Full name William Robert Simon Gidman
Born February 14, 1985, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
Current age 34 years 296 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
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First-class | 83 | 125 | 21 | 3673 | 143 | 35.31 | 7329 | 50.11 | 5 | 21 | 468 | 11 | 38 | 0 |
List A | 66 | 47 | 9 | 945 | 94 | 24.86 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 0 | ||||
T20s | 15 | 14 | 6 | 186 | 40* | 23.25 | 171 | 108.77 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
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 |
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 |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
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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 |
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.