Max Holden (cricketer)

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

Max Holden

Personal information
Full name	Max David Edward Holden
Born	(1997-12-18) 18 December 1997 (age 27) Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off break
Role	Batsman
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2016–present	Middlesex (squad no. 4)
2017	→ Northamptonshire (on loan)
2023–2024	Manchester Originals
2024	Dubai Capitals
2025	Desert Vipers
2025–present	Trent Rockets
First-class debut	2 April 2017 Northamptonshire v Loughborough MCCU
List A debut	12 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

Domestic career

Middlesex

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

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

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]