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Full name Edward Simon Hunter Giddins
Born July 20, 1971, Eastbourne, Sussex
Current age 37 years 85 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
Batting and fielding averages
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
Twenty20
5
2
0
1
1
0.50
8
12.50
0
0
0
0
0
0
Bowling averages
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
Twenty20
5
5
66
109
2
1/19
1/19
54.50
9.90
33.0
0
0
0
Career statistics
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 span
1991 - 2003
List A span
1991 - 2003
Twenty20 debut
Hampshire v Sussex at Southampton, Jun 13, 2003 scorecard
Last Twenty20
Hampshire v Surrey at Southampton, Jun 24, 2003 scorecard
Profile
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, but he always had a permanent twinkle in his eye: Giddins was as chequered and cheeky as they come. A wet-wicket specialist, he could get the ball to swing both ways with a busy action. He played one Test in 1999, and, in his second, the following summer, promptly won the match award against Zimbabwe at Lord's. Two unproductive Tests later he was dropped: when the ball didn't swing, Giddins was cannon fodder (although his bowling average remained surprisingly low). He had joined Warwickshire in 1998 after the drugs scandal cost him his job at Sussex and earned him an 18-month ban (Giddins raised money while serving his drugs ban by setting up a business selling Christmas trees with his team-mate Nadeem Shahid) but his form fell away after England ditched him in 2000, and he moved to Surrey, and then Hampshire, until his early retirement during the 2003 season. His batting was in the sub-rabbit class: in his first Test he fought with Phil Tufnell and Alan Mullally for the No. 11 spot - and won. He was once nominated as one of Britain's most eligible bachelors, prepared for one summer with a trip up the Amazon, and even spent £10,000 of his own money one winter to try and improve his fitness and international chances. But, sadly, he will be remembered as much for his off-field activities as for his achievements on it.
Martin Williamson
