Darren Maddy

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Darren Maddy
England
Personal information
Batting style	Right hand bat
Bowling style	Right arm medium
Career statistics
	Tests	ODIs
Matches	3	8
Runs scored	46	113
Batting average	11.50	18.83
100s/50s	-/-	-/1
Top score	24	53
Balls bowled	84	-
Wickets	-	-
Bowling average	-	-
5 wickets in innings	-	-
10 wickets in match	-	n/a
Best bowling	-	-
Catches/stumpings	4/-	1/-
As of 1 January 2006 Source: [1]

Darren Lee Maddy (born 23 May 1974, Leicester)^[1] is an English cricketer who plays first class cricket for Warwickshire. He played three Tests and eight One Day Internationals for England, making one international fifty in his ten innings between 1998 and 2000 before he was finally dropped following the tour of Zimbabwe in 2000, where he made 53 in his final One-day International^[2]. Maddy has been playing first class cricket since 1994, when he made his debut against the touring South Africans. His first class batting average has been steadily declining since he made 1,187 runs in the 2002 season^[3], and he has made a total of three first class centuries in the period from 2003 to 2005, one of which was against Durham UCCE ^[4].

However, the 2005 season also saw him hit his first List A century since 1999, with 107 not out in a seven-wicket win over the Warwickshire Bears^[5].

In Twenty20 cricket Maddy was the first to reach a 1,000 runs and as of September 2007 is the second highest scorer in the competitions history. ^[6]

On the 31st October 2006, It was officially announced that Darren Maddy had left Leicestershire to join Warwickshire on a two year contract. On 25th April 2007 he became captain of Warwickshire after just one game of the domestic season following Heath Streak's resignation.^[7]

In the 2007 season Maddy's form much improved with his move to Warwickshire. In the 4 day format of the game he scored four centuries and two fifties, top scoring with 148 not out. He also took 15 wickets including one 5 wicket haul in the same competition. Despite averaging 46.82 runs per innings in the Championship, Warwickshire could not avoid relegation in this competition, as well as relegation in the 40 over competition.^[8]

Consistent performances in the One Day Domestic tournaments earned Maddy a call up to the England squad, set to travel to South Africa for the inaugural Twenty20 World Cup in September 2007.^[9]

Whilst in South Africa, Maddy played 4 Twenty20 games for England, scoring 113 runs in total at an average of 28.25. He Top Scored with 50 against New Zealand in the Super Eights phase of the competition. He also bowled 3 overs in the competition, taking 3 wickets. His best bowling figures were 1 over for 6 runs and 2 wickets, again in the New Zealand game where he top scored with the bat.^[10]

It was announced on September 29, 2007 that Maddy would be joining the rebel Indian Cricket League. This was announced by ICL Chairman Kapil Dev. He will be joining the likes of Brian Lara and Inzamam ul-Haq who have already signed up.

[edit] Notes

1. ^ Player Profile: Darren Maddy from Cricinfo
2. ^ Third One-day International: Zimbabwe v England at Harare, 20 Feb 2000, scorecard from Cricinfo, retrieved 12 January 2005
3. ^ First-class Batting and Fielding in Each Season by Darren Maddy
4. ^ MCC University Match: Leicestershire v Durham UCCE, scorecard from BBC, retrieved 12 January 2006
5. ^ totesport League: Warwickshire v Leicestershire, 19 June 2005, Edgbaston, scorecard from Cricinfo, retrieved 12 January 2006
6. ^ Most Runs in Twenty20 Matches
7. ^ BBC SPORT | Cricket | Counties | Warwickshire | Streak resigns as Bears captain
8. ^ Warwickshire in LV County Championship - Division One 2007 - Averages - Stats - ECB
9. ^ BBC SPORT | Cricket | England | England name Twenty20 specialists
10. ^ BBC SPORT | Cricket | England facing exit after defeat

[edit] Additional references

• Player Profile: Darren Maddy, from CricketArchive, retrieved 12 January 2006