Loughborough Greenfields Cricket Club

Paul Widdowson Member Details


Personal Details
  • Paul Widdowson
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  • Place & date of birth: 27/03/74


    Marital Status: Married to Sarah


    Children: 1 – Isaac


    Family links with cricket: Dad played for Fisons/Greenfields for 30 years and was President, Captain etc, Brother was and still might be in the future a Greenfields legend


    Fields Debut: Aged 11 at Old Boys in 1985, scored 1 in 10 overs


    Batting Type: Opener/ no.3 prolific


    Bowling Type: Used to be quite sharp, now leave that to Jord, and bowl nippy swingers with the odd effort ball


    Other: Never, ever field at slip or short leg


    Highest LGCC Score: 157 not out twice


    Best LGCC Bowling: 8 for 43 against Barrow all stars, late nineties


    Nicknames: Widdow, MILF hunter, Dre



    Best cricketing moment: Playing at the Oval for Leicestershire II’s and removing Butcher, Hollioake and smarmy Ian Ward


    Most embarasing cricketing moment: Every time I have had to retire hurt with cramp in my bloody calf


    Cricketing idols: IT Botham, Malcolm Marshall, Richard Hadlee


    Best advice to give to youngsters: Go big or go home


    Biggest influence on career: The old man


    Favourite Ground: Holt Drive, Thrumpton for its teas


    Least Favourite Ground: None


    Alltime favourite;


    -Music too many to list, but currently Wylie
    -Movie Shawshank Redemption
    -Food Italian
    -Drink – Cab Sav


    Football Team: The Blades


    Best banter: Me


    Worst banter: Rob Moore


    Worst dresser: Rob Moore, thinks he’s still 13


    Talks a good game: Jordan, but he generally does play a good game as well


    Most excuses: Me


    Most vain: Moulty, Gay Lord


    Biggest moaner: Rob Moore


    Worst taste in music: Tim Loveridge


    Who I'ld like to be for a day: Andy Fordham
Performance Details

Batting and fielding history
SeasonMatchesInningsNORunsHighAverage100s50sCatchesStumpings
2008762186114 * 46.501010
20075218563 * 85.000100
total1283271114 * 54.201110
Bowling history
SeasonMatchesOversMaidensRunsWicketsBest BowlingAverageEconomy
2008740.0109842 - 1124.502.45
2007518.045032 - 2116.672.78
total1258.01414872 - 1121.142.55