Gary Kidd is a left handed batsman and slow left arm orthodox bowler who plays for the Ireland cricket team and the Ireland Under-19s team.
Kidd played his first List A match on 22nd April 2006 at Abu Dhabi. The match was between United Arab Emirates and Ireland A. In this match, Kidd was run out on a personal score of 4 in 3 deliveries. He bowled 5 overs, out of which 1 was maiden, conceded 15 runs and did not take any wicket. United Arab Emirates won this match by 8 wickets with 138 deliveries to spare.
Kidd debuted in One day International cricket on 11th July 2007 at Belfast against Netherlands. In this match, he did not get an opportunity to bat. He bowled 9 overs, none of which were maiden, conceded 46 runs and did not take any wicket. Ireland won this match by one run.
Career Highlights
Kidd has participated in 6 One day Internationals in which he has bowled 216 deliveries and has conceded 172 runs while taking 1 wicket. His bowling average has been 172 and economy rate 4.77. He has scored 15 runs at a batting average of 15 and strike rate of 60 with 15 as the highest score. In List A cricket, Kidd has participated in 14 matches during which he has bowled 606 deliveries and has conceded 433 runs while taking 10 wickets. His bowling average has been 43.30 and economy rate 4.28. In these matches, he has scored 37 runs at a batting average of 5.28 and strike rate of 52.85 with 15 as the highest score.
