Alistair Maiden

Alistair Maiden
Personal information
Full name
Alistair Jonathan Maiden
Born (1982-09-15) 15 September 1982 (age 42)
Stourbridge, Worcestershire, England
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2002–2005Durham UCCE
2006Staffordshire
2007–2009Northumberland
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 10
Runs scored 468
Batting average 36.00
100s/50s 1/2
Top score 211*
Catches/stumpings 3/–
Source: Cricinfo, 15 February 2022

Alistair Jonathan Maiden (born 15 September 1982) is an English cricket coach.

Maiden was a right-handed batsman, born in Stourbridge, Worcestershire.

While studying for his degree in Management at Durham University, Maiden made his first-class debut for Durham UCCE against Lancashire in 2002. He made eight first-class appearances, the last of which came against Durham in 2005.[1]

In his nine first-class matches for the university, he scored 448 runs at an average of 37.33, with a high score of 211 not out.[2] This score, which was his only first-class century, came against Somerset in 2005.[3] It became the highest individual first-class score for Durham University, and the first to be a double-century.[4] While studying at Durham University, he also made a single first-class appearance for British Universities against the touring Bangladeshis in 2005.[1] He batted once in this match, scoring 20 runs before being dismissed by Mashrafe Mortaza.[5]

Maiden also played Minor counties cricket, starting with Staffordshire who he made three Minor Counties Championship appearances for in 2006.[6] For the 2007 season he joined Northumberland, who he made four Minor Counties Championship appearances[6] and a single MCCA Knockout Trophy appearance for between 2007 and 2009.[7]

He was appointed an assistant coach by Yorkshire in February 2022.[8]

In August 2024, Maiden was appointed as head coach of Warwickshire based Bears Women for the 2025 season.[9][10] Three months later he was also announced as the new Birmingham Phoenix women's head coach for the 2025 edition of The Hundred.[11]

  1. ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Alistair Maiden". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  2. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Alistair Maiden". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  3. ^ "Somerset v Durham UCCE, 2005". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
  4. ^ "Runs record for Alistair Maiden and Durham cricket - Durham University". Team Durham. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  5. ^ "British Universities v Bangladeshis, 2005". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
  6. ^ a b "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Alistair Maiden". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
  7. ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Alistair Maiden". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
  8. ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/60377440
  9. ^ "Warwickshire name Maiden as first Bears Women boss". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  10. ^ "Ali Maiden named Bears women head coach, set to leave Yorkshire's men". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  11. ^ "Maiden named Phoenix Women head coach for 2025". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 November 2024.