Ed Giddins

Ed Giddins
Personal information
Full name
Edward Simon Hunter Giddins
Born (1971-07-20) 20 July 1971 (age 53)
Eastbourne, Sussex, England
NicknameGeezer
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm fast-medium
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 596)19 August 1999 v New Zealand
Last Test17 June 2000 v West Indies
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1991–1996Sussex
1998–2000Warwickshire
2001–2002Surrey
2003Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition Test FC LA T20
Matches 4 147 192 5
Runs scored 10 534 107 1
Batting average 2.50 5.28 2.74 0.50
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 7 34 13* 1
Balls bowled 444 25,376 8,887 66
Wickets 12 478 229 2
Bowling average 20.00 28.37 28.31 54.50
5 wickets in innings 1 22 2 0
10 wickets in match 0 2 0 0
Best bowling 5/15 6/47 5/20 1/19
Catches/stumpings 0/– 22/– 36/– 0/–
Source: Cricinfo, 31 July 2009

Edward Simon Hunter Giddins (born 20 July 1971) is a former English cricketer who played in four Tests from 1999 to 2000.

Giddins was born in Eastbourne, Sussex, Giddins was educated at St. Bedes Preparatory School in Eastbourne where he first showed his talent for cricket whilst playing for the school team. Giddins played for four counties during his career – Sussex, Warwickshire, Surrey and Hampshire. He was banned from cricket for 18 months and dropped by Sussex after testing positive for cocaine in 1996.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Selvey, Mike (21 August 1996). "Giddins banned for taking cocaine". The Irish Times. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  2. ^ "If Giddins has a drug problem, he should have been treated as Paul Merson was by the FA, with sympathy and firmness". The Independent. London. 20 August 1996. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  3. ^ Dirs, Ben (2 March 2013). "What the death of Tom Maynard tells us about cricket and drugs". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 March 2013.