Full name Max Thomas Charles Waller
Born March 3, 1988, Salisbury, Wiltshire
Current age 31 years 278 days
Major teams Dorset, Gloucestershire 2nd XI, Somerset, Somerset 2nd XI
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak
Height 6 ft 0 in
Education Millfield School; Bournemouth University
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First-class | 9 | 10 | 1 | 91 | 28 | 10.11 | 215 | 42.32 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
List A | 58 | 22 | 15 | 109 | 25* | 15.57 | 154 | 70.77 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
T20s | 124 | 32 | 19 | 96 | 17 | 7.38 | 122 | 78.68 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 75 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First-class | 9 | 11 | 840 | 493 | 10 | 3/33 | 3/57 | 49.30 | 3.52 | 84.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
List A | 58 | 54 | 1801 | 1696 | 45 | 3/37 | 3/37 | 37.68 | 5.65 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T20s | 124 | 118 | 2384 | 2930 | 124 | 4/16 | 4/16 | 23.62 | 7.37 | 19.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
First-class debut | Sussex v Somerset at Hove, Jun 16-19, 2009 scorecard |
Last First-class | Surrey v Somerset at Guildford, Jun 20-22, 2018 scorecard |
List A debut | Kent v Somerset at Canterbury, May 16, 2009 scorecard |
Last List A | Essex v Somerset at Chelmsford, May 25, 2018 scorecard |
T20s debut | Glamorgan v Somerset at Cardiff, May 25, 2009 scorecard |
Last T20s | Somerset v Middlesex at Taunton, Aug 30, 2019 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
0/38 | Somerset | v Middlesex | Taunton | 30 Aug 2019 | T20 |
5*, 0/38 | Somerset | v Surrey | The Oval | 27 Aug 2019 | T20 |
1, 0/28 | Dorset | v Lincolnshire | Wormsley | 25 Aug 2019 | Other T20 |
0, 0/23 | Dorset | v Herts | Wormsley | 25 Aug 2019 | Other T20 |
3/19 | Somerset | v Glamorgan | Taunton | 24 Aug 2019 | T20 |
0/25, 0 | Somerset | v Gloucs | Bristol | 23 Aug 2019 | T20 |
2/27 | Somerset | v Kent | Taunton | 10 Aug 2019 | T20 |
0/11 | Somerset | v Hampshire | Southampton | 9 Aug 2019 | T20 |
3/26 | Somerset | v Essex | Chelmsford | 7 Aug 2019 | T20 |
0/33, 7 | Somerset | v Middlesex | Richmond | 4 Aug 2019 | T20 |
The career of a young wrist-spinner can be a daunting one - especially with the short boundaries and batting-friendly surfaces at Taunton - but Max Waller has gained a reputation as something of a T20 specialist and, as of the end of 2016 was second only to Alfonso Thomas as Somerset's leading wicket-taker in the history of the format.