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Alistair Jonathan Maiden (born 15 September 1982) is an English cricket coach.

Maiden was a right-handed batsman, born in Stourbridge, Worcestershire.

While studying for his degree in Management at Durham University, Maiden made his first-class debut for Durham UCCE against Lancashire in 2002. He made eight first-class appearances, the last of which came against Durham in 2005.

In his nine first-class matches for the university, he scored 448 runs at an average of 37.33, with a high score of 211 not out. This score, which was his only first-class century, came against Somerset in 2005. It became the highest individual first-class score for Durham University, and the first to be a double-century. While studying at Durham University, he also made a single first-class appearance for British Universities against the touring Bangladeshis in 2005. He batted once in this match, scoring 20 runs before being dismissed by Mashrafe Mortaza.

Maiden also played Minor counties cricket, starting with Staffordshire who he made three Minor Counties Championship appearances for in 2006. For the 2007 season he joined Northumberland, who he made four Minor Counties Championship appearances and a single MCCA Knockout Trophy appearance for between 2007 and 2009.

He was appointed an assistant coach by Yorkshire in February 2022.

In August 2024, Maiden was appointed as head coach of Warwickshire based Bears Women for the 2025 season. Three months later he was also announced as the new Birmingham Phoenix women's head coach for the 2025 edition of The Hundred.

References

1. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Alistair Maiden". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
2. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Alistair Maiden". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
3. "Somerset v Durham UCCE, 2005". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
4. "Runs record for Alistair Maiden and Durham cricket - Durham University". Team Durham. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
5. "British Universities v Bangladeshis, 2005". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
6. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Alistair Maiden". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
7. "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Alistair Maiden". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
8. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/60377440
9. "Warwickshire name Maiden as first Bears Women boss". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
10. "Ali Maiden named Bears women head coach, set to leave Yorkshire's men". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
11. "Maiden named Phoenix Women head coach for 2025". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 November 2024.

External links

• Alistair Maiden at ESPNcricinfo

• 1982 births
• Living people
• Sportspeople from Stourbridge
• English cricketers
• Alumni of Collingwood College, Durham
• Durham MCCU cricketers
• Staffordshire cricketers
• Northumberland cricketers
• British Universities cricketers
• Cricketers from the West Midlands (county)