Will Gidman
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| Full name | William Robert Simon Gidman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
14 February 1985 High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Gidders, Giddo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002 | Gloucestershire Cricket Board | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2010 | Durham | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2014 | Gloucestershire (squad no. 23) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Nottinghamshire (squad no. 24) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | → Kent (on loan) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–present | Kent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 8 August 2007 Durham v Sri Lanka A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LA debut | 29 August 2002 Gloucestershire CB v Surrey CB | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: CricInfo, 24 October 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William Robert Simon Gidman (born 14 February 1985) is a professional cricketer currently playing for Kent County Cricket Club. He is a left-handed batsman and bowls right-arm medium paced deliveries. He has previously played county cricket for Durham, Gloucestershire and Nottinghamshire and spent a period on loan at Kent towards the end of the 2016 season before joining the club permanently in October 2016.
Gidman was began his career with Gloucestershire before signing for Durham in 2006. He made his first-class cricket debut against Sri Lanka A in 2007, but did not play another first class match again until 2010, which prompted a move away from the north-east.
After the 2010 season he signed for Gloucestershire, captained by his elder brother Alex. In his first season with the county he achieved a County Championship double of 50 wickets and 1000 runs.[1]
Gidman's career best figures in first-class matches came in the same match for Gloucestershire in September 2013. In the game against Leicestershire at Bristol, he took career best bowling figures of 6/15 on Day 1,[2] and then scored 143 with the bat on Day 2.[3] Gloucestershire went on to win the game be an innings and 138 runs.[4]
In August 2014, Gidman, who would have been out of contract at Gloucestershire at the end of the season and had turned down a new contract with the county, signed a three-year contract with Nottinghamshire.[5][6][7] In July 2016, having missed the first half of the English season with an ankle injury, Gidman signed a one-month loan deal with Kent.[8] The loan was later extended to the remainder of the season and, following a successful period at the county, Gidman signed a permanent contract with Kent in October 2016 having been released by Nottinghamshire after playing in eight matches for the county in his two years with them.[7][9][10][11]
Career best performances
as of 5 August 2016
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| Score | Fixture | Venue | Season | Score | Fixture | Venue | Season | |
| FC | 143 | Gloucestershire v Leicestershire | Bristol | 2013 | 6/15 | Gloucestershire v Leicestershire | Bristol | 2013 |
| LA | 76 | Gloucestershire Gladiators v Worcestershire Royals | Worcester | 2012 | 4/36 | Durham Dynamos v Hampshire Royals | Chester-le-Street | 2010 |
| T20 | 40* | Gloucestershire Gladiators v Surrey Lions | The Oval | 2011 | 2/23 | Gloucestershire v Surrey | Cheltenham | 2014 |
References
- ↑ "Will Gidman". Cricinfo.com.
- ↑ "Gloucestershire v Leicestershire: Will Gidman scores ton at Bristol". BBC Sport.
- ↑ "Gloucestershire v Leicestershire: Will Gidman takes 6-15". BBC Sport.
- ↑ "Gloucestershire v Leicestershire Scorecard". BBC Sport.
- ↑ "Will Gidman: Nottinghamshire sign Gloucestershire all-rounder". BBC Sport. 15 August 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ↑ Notts confirm signing of Will Gidman as all-rounder announces Gloucestershire exit, Bristol Post, 2014-08-16. Retrieved 2016-10-24.
- 1 2 Davies M (2016) Will Gidman to leave Nottinghamshire despite having a year left on his contract, Nottingham Post, 2016-10-22. Retrieved 2016-10-24.
- ↑ Will Gidman: Kent sign Nottinghamshire all-rounder on loan, BBC Sport, 2016-07-23. Retrieved 2016-07-24.
- ↑ Will Gidman: Kent sign Nottinghamshire all-rounder after loan spell, BBC Sport, 2016-10-24. Retrieved 2016-10-24.
- ↑ Davies M (2016) Former Nottinghamshire men Will Gidman and Imran Tahir join Kent and Derbyshire respectively, Nottingham Post, 2016-10-24. Retrieved 2016-10-24.
- ↑ Will Gidman signs for Kent following his release by Nottinghamshire, Kent Online, 2016-10-24. Retrieved 2016-10-24.