James Neesham

James Neesham
Personal information
Full name James Douglas Sheahan Neesham
Born 17 September 1990
Auckland, New Zealand
Batting style Left-handed
Bowling style Right-arm fast medium
Role All-rounder
International information
National side
  • New Zealand
Test debut (cap 264) 14 February 2014 v India
Last Test 26 June 2014 v West Indies
ODI debut (cap 177) 19 January 2013 v South Africa
Last ODI 27 October 2014 v South Africa
ODI shirt no. 83
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2010–2011 Auckland
2014 Delhi Daredevils

Kolkata Knight Riders

year3= 2015-present
Source: CricketArchive; http://www.espncricinfo.com/newzealand/content/player/355269.html, 25 February 2014

James Douglas Sheahan Neesham (born September 17, 1990[1]) is a New Zealand All Rounder cricketer. He was born in Auckland, and plays for Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League, first-class cricket for Otago cricket team, and Twenty20 12 season, making three 40-plus scores in seven innings.

He was picked by the (current) IPL 7 champions Kolkata Knight Riders and will play for them in IPL 8

He made his Test match debut against India in February 2014. He made his maiden test century in that game scoring an unbeaten 137, the highest debut hundred by a Test number 8 batsman.[2] On 9 June 2014, Neesham became the first New Zealander and overall 8th batsman to score centuries in his first two test matches by scoring 107 against West Indies at Sabina Park, Kingston.

Domestic career

Neesham began his first-class career with Auckland, but a move Otago Volts worked well for him, as he made some important contributions in the 50-over format in the 2011/12 season, making three 40-plus scores in seven innings, all of them coming at more than a run a ball.

He was among the wickets too, taking a career-best 5 for 44 against Wellington and 4 for 23 against Canterbury . The rewards came soon, as he was included in the limited-overs squads for the tour to South Africa.

Neesham was picked by IPL Frenchise Delhi Daredevils For IPL 7 .

International career

Neesham made his test debut against India and scored 137*. This is the highest score by a number 8 batsman on debut. On 9 June 2014 he made a century in his second test against the West Indies, becoming the first New Zealander to score centuries in his first two matches.[3]

Statistics

Test Centuries

#Runs Match Opponent Venue City Country Year
1 137* 1  India Basin Reserve Wellington New Zealand 2014
2 107 2  West Indies Sabina Park Kingston Jamaica 2014

Career best performances

as of 10 June 2014

Batting Bowling
Score Fixture Venue Season BBI Fixture Venue Season
Tests 137* New Zealand v India Wellington 2014 1–62 New Zealand v India Wellington 2014
ODI 42* New Zealand v Sri Lanka Dambulla 2013 4–42 New Zealand v Bangladesh Dhaka 2013
T20I 14* New Zealand v West Indies Wellington 2014 3–16 New Zealand v West Indies Auckland 2014
FC 147 Otago Volts v Central Districts Stags Nelson 2014 5–65 Otago Volts v Northern Districts Knights Whangarei 2013
LA 69 Otago Volts v Wellington Firebirds Invercargill 2012 5–44 Otago Volts v Wellington Firebirds Wellington 2011
T20 59* Otago Volts v Auckland Aces Queenstown 2012 3–16 New Zealand v West Indies Auckland 2014

References

  1. ↑ Player profile: James Neesham from ESPNcricinfo
  2. ↑ "Brendon McCullum hits 302 as New Zealand draw with India". BBC Sport. 18 February 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  3. ↑ New Zealand 7 for 508 (dec), West Indies 0 for 19 at stumps on day two of first Test in Jamaica, after century by Jimmy Neesham

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