Max Waller
Encyclopedia
Max Thomas Charles Waller (born 3 March 1988 in Salisbury
, Wiltshire
) is an English cricket
er. He is a right-handed batsman and a leg break
bowler. He plays first-class
cricket
for Somerset County Cricket Club
, and after impressing in the Second XI he was awarded a first team contract.
early in the 2009 season, finishing the game with modest figures of 1/46. His real breakthrough came in the Twenty20 Cup
, where he impressed, playing all but two of the group stage games, and taking 10 wickets at 20.80. At the end of the 2009 season, he was named as part of the ECB Performance Programme 'C' squad to travel to South Africa
.
Waller did not appear for Somerset in first-class cricket in the 2010 season, after the county signed Murali Kartik
, and favoured Michael Munday
early in the year. Waller did play occasional games in both the Clydesdale Bank 40
and Friends Provident t20
competitions. In nine Clydesdale Bank 40 matches during the season, Waller claimed four wickets at an bowling average
of 61.50, while he did not claim any wickets in the Twenty20, bowling just three overs across his two appearances. He also made two appearances for Dorset
during the year, and claimed four wickets in the Minor Counties Championship Final against Lincolnshire
, helping Dorset to a 135 run victory.
Salisbury
Salisbury is a cathedral city in Wiltshire, England and the only city in the county. It is the second largest settlement in the county...
, Wiltshire
Wiltshire
Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers...
) is an English 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. He is a right-handed batsman and a leg break
Leg break
A leg break is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. A delivery of a right-handed leg spin bowler. Leg breaks are also colloquially known as leggies or wrist spinners, as the wrist is the body part which is primarily used to impart spin on the ball, as opposed to the fingers in the case of...
bowler. He plays first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
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...
for Somerset County Cricket Club
Somerset County Cricket Club
Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset...
, and after impressing in the Second XI he was awarded a first team contract.
Career
He made his debut for the first team in a Friends Provident Trophy match against KentKent County Cricket Club
Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...
early in the 2009 season, finishing the game with modest figures of 1/46. His real breakthrough came in the Twenty20 Cup
Twenty20 Cup
The Twenty20 Cup was a cricket competition for English and Welsh county clubs.In 2010, it has been replaced by Friends Provident t20 as the domestic Twenty20 competition.-History:...
, where he impressed, playing all but two of the group stage games, and taking 10 wickets at 20.80. At the end of the 2009 season, he was named as part of the ECB Performance Programme 'C' squad to travel to South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
.
Waller did not appear for Somerset in first-class cricket in the 2010 season, after the county signed Murali Kartik
Murali Kartik
Murali Kartik is an Indian cricketer who sporadically represented the India national cricket team since 2000...
, and favoured Michael Munday
Michael Munday
For the Canadian volleyball player with the same name see Michael Munday Michael Kenneth Munday is an English cricketer who played for Somerset until 2010...
early in the year. Waller did play occasional games in both the Clydesdale Bank 40
2010 Clydesdale Bank 40
The 2010 Clydesdale Bank 40 tournament is the inaugural Clydesdale Bank 40 limited overs cricket competition for the England and Wales first-class counties...
and Friends Provident t20
2010 Friends Provident t20
The 2010 Friends Provident t20 tournament was the inaugural Friends Provident t20 Twenty20 cricket competition for the England and Wales first-class counties. The competition ran from 1 June 2010 until the finals day at The Rose Bowl on 14 August 2010...
competitions. In nine Clydesdale Bank 40 matches during the season, Waller claimed four wickets at an bowling average
Bowling average
Bowling average is a statistic measuring the performance of bowlers in the sport of cricket.A bowler's bowling average is defined as the total number of runs conceded by the bowlers divided by the number of wickets taken by the bowler, so the lower the average the better. It is similar to earned...
of 61.50, while he did not claim any wickets in the Twenty20, bowling just three overs across his two appearances. He also made two appearances for Dorset
Dorset County Cricket Club
Dorset County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Dorset and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
during the year, and claimed four wickets in the Minor Counties Championship Final against Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire County Cricket Club
Lincolnshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs, which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Lincolnshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
, helping Dorset to a 135 run victory.