Jesse Ryder

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Personal information
Jesse Ryder

New Zealand
Batting style	Left-hand bat
Bowling style	Right-arm medium
Career statistics
	Tests	ODIs
Matches	0	5
Runs scored	-	196
Batting average	-	49
100s/50s	-/-	0/1
Top score	-	79*

Balls bowled	-	8
Wickets	-	2
Bowling average	-	32
5 wickets in innings	-	-
10 wickets in match	-	n/a
Best bowling	-	2/14
Catches/stumpings	-/-	2/0
As of February 27, 2008 Source: CricketArchive

Jesse Daniel Ryder (b. 6 August 1984) in Masterton is a New Zealand cricketer. A left-handed middle-order batsman and right-arm medium bowler. He has represented New Zealand in the Under-19 Cricket World Cup in 2002 and Central Districts at both first-class and List A level. He currently plays for Wellington and has recently been selected for the New Zealand national team.

In late May 2007 announced that he was considering changing his allegiance to England due to his frustration at not getting full international honours for New Zealand. Later that month, Ryder backtracked on his earlier comments and currently remains dedicated to one day playing cricket for New Zealand.^[1]

Since both of Ryder's grandfathers were English and his father was originally from England, he would in fact qualify as a non-overseas player in the English County Championship.

[edit] 2007/08 season

Jesse Ryder New Zealand (NZ)

Batting style	Left-handed batsman
Bowling type	Right-arm medium
	First-class	List A
Matches	36	49
Runs scored	2334	1147
Batting average	44.88	24.93
100s/50s	5/12	2/6
Top score	236	114
Balls bowled	1867	720
Wickets	32	25
Bowling average	26.56	28.12
5 wickets in innings	0	0
10 wickets in match	0	N/A
Best bowling	4-23	4-39
Catches/stumpings	30/0	17/0
Debut: 28 December 2002 Last appearance: 13 May 2007 Source: CricketArchive

In the 2007/08 season Ryder is playing for Wellington.

Ryder first gained national selection in December 2007, representing the New Zealand XI against Bangladesh in a Twenty/20 charity match. The New Zealand XI contained nine Black Caps and two up-and-coming players, Ryder and Tim Southee. Unfortunately due to injury he was unable to play the match.

On January 30 2008, Ryder was chosen in the 12-man Twenty20 squad and the 13-man ODI squad to play England. New Zealand Cricket Selection Manager, Richard Hadlee said "Jesse has the potential to provide an explosive start alongside Brendon McCullum at the top of the innings in both forms of the game." ^[2] Ex-cricketer Adam Parore subsequently hit out at the selector's decision to pick Ryder, claiming that he is "too fat" and "in no fit state to play for New Zealand."^[3]

In his first two Twenty20 games for NZ against England, Ryder scored 22 and 12 as New Zealand went on to lose both games heavily. In his first two ODI games Ryder scored 31 and 79* in vastly improved New Zealand performance. In the second ODI, he and Brendan McCullum set a new partnership record for any wicket against England with a combined total of 165 in 18.1 overs and New Zealand won by ten wickets. The previous record was Martin Crowe and Geoff Howarth's 160 at Eden Park in 1984. McCullum scored more runs (80*) off less balls (47) but Ryder (79* off 62) was named player of the match.

Ryder's first five ODI for NZ (vs England)

	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5	Average
Batting	31	79*	23	39	24	49.00
Opening Partnership†	61	165*	7	70	103	101.5
Bowling	DNB	DNB	DNB	2-14	0-50	32.00
Result‡	NZ won by 6 wickets	NZ won by 10 wickets	England won by 6 wickets	Tied	NZ won by 34 runs (D/L)

† with Brendan McCullum.
‡ NZ won the series 3-1.

Ryder and McCullum possibly represent the most successful one-day opening partnership for New Zealand in recent history. Averages for the top four were as follows:

	Innings	Not Outs	Runs	Average
J.D. Ryder	5	1	196	49.00
B.B. McCullum	5	1	261	65.25
J.M. How	4	0	201	50.25
L.R.P.L. Taylor	4	2	144	72.00

Ryder's 2007/08 season ended on February 24, 2008 when he badly cut his hand trying to break into a toilet at a Christchurch bar at 5:30am the day after NZ had won the one day series against England.^[4] NZ Cricket's general manager, Lindsay Crocker said:

"...this behaviour is unacceptable and we will have a serious discussion with him to ensure situations like this do not occur in the future. ...Ryder will pay for the damage and apologise to the bar owner. No further disciplinary action will be taken as Jesse's injuries should serve as enough of a lesson on this occasion."

It was later revealed that Ryder had been drinking until 1:30am the night before the fifth ODI against England (Ryder scored 24) and had been rude to staff at Christchurch hospital, demanding preferential treatment when he was being treated for his hand injury.^[5]