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.

Max Field
Personal information
Full name
Maxwell Nicholas Field
Born (1950-03-23) 23 March 1950 (age 74)
Coventry, Warwickshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1974–1975Warwickshire
1974Cambridge University
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 11 8
Runs scored 122 15
Batting average 12.20 7.50
100s/50s –/– –/–
Top score 39* 13*
Balls bowled 1,684 382
Wickets 24 4
Bowling average 37.33 47.75
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 4/76 2/31
Catches/stumpings 1/– –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 28 September 2011

Playing career

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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]

References

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  1. ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Max Field". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  2. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Max Field". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  3. ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Max Field". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  4. ^ a b "List A Matches played by Max Field". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  5. ^ a b "List A Bowling For Each Team by Max Field". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
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