Roger Twose

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Roger Twose New Zealand (NZ)
Batting style	Left-hand bat
Bowling type	Right-arm medium
	Tests	ODIs
Matches	16	87
Runs scored	628	2717
Batting average	25.12	38.81
100s/50s	-/6	1/20
Top score	94	103
Balls bowled	211	272
Wickets	3	4
Bowling average	43.33	58.75
5 wickets in innings	-	-
10 wickets in match	-	n/a
Best bowling	2/36	2/31
Catches/stumpings	5/-	37/-
As of 4 February 2006 Source: Cricinfo.com

Roger Graham Twose (b. 17 April 1968) played 16 Tests and 87 one-day internationals for New Zealand, and is widely recognised as one of New Zealand's finest batsmen of the modern era. Born in England, Twose moved to play in New Zealand in the 1991-2, as it became clear he would struggle to ever force his way into the English side. Twose performed well in New Zealand for several seasons, eventually being selected for a national cap on New Zealand's 1995 tour to India.

Twose initially struggled to solidify his place in the New Zealand team, and a string of inconsistent performances soon meant he was dropped from both the Test and one day sides. However, in the 1998/1999 season, having spent a couple of years retooling his technique, Twose returned to the New Zealand side and soon became recognised as one of the best One Day batsman in the world. Twose followed strong performances against India and South Africa by being New Zealand's most successful batsman at the 1999 Cricket World Cup, scoring 318 runs at an average of 79.50. Further he achieved all this whilst studying university papers by correspondence.

While he afterwards retired from Test cricket, in the next two years, Twose performed so well, so consistently that he rose to 2nd in the world batting rankings. He reached his peak on New Zealand's 2000 tour of South Africa when he finally scored his first and only century after 75 matches.

However Twose soon started to look to life beyond cricket, and declining performances in the 2001 tour by Pakistan showed this. In 2001 he quietly retired from international cricket to pursue a banking career. His career average of 38.81 is the highest of any New Zealand batsman who has scored more than 2000 runs.