Full name Mitchell Eric Claydon
Born November 25, 1982, Fairfield, New South Wales, Australia
Current age 38 years 62 days
Major teams Canterbury, Durham, Durham 2nd XI, Kent, Kent 2nd XI, Sussex, Yorkshire, Yorkshire 2nd XI
Nickname Lips
Playing role Bowler
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium-fast
Height 6 ft 4 in
Education Westfield Sports High School, Sydney
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First-class | 112 | 145 | 35 | 1688 | 77 | 15.34 | 2767 | 61.00 | 0 | 4 | 244 | 14 | 11 | 0 |
List A | 110 | 50 | 17 | 276 | 19 | 8.36 | 333 | 82.88 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 0 |
T20s | 149 | 50 | 30 | 191 | 19 | 9.55 | 214 | 89.25 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 27 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First-class | 112 | 16635 | 9889 | 310 | 6/104 | 31.90 | 3.56 | 53.6 | 11 | 9 | 0 | ||
List A | 110 | 107 | 4799 | 4501 | 138 | 5/31 | 5/31 | 32.61 | 5.62 | 34.7 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
T20s | 149 | 146 | 3085 | 4350 | 162 | 5/26 | 5/26 | 26.85 | 8.46 | 19.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
First-class debut | Yorkshire v Bangladesh A at Leeds, Aug 3-5, 2005 scorecard |
Last First-class | Middlesex v Sussex at Radlett, Aug 22-24, 2020 scorecard |
List A debut | Yorkshire v Derbyshire at Leeds, Apr 23, 2006 scorecard |
Last List A | Kent v Middlesex at Canterbury, May 7, 2019 scorecard |
T20s debut | Yorkshire v Durham at Leeds, Jun 27, 2006 scorecard |
Last T20s | Essex v Sussex at Chelmsford, Sep 20, 2020 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
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2/25 | Sussex | v Essex | Chelmsford | 20 Sep 2020 | T20 |
1/36 | Sussex | v Middlesex | Hove | 18 Sep 2020 | T20 |
14, 3/23, 3*, 0/41 | Sussex | v Middlesex | Radlett | 22 Aug 2020 | FC |
1, 2/32, 2*, 2/50 | Sussex | v Essex | Hove | 15 Aug 2020 | FC |
14*, 1/86, 24 | Sussex | v Kent | Canterbury | 8 Aug 2020 | FC |
3, 3/31, 16, 0/31 | Sussex | v Hampshire | Hove | 1 Aug 2020 | FC |
10* | Kent | v Hampshire | Canterbury | 23 Sep 2019 | FC |
0/34, 0/26 | Kent | v Yorkshire | Leeds | 16 Sep 2019 | FC |
1/37, 1 | Kent | v Essex | Chelmsford | 30 Aug 2019 | T20 |
0/45, 0* | Kent | v Gloucs | Canterbury | 29 Aug 2019 | T20 |
Mitch Claydon, a burly seam bowler, has been a mainstay for Kent since he joined Kent on loan from Durham midway through the 2013 season, a move soon made permanent. He has rarely run through an opposition - his 5 for 42 against Worcestershire in 2016 represents his best for the county - but he has been a reliable figure in a county not short of budding seam bowlers struggling to make the grade. Claydon rarely grabs the headlines, but his economy in the later stages of a T20 innings has also been an important factor in Kent's side.