18 Jun 2018	Other
0*, 2/7	Kent 2nd XI	v Glam 2nd XI	Bromley	4 Jun 2018	Other OD
-	Kent 2nd XI	v Sussx 2nd XI	Hove	30 May 2018	Other
34, 0/21	Kent 2nd XI	v Sussx 2nd XI	Hove	29 May 2018	Other OD

Profile

Will Gidman spent four years at Durham and only played for the first XI once, working in Sports Direct to top up his income. But Gloucestershire gave him a new opportunity and he immediately proved himself a late bloomer to become one of the leading allrounders in the country.

His consistent form earned him a move to Nottinghamshire for the 2015 season. By the middle of 2016, he was on his way again, this time to Kent, and after a successful loan spell they signed him permanently for 2017.

Gidman wasted no time in proving his talent when given the chance by Gloucestershire in 2011, becoming the first player in 15 years to achieve the double of 1000 runs and 50 wickets and the seventh to do so in in his debut Championship season. His maiden century - 116 not out - came in defeat against Northamptonshire at Bristol but his first five-wicket haul, 5 for 38 against Kent at Cheltenham, came in a better cause as Gloucestershire won a Championship match at the College ground for the first time in 11 years.

Gidman endured a long road to success. He spent three years with MCC Young Cricketers before signing for Durham in 2007. He made his first-class debut against Sri Lanka A but in three more years at the Riverside failed to make another first-class appearance, not being able to force his way into Durham's strong Championship side which claimed back-to-back titles in 2008 and 2009.

He only played two List A matches in 2010, prompting a move away from the north-east at the end of the season to join Gloucestershire, captained by his elder brother, Alex. In four seasons at Bristol, he averaged 21 with the ball three times, twice eclipsing the 50 wicket mark and also making very useful runs, including three centuries in 2014.

In 2013 against Leicestershire at Bristol, he chalked himself up on a unique list by making a hundred and taking 10 wickets in the match - becoming only the fifth Gloucestershire player to achieve the feat after WG Grace, Charlie Townsend, Charlie Barnett and Mike Procter. He was also the first to do it at Nevil Road.

Nottinghamshire proved to be a cul-de-sac but he had more joy at Kent as he added depth to both bowling and batting and became an integral part of a promotion campaign that narrowly failed: his conscientious unbeaten 99 against Sussex at Hove, as he ran out of partners one run short of what would have been his sixth first-class century, was among the highlights. He retired in 2018.
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Will Gidman

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