Andrew Golding, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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cricketer
Date of Birth: 05-Oct-1963
Place of Birth: Colchester, England, United Kingdom
Profession: cricketer
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Andrew Golding
- Andrew Kenneth Golding (born 5 October 1963) is a former English cricketer.
- Golding was a right-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox.
- He was born in Colchester, Essex. Golding made his only first-class appearance for Essex against the touring New Zealanders in 1983.
- In this match, he took the head of Ian Smith in the New Zealander's first-innings, for the cost of 44 runs from 14 overs.
- In their second-innings he dismissed the same batsman, this time conceding 53 runs from 14 overs.
- Following this match he played a Youth Test match for England Young Cricketers against Australia Young Cricketers.
- Golding later went on to study at Cambridge University, with him making his first-class debut for Cambridge University Cricket Club against Leicestershire in 1984.
- He made 14 further first-class appearances for the university, the last of which came against Middlesex in 1988.
- In his 15 first-class appearance for the university, he runs at an average of 17.94 mph, with a high score of 47.
- With the ball, he took 16 wickets at an expensive bowling average of 91.81, with best figures of 3/51.
- He also made an appearance for a combined Oxford and Cambridge Universities team against the touring New Zealanders in 1986.
- While at the university he made his List A for the Combined Universities against Hampshire in the 1986 Benson & Hedges Cup.
- He made 3 further List A appearances for the team, all of which came in that seasons Benson & Hedges Cup.He joined Suffolk in 1990, making his debut for the county in that seasons Minor Counties Championship against Northumberland.
- He played Minor counties cricket for Suffolk from 1990 to 1996, making 54 Minor Counties Championship and 10 MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances.
- He made his first List A appearance for Suffolk against Worcestershire in the 1990 NatWest Trophy.
- He made 3 further List A appearances for the county, the last of which came against Somerset in the 1996 NatWest Trophy.
- In his 4 List A matches for Suffolk, he took 5 wickets at an average of 25.00, with best figures of 2/15.
- He later joined Northumberland, playing Minor counties cricket for the county from 1997 to 1999, making 16 Minor Counties Championship and 3 MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances.
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