| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | Maxwell Nicholas Field |
| Birth Date: | 23 March 1950 |
| Birth Place: | Coventry, Warwickshire, England |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm medium |
| Club1: | Warwickshire |
| Year1: | 1974–1975 |
| Club2: | Cambridge University |
| Year2: | 1974 |
| Columns: | 2 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 11 |
| Runs1: | 122 |
| Bat Avg1: | 12.20 |
| 100S/50S1: | –/– |
| Top Score1: | 39 |
| Deliveries1: | 1,684 |
| Wickets1: | 24 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 37.33 |
| Fivefor1: | – |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | 4/76 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 1/– |
| Column2: | List A |
| Matches2: | 8 |
| Runs2: | 15 |
| Bat Avg2: | 7.50 |
| 100S/50S2: | –/– |
| Top Score2: | 13 |
| Deliveries2: | 382 |
| Wickets2: | 4 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 47.75 |
| Fivefor2: | – |
| Tenfor2: | – |
| Best Bowling2: | 2/31 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | –/– |
| Date: | 28 September |
| Year: | 2011 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/13042.html Cricinfo |
Maxwell Nicholas Field (born 23 March 1950) is a former English cricketer. Field was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Coventry, Warwickshire.
While studying for his degree at Cambridge University, Field made his first-class debut for Cambridge University Cricket Club against Yorkshire in 1974. He made seven further first-class appearances for the university in 1974, the last of which came against Oxford University.[1] In his eight first-class appearances for Cambridge, Field scored 121 runs at an average of 12.10, with a high score of 39 not out.[2] With the ball, he took 24 wickets at a bowling average of 32.58, with best figures of 4/76.[3] In that same season, Field also made his List A debut for Cambridge University against Kent in the 1974 Benson & Hedges Cup. He made two further List A appearances for the university in that competition, against Essex and Surrey.[4] He took 2 wickets in his three matches, which came at an average of 30.00, with best figures of 2/31.[5]
Field also made his debut for Warwickshire in the 1974 season. His first appearance for the county came in a first-class match against the touring Pakistanis. He made just two further first-class appearances for Warwickshire, which came against Surrey in the 1974 County Championship and Worcestershire in the 1975 County Championship.[1] His first limited-overs appearances for the county also came in 1974, in the John Player League against Worcestershire. He made five further List A appearances for the county, the last of which came against Glamorgan in that same competition.[4] His six List A appearances for Warwickshire yielded just 2 wickets, which came at an average of 65.50, with best figures of 1/24.[5]