Giles Ecclestone

Who is Giles Ecclestone?

Giles William Ecclestone is an English cricketer. Ecclestone is a left-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace. He was born in Lambeth, London.

Ecclestone made his debut for Cambridgeshire in the 1989 Minor Counties Championship against Suffolk. From 1989 to 1996, he represented the county in 41 Championship matches, following those up 6 years later with his final Championship appearance for Cambridgeshire against Bedfordshire. Ecclestone played in the MCCA Knockout Trophy for Cambridgeshire, making his debut in that competition against Suffolk in 1989. From 1989 to 1997, he played 17 Trophy matches. He followed that up during his second stint with the county by playing 5 more from 2002 to 2004, the last of which came against Cumberland.

It was for Cambridgeshire that Ecclestone made his debut in List A cricket against Northamptonshire in the 1992 NatWest Trophy. Following the 1992 season, he played a single List A match in South Africa for Natal Country Districts against Orange Free State. For Cambridgeshire, he played a further 4 List A matches during his first stint with the county, the last of which came against Hampshire in the 1997 NatWest Trophy. Ecclestone made his only appearance for a combined Minor Counties team in a List A match against Lancashire in the 1997 Benson and Hedges Cup.