Max Field
{{Short description|English cricketer}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name =
| country = England
| fullname = Maxwell Nicholas Field
| nickname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1950|3|23|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Coventry, Warwickshire, England
| heightft =
| heightinch =
| heightm =
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm medium
| role =
| family =
| club1 = Warwickshire
| year1 = 1974–1975
| clubnumber1 =
| club2 = Cambridge University
| year2 = 1974
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| 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.
Playing career
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.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/29/29388/First-Class_Matches.html|title=First-Class Matches played by Max Field|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=28 September 2011}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/29/29388/f_Batting_by_Team.html|title=First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Max Field|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=28 September 2011}} With the ball, he took 24 wickets at a bowling average of 32.58, with best figures of 4/76.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/29/29388/f_Bowling_by_Team.html|title=First-class Bowling For Each Team by Max Field|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=28 September 2011}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/29/29388/List_A_Matches.html|title=List A Matches played by Max Field|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=28 September 2011}} He took 2 wickets in his three matches, which came at an average of 30.00, with best figures of 2/31.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/29/29388/a_Bowling_by_Team.html|title=List A Bowling For Each Team by Max Field|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=28 September 2011}}
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. 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. 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.
References
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External links
- [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/13042.html Max Field] at ESPNcricinfo
- [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/29/29388/29388.html Max Field] at CricketArchive
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Category:Cricketers from Coventry
Category:Alumni of the University of Cambridge
Category:Cambridge University cricketers