Gregor Maiden Explained

Country:Scotland
Fullname:Gregor Ian Maiden
Birth Date:22 July 1979
Birth Place:Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm off break
Role:Wicketkeeper
International:true
Odidebutdate:15 June
Odidebutyear:2010
Odidebutagainst:Netherlands
Odicap:41
Lastodidate:3 July
Lastodiyear:2010
Lastodiagainst:Canada
T20idebutdate:2 August
T20idebutyear:2008
T20idebutagainst:Ireland
T20icap:15
Lastt20idate:4 August
Lastt20iyear:2010
Lastt20iagainst:Kenya
Club1:Lancashire
Year1:2003
Club2:Scotland
Year2:1999 - present
Columns:4
Column1:ODI
Matches1:3
Runs1:66
Bat Avg1:22.00
100S/50S1: - / -
Top Score1:31
Deliveries1:48
Wickets1: -
Bowl Avg1: -
Fivefor1: -
Tenfor1: -
Best Bowling1: -
Catches/Stumpings1: - / -
Column2:T20I
Matches2:3
Runs2:0
Bat Avg2:0.00
100S/50S2: - / -
Top Score2:0
Deliveries2:60
Wickets2:2
Bowl Avg2:29.00
Fivefor2: -
Tenfor2: -
Best Bowling2:1/20
Catches/Stumpings2:1/ -
Column3:FC
Matches3:8
Runs3:118
Bat Avg3:11.80
100S/50S3: - / -
Top Score3:40
Deliveries3:445
Wickets3:11
Bowl Avg3:21.72
Fivefor3: -
Tenfor3: -
Best Bowling3:3/24
Catches/Stumpings3:5/ -
Column4:LA
Matches4:46
Runs4:437
Bat Avg4:14.56
100S/50S4: - /1
Top Score4:62
Deliveries4:1,338
Wickets4:23
Bowl Avg4:47.56
Fivefor4: -
Tenfor4: -
Best Bowling4:2/27
Catches/Stumpings4:7/ -
Date:20 January
Year:2011
Source:https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/8/8174/8174.html CricketArchive

Gregor Ian Maiden (born 22 July 1979) is a Scottish cricketer who has played first-class, One-Day International and List A cricket for Scotland.[1] He has also played List A and T20 cricket for Lancashire.

Maiden was born in Glasgow and attended Hutchesons' Grammar School, before going on to study at Loughborough University along with fellow Scotland cricketers Fraser Watts and Simon Smith. After three years, he graduated with a 2.1 honours degree in Sports Science.

A frontline batter and off-spin bowler, Gregor had a nomadic club career, having spells with several clubs in the West of Scotland and a brief stint at Lancashire (he suffered a cruciate ligament injury shortly after signing for them), until in 2004 he signed for the popular Grange club in Edinburgh, where he has played since.

In his only List A appearance for Lancashire CCC, in 2003 vs India 'A', his stand of 130 (Maiden scored 62) alongside Chris Schofield created a List A World Record for the Highest 9th Wicket Partnership. The record has since been beaten by Chris Read and Andrew Harris in 2006.

Gregor can also lay claim to being a genuine all-rounder, as in 2005 he became one of few players in the history of the game to have batted, bowled and kept wicket for his country when he took the gloves for a crucial ICC Intercontinental Cup clash. In the final season of his international career, during 2011, Maiden was Scotland's first choice wicketkeeper in CB40 and ODI matches.

After his cricketing career, Maiden worked in the banking sector in Edinburgh.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gregor Maiden . CricketArchive . 12 March 2010.
  2. Web site: Where are they now? Scotland – 1998 NatWest Trophy giantkillers . The Cricket Paper . 17 April 2019 . 17 April 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190417170209/https://www.thecricketpaper.com/features-and-columns/1318/where-are-they-now-scotland-1998-natwest-trophy-giantkillers/ . dead .