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Ed Giddins

England

Full name Edward Simon Hunter Giddins

Born July 20, 1971, Eastbourne, Sussex

Current age 38 years 113 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	4s	6s	Ct
Tests	4	7	3	10	7	2.50	56	17.85	1	0	0
First-class	147	175	74	534	34	5.28					22
List A	192	72	33	107	13*	2.74					36
Twenty20	5	2	0	1	1	0.50	8	12.50	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