Max Field Cricketer

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. 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. With the ball, he took 24 wickets at a bowling average of 32.58, with best figures of 4/76. 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. He took 2 wickets in his three matches, which came at an average of 30.00, with best figures of 2/31. 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.