Full name Edward Simon Hunter Giddins
Born July 20, 1971, Eastbourne, Sussex
Current age 49 years 189 days
Major teams England, Hampshire, Surrey, Sussex, Warwickshire
Nickname Geezer
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Height 6 ft 4 in
Education Eastbourne College
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 4 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 2.50 | 56 | 17.85 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 147 | 175 | 74 | 534 | 34 | 5.28 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||||
List A | 192 | 72 | 33 | 107 | 13* | 2.74 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||||
T20s | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 | 8 | 12.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 4 | 6 | 444 | 240 | 12 | 5/15 | 7/42 | 20.00 | 3.24 | 37.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
First-class | 147 | 25376 | 13562 | 478 | 6/47 | 28.37 | 3.20 | 53.0 | 22 | 2 | |||
List A | 192 | 8887 | 6483 | 229 | 5/20 | 5/20 | 28.31 | 4.37 | 38.8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
T20s | 5 | 5 | 66 | 109 | 2 | 1/19 | 1/19 | 54.50 | 9.90 | 33.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Test debut | England v New Zealand at The Oval, Aug 19-22, 1999 scorecard |
Last Test | England v West Indies at Birmingham, Jun 15-17, 2000 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
First-class debut | 1991 |
Last First-class | Hampshire v Gloucestershire at Southampton, Jun 27-30, 2003 scorecard |
List A debut | 1991 |
Last List A | Northamptonshire v Hampshire at Northampton, Jul 6, 2003 scorecard |
T20s debut | Hampshire v Sussex at Southampton, Jun 13, 2003 scorecard |
Last T20s | Hampshire v Surrey at Southampton, Jun 24, 2003 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1/52 | PCA XI | v Aus Masters | Wormsley | 8 Sep 2009 | Other T20 |
- | Lashings XI | v Sth Northumb | Gosforth | 2 Jul 2008 | Other OD |
- | Lashings XI | v Ireland | Wicklow | 22 Jun 2008 | Other T20 |
0/20 | Lashings XI | v Cambridge U | Cambridge | 12 Jun 2008 | Other OD |
He has been banned for cocaine use, no-balled for throwing, and ultimately kicked-out for five years for placing a bet on his county to lose a match (to be fair to him, it should be stressed that he was not playing in the game), but he always had a permanent twinkle in his eye: Giddins was as chequered and cheeky as they come.