Max Holden (cricketer)

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Max Holden
Personal information
Full name
Max David Edward Holden
Born (1997-12-18) 18 December 1997 (age 27)
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2016–presentMiddlesex (squad no. 4)
2017→ Northamptonshire (on loan)
2023–2024Manchester Originals
2024Dubai Capitals
2025Desert Vipers
2025–presentTrent Rockets
First-class debut2 April 2017 Northamptonshire v Loughborough MCCU
List A debut12 May 2017 Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 107 24 95
Runs scored 5,529 845 2,259
Batting average 31.59 42.25 27.21
100s/50s 9/25 1/5 2/10
Top score 211* 166 121*
Balls bowled 642 126 6
Wickets 5 1 0
Bowling average 92.00 104.00 –
5 wickets in innings 0 0 –
10 wickets in match 0 0 –
Best bowling 2/59 1/29 –
Catches/stumpings 33/– 7/– 30/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 2 August 2025

Max David Edward Holden (born 18 December 1997) is an English cricketer who plays for Middlesex.[1]

Domestic career

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Middlesex

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Born in Cambridge, Holden progressed through the Middlesex youth system, signing a four year professional contract in September 2015.[2] In January 2017, Holden was loaned out to Northamptonshire,[3] where made his first-class debut on 2 April 2017 against Loughborough MCCU as part of the Marylebone Cricket Club University fixtures.[4] He subsequently made his List A debut for Northamptonshire in the 2017 Royal London One-Day Cup on 12 May 2017.[5]

Upon returning to Middlesex, Holden made his first-class debut for the club against Hampshire in September 2017, before signing a contract extension until 2020.[6] He made his Twenty20 debut in the 2018 t20 Blast on 6 July 2018.[7] On 27 August 2020, in the opening match of the 2020 t20 Blast, Holden scored his first century in a T20 match, with an unbeaten 102 runs from 60 balls.[8] He bettered this score on 16 June 2023, with an unbeaten 121 runs from 59 balls against Kent at Lord's Cricket Ground; as of 2025 this remains the highest score in a T20 match at Lord's.[9] In February 2025, Holden signed a new contract with Middlesex to run until the end of the 2027 season.[10]

Franchise cricket

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Holden was signed by Manchester Originals ahead of the 2023 edition of The Hundred.[11] He was part of the Originals side that reached the 2023 final.[12] In the 2025 draft, Holden was selected to join Trent Rockets.[13]

He played for Dubai Capitals in the 2024 International League T20, before joining the Desert Vipers ahead of the 2025 edition of the tournament.[14]

International career

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Prior to his first-class debut, Holden was part of England's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Bangladesh.[15] Following the tournament, he was appointed as the captain of the England under-19 cricket team for two four-day matches and a one-day series against Sri Lanka in July 2016,[16] and a four-day series against India in July 2017.[17]

In May 2025, Holden was called up to the England Lions side for two four-day matches against India A.[18]

References

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  1. ^ "Max Holden". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Holden signs long term deal with Middlesex". Middlesex CCC. 24 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Max Holden: Middlesex loan England Under-19 captain to Northants". BBC Sport. 23 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Marylebone Cricket Club University Matches, Northamptonshire v Loughborough MCCU at Northampton, Apr 2-4, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Royal London One-Day Cup, North Group: Leicestershire v Northamptonshire at Leicester, May 12, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  6. ^ "MAX HOLDEN SIGNS EXTENDED CONTRACT WITH MIDDLESEX CRICKET". Middlesex CCC. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  7. ^ "South Group (N), Vitality Blast at Chelmsford, Jul 6 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  8. ^ "Max Holden leads Middlesex's young contingent but rain wins the day". The Cricketer. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  9. ^ "High scores in T20s at ENG: Lord's, London". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  10. ^ "Batter Holden extends Middlesex deal through 2027". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  11. ^ "The Hundred: England fast bowler Lauren Filer among final signings for 2023 tournament". BBC Sport. 13 July 2023.
  12. ^ "Invincibles vs Originals, Final at London, Men's Hundred, Aug 27 2023 - Full Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. 27 August 2023.
  13. ^ "TOM HELM & MAX HOLDEN PICKED IN 2025 HUNDRED DRAFT". Middlesex CCC. 13 March 2025.
  14. ^ "NEW RECRUIT MAX HOLDEN EXCITED ABOUT MAKING HIS DESERT VIPERS DEBUT". Desert Vipers. 3 December 2024.
  15. ^ "Taylor to lead England in ICC U19 World Cup". ECB. England & Wales Cricket Board. 22 December 2015. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  16. ^ "Mass changes as Holden leads England Under-19s". ESPNcricinfo. 12 July 2016.
  17. ^ "MAX HOLDEN TO CAPTAIN ENGLAND UNDER 19'S AGAINST INDIA THIS SUMMER". Middlesex CCC. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  18. ^ "MAX HOLDEN ADDED TO ENGLAND LIONS SQUAD TO FACE INDIA 'A'". Middlesex CCC. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
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