Gary Loveday
Gary Edward Loveday is a former English cricketer. Loveday was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Eton Wick, Buckinghamshire.
Loveday made his Minor Counties Championship debut for Berkshire in 1985 against Shropshire. From 1985 to 2000, he represented the county in 134 Minor Counties Championship matches, the last of which came in the 2000 Championship when Berkshire played Oxfordshire at Sonning Lane in Reading. Loveday also played in the MCCA Knockout Trophy for Berkshire. His debut in that competition came in 1987 when Berkshire played Oxfordshire. From 1987 to 2000, he represented the county in 29 Trophy matches, the last of which came when Berkshire played Herefordshire in the 2000 MCCA Knockout Trophy.
Additionally, he also played List-A matches for Berkshire. His List-A debut for the county came against Yorkshire in the 1988 NatWest Trophy. From 1988 to 2000, he represented the county in 13 List-A matches, with his final List-A match coming in the 2000 NatWest Trophy when Berkshire played Durham. In his 13 matches, he scored 249 runs at a batting average of 19.15, with a single half century score of 56. Loveday was the Berkshire captain from 1996 until his retirement in 2000.
In February 2020, he was named in England's squad for the Over-50s Cricket World Cup in South Africa. However, the tournament was cancelled during the third round of matches due to the coronavirus pandemic.
