Max David Edward Holden (born 18 December 1997) is an English

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er who plays for

Middlesex Middlesex (; abbreviation: Middx) is a Historic counties of England, former county in South East England, now mainly within Greater London. Its boundaries largely followed three rivers: the River Thames, Thames in the south, the River Lea, Le ...

Domestic career

Middlesex

Born in Cambridge, Holden progressed through the

youth system, signing a four year professional contract in September 2015. In January 2017, Holden was loaned out to

Northamptonshire Northamptonshire ( ; abbreviated Northants.) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. It is bordered by Leicestershire, Rutland and Lincolnshire to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshi ...

, where made his first-class debut on 2 April 2017 against

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as part of the Marylebone Cricket Club University fixtures. He subsequently made his

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debut for Northamptonshire in the

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on 12 May 2017. Upon returning to Middlesex, Holden made his first-class debut for the club against

Hampshire Hampshire (, ; abbreviated to Hants.) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Berkshire to the north, Surrey and West Sussex to the east, the Isle of Wight across the Solent to the south, ...

in September 2017, before signing a contract extension until 2020. He made his

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debut in the

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on 6 July 2018. On 27 August 2020, in the opening match of the

2020 t20 Blast The 2020 Vitality Blast was the eighteenth edition of the T20 Blast currently known as the Vitality Blast, a professional Twenty20 cricket league being played in England and Wales. run by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), which was br ...

, Holden scored his first century in a T20 match, with an unbeaten 102 runs from 60 balls. He bettered this score on 16 June 2023, with an unbeaten 121 runs from 59 balls against

Kent Kent is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Essex across the Thames Estuary to the north, the Strait of Dover to the south-east, East Sussex to the south-west, Surrey to the west, and Gr ...

Lord's Cricket Ground Lord's Cricket Ground, commonly known as Lord's, is a cricket List of Test cricket grounds, venue in St John's Wood, Westminster. Named after its founder, Thomas Lord, it is owned by Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and is the home of Middlesex C ...

; as of 2025 this remains the highest score in a T20 match at Lord's. In February 2025, Holden signed a new contract with Middlesex to run until the end of the 2027 season.

Franchise cricket

Holden was signed by

Manchester Originals Manchester Originals are a franchise 100-ball cricket side based in the city of Manchester. The team represents the historic county of Lancashire in the newly founded The Hundred competition, beginning in the 2021 season, and playing at Old ...

ahead of the 2023 edition of The Hundred. He was part of the Originals side that reached the 2023 final. In the 2025 draft, Holden was selected to join

Trent Rockets Trent Rockets are a franchise 100-ball cricket side based in the city of Nottingham. The team represents the Historic counties of England, historic counties of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Leicestershire in the newly founded The Hundred (cri ...

. He played for

Dubai Capitals Dubai Capitals is a Twenty20 franchise cricket team based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates that competes in the International League T20 tournament since 2023. The team's home-ground is the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. The team is coache ...

in the 2024 International League T20, before joining the

Desert Vipers The Desert Vipers is a professional Twenty20 franchise cricket team that plays in the Emirati International League T20 (ILT20). It was one of the six teams that were announced for the inaugural season. It was founded in 2022, and currently owned ...

ahead of the 2025 edition of the tournament.

International career

Prior to his first-class debut, Holden was part of England's squad for the

2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup The 2016 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup was an international limited-overs cricket tournament held in Bangladesh from 22 January to 14 February 2016. It was the eleventh edition of the Under-19 Cricket World Cup, and the second to be held in Ban ...

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. 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 Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian subcontinent, ...

in July 2016, and a four-day series against

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in July 2017. In May 2025, Holden was called up to the England Lions side for two four-day matches against

India A The India A cricket team is a national cricket team representing second-tier cricket of India national cricket team. The matches played by India A receive first-class and List A classification. It is a developmental team, domestic players who ar ...

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* 1997 births Living people English cricketers Middlesex cricketers Northamptonshire cricketers Cricketers from Cambridge Manchester Originals cricketers 21st-century English sportsmen {{England-cricket-bio-1990s-stub