Ed Giddins
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Edward Simon Hunter Giddins (born 20 July 1971, Eastbourne
, Sussex
) is a former English
cricket
er who played in four Tests
from 1999 to 2000. Giddins played for four counties during his career – Sussex, Warwickshire, Surrey and Hampshire.
in August 1999, taking four wickets for 79 runs. Giddins' first Test match dismissal was former-Warwickshire batsman Roger Twose
. New Zealand won this Test by 83 runs to clinch the four-game series 2–1.
The second Test finished as a draw, with Giddins getting figures of 1–46 and being the not out batsman in both England innings.
to earn his living and appeared on the poker chat show Heads Up with Richard Herring
to discuss his career.
Giddins has also appeared on the BBC
reality TV show Arrange Me a Marriage
.
Giddins is currently, as of 2009, working for Sky Poker as an analyst.
In May 2011 Giddins starred in the second series of Channel 4s Celebrity Five Go To in which the celebrities visited South Africa.
Giddins was voted the winner of the programme by the various people who looked after the celebrities during their stay.
Eastbourne
Eastbourne is a large town and borough in East Sussex, on the south coast of England between Brighton and Hastings. The town is situated at the eastern end of the chalk South Downs alongside the high cliff at Beachy Head...
, Sussex
Sussex
Sussex , from the Old English Sūþsēaxe , is an historic county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. It is bounded on the north by Surrey, east by Kent, south by the English Channel, and west by Hampshire, and is divided for local government into West...
) is a former English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er who played in four Tests
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
from 1999 to 2000. Giddins played for four counties during his career – Sussex, Warwickshire, Surrey and Hampshire.
New Zealand
Giddins made his international debut against New Zealand at the OvalThe Oval
The Kia Oval, still commonly referred to by its original name of The Oval, is an international cricket ground in Kennington, in the London Borough of Lambeth. In the past it was also sometimes called the Kennington Oval...
in August 1999, taking four wickets for 79 runs. Giddins' first Test match dismissal was former-Warwickshire batsman Roger Twose
Roger Twose
Roger Graham Twose played 16 Tests and 87 One Day Internationals for New Zealand in the mid-1990s.Born in England, Twose moved to play in New Zealand in 1991-92, as it became clear he would struggle to ever force his way into the England side...
. New Zealand won this Test by 83 runs to clinch the four-game series 2–1.
Zimbabwe
Giddins was not selected for the winter tour of South Africa, but was back in the side for the two tests in England against Zimbabwe the following summer. England won the two-game series 1–0 and much of this is down to Giddins whose career best international figures of 5–15 in the first Zimbabwe innings helped swing the match in England's favour. Giddins also took two wickets in the second innings as well as scoring his highest score for England.The second Test finished as a draw, with Giddins getting figures of 1–46 and being the not out batsman in both England innings.
West Indies
Giddins was named in the team to face West Indies in the opening game the five match series of 2000. England lost this game by an innings and 93 runs and Giddins' figures of 0–73, as well as his only international pair, meant he was subsequently dropped from the side. This was to be his last appearance for the national side.After cricket
He has recently turned to pokerPoker
Poker is a family of card games that share betting rules and usually hand rankings. Poker games differ in how the cards are dealt, how hands may be formed, whether the high or low hand wins the pot in a showdown , limits on bet sizes, and how many rounds of betting are allowed.In most modern poker...
to earn his living and appeared on the poker chat show Heads Up with Richard Herring
Heads Up with Richard Herring
Heads Up with Richard Herring or HUWRH, was a British celebrity chat show written by and starring Richard Herring, who is best known as one half of comedy duo Lee and Herring, the stars of BBC Two shows Fist of Fun and This Morning With Richard Not Judy...
to discuss his career.
Giddins has also appeared on the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
reality TV show Arrange Me a Marriage
Arrange Me a Marriage
Arrange Me a Marriage is a British Reality TV series, for which the pilot episode aired on BBC2 in March 2007; while the first of five series episodes aired on 22 November 2007.-Format:...
.
Giddins is currently, as of 2009, working for Sky Poker as an analyst.
In May 2011 Giddins starred in the second series of Channel 4s Celebrity Five Go To in which the celebrities visited South Africa.
Giddins was voted the winner of the programme by the various people who looked after the celebrities during their stay.