Darren Lee Maddy (born 23 May 1974) is an English former professional

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who played for

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and

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s and for the

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. Maddy made three Test match, eight

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(ODI) and four

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(T20I) appearances for England and played domestic

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for 20 years. Maddy was born at

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in 1974 and educated at Wreake Valley College.Darren Maddy
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Domestic career

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'', 28 November 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2019. and made his senior debut for the county towards the end of the 1993 English cricket season in a one-day match against

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at Grace Road. He made his

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debut the following season and played regularly for Leicestershire between 1995 and 2006. He was awarded his county cap in 1996 and won the

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with the side in 1996 and 1998 and the

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in 2004 and 2006.Darren Maddy: Ex-Warwickshire skipper to retire at end of season

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, 2 July 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2018. After being awarded a benefit season by Leicestershire in 2006 he left the club at the end of the season to join Warwickshire. After just one game for Warwickshire he became captain of the team following

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's resignation, captaining the side until the end of the 2008 season.Streak resigns as Bears captain

, 24 April 2007. Retrieved 11 January 2019.Westwood to skipper Warwickshire

, 21 November 2008. Retrieved 11 January 2019. He led Warwickshire to the County Championship Division Two title in 2008 and won the County Championship with the side in 2012 as well as the Yorkshire Bank 40 in 2010.Darren Maddy to retire from cricket at end of the season
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'', 2 July 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2019. He played for the county until the end of the 2013 season, announcing his retirement from cricket part way through the season. Maddy scored over 13,000 runs and took more than 250 wickets in first-class county matches during his domestic career as well as scoring over 9,000 runs and taking over 220 wickets in one-day county cricket. He was the first player to score 1,000 runs in

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. After retirement he became a teacher at

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International career

Maddy played three Test matches and eight ODIs for England between 1998 and 2000. He made his international debut in an ODI against

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in May 1998 and his Test debut on the same ground against

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in August 1999. His Test and ODI career was described as "brief and not especially successful" and although he scored a half-century in his final ODI against

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in early 2000, ''

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'' was of the opinion that he had "failed to make the impact hoped".England in South Africa and Zimbabwe, 1999–2000
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'', 2001. Retrieved 11 January 2019.Third One Day International
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'', 2001. Retrieved 11 January 2019. After not being considered for international duty for seven years, Maddy was selected for England's squad for the

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, the country's selectors opting to select a team of T20 specialists. He played four matches during the tournament, scoring a half-century and taking three wickets, his only international wickets.England name Twenty20 specialists

, 6 August 2007. Retrieved 11 January 2019.England facing exit after defeat

, 18 September 2007. Retrieved 11 January 2019.

Coaching career

In May 2022, Maddy was named as the coach of the Croatia national cricket team, ahead of their ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier matches in Finland in July 2022. In 2013 Maddy took up a coaching role at Solihull School as Master in charge of Cricket.

References

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