Top Five ODI-T20 Cricket All-Rounders of New Zealand
by MairaS on December 6, 2010
in 20Twenty Cricket, New Zealand, One day Cricket
Top Five ODI Cricket All-Rounders of New Zealand
With the help of exceptionally well-talented all-rounders, New Zealand has won numerous ODI matches with great margins. DanielVettori, a well-respected captain of New Zealand cricket team, is the number 1 ODI all-rounder of New Zealand for his unpredictable, penetrative bowling and sensible batting. Vettori has currently scored 1979 runs and taken 275 wickets in just 259 ODI matches. Jacob Oram rules the second spot for his high agility level, aggressive batting approach and commendable medium-fast bowling skills. Due to possession of such qualities he has scored 2203 runs and taken 142 wickets in just more than 130 ODI matches. Third rank is attained by Scott Styris who is an extraordinary seamer and very experienced batsmen which is proved by the fact that he has scored 4056 runs and taken 128 ODI wickets in more than 150 ODI matches. Scott Styris is followed by Kyle Mills with 750 runs and 178 wickets in 118 ODI matches. Kyle Mills is generally characterized as a promising batsmen and a talented medium-fast bowler. Top all rounders of New Zealand in ODI are:
- D.Vettori
- J.Oram
- S.Styris
- K.Mills
- Richard Hadlee
Top Five T20 Cricket All-Rounders of New Zealand
New Zealand is emerging as a strong team to beat, in T20 cricket, as they have variety of talented all-rounders with exceptional abilities. Most high ranked player of New Zealand in T20 cricket is Daniel Vettori as he has scored 187 runs and taken 35 wickets in just 28 by playing well-timed strokes and bowling out exceptional left-arm orthodox deliveries. Scott Styris, an integral part of New Zealand T20 squad is second in rankings. He is greatly known for his successful hard-hitting and unpredictable medium bowling; as a result he has scored 492 runs and taken 17 wickets in 28 T20 matches. S.Styris is followed by Nathan McCullum with 21 wickets and 160 runs in 22 T20 matches. Nathan McCullum is generally characterized as an extremely aggressive player who disgraces opposing team with his hard-hitting and superb right-arm offbreak spin bowling.
In future these all-rounders will not only enhance the image of New Zealand cricket team but will also be the core reason for New Zealand team domination in T20 cricket. Top all rounders of New Zealand in T20 cricket are:
- D.Vettori
- S.Styris
- N.McCullum
- J.Oram
- T.Southee
Top Ten Fielders of New Zealand in Test-ODI-T20 Cricket
by MairaS on September 7, 2010
in New Zealand
Top Ten Fielders of New Zealand in Test Cricket
New Zealand plays fewer test matches and they get to play more of One day Internationals and Twenty-Twenty matches.
Fielding is very good but when compared to other nations such as Australia and South Africa, they lack the sparkle or the lustre which is required in test matches. This may have to do with the fact that it’s the longest version of the game, going up to five days.
They have good senior players in the game, which is an added point for them. There are some players in the team like Jesse Ryder and Scott Styris, who are not great in their fitness levels, but since they are equally committed to the game, that doesn’t come in the way. Top ten fielders of New Zealand in test cricket are:
1. SP Fleming
2. MD Crowe
3. NJ Astle
4. JV Coney
5. DL Vettori
6. BA Young
7. LRPL Taylor
8. BE Congdon
9. GM Turner
10. JJ Crowe
Top Ten Fielders of New Zealand in ODI Cricket
New Zealand is very similar in One Day Internationals as well as Test Matches. The players are more agile and concentrated and free in this version of the game.
Their performance on the field is fifty-fifty. On some days they are excellent and on others are not that great.
New Zealand’s fielding strategy and formation is very attacking. They take special care of the main 30 yard circle, their fielding is excellent and they never let easy singles to be taken, which really helps New Zealand in enhancing their performance in One Day Internationals.
In the past they have taken many spectacular catches as well and their performance hasn’t deteriorated in this aspect at all. Top ten fielders of New Zealand in ODI are:
1. SP Fleming
2. CZ Harris
3. NJ Astle
4. DL Vettori
5. MD Crowe
6. CL Cairns
7. SB Styris
8. LRPL Taylor
9. JG Wright
10. CD McMillan
Top Ten Fielders of New Zealand in T20 Cricket
In the Twenty-Twenty format, New Zealand is the same as in One Day Internationals. Their fielding is excellent, their strong point and they are very active on the field.
New Zealand has a couple of all-rounders who prove to be very helpful on the field. They know how to deal with tough situations and can bring the match on track when their performance is going on and when the other players are panicking.
In the last Twenty-Twenty match, they added players who were still recovering, as they had been injured previously. New Zealand was smart enough to put some players on hold as well, in case the present team members would not be fully fit to play the World Cup. Top ten fielders of New Zealand in T20 are:
1. LRPL Taylor
2. JDP Oram
3. BB McCullum
4. NL McCullum
5. MJ Guptill
6. DL Vettori
7. SB Styris
8. TG Southee
9. JEC Franklin
10. JD Ryder
New Zealand Cricket Team – Profile
by MairaS on February 2, 2010
in New Zealand
Profile for New Zealand team
New Zealand cricket team is also one of the strong cricket team that can challenge the top teams in the cricketing world. The team New Zealand is full of young talent that can perform at the required time. The players like Ross Taylor and Martin Guptill are serious talents that can play the game as per the requirement. The New Zealand is playing under the strong leadership of Daniel Vettori who is in the prime form of his life at the moment. He is scoring runs in the batting and taking wickets in the bowling and guiding his team to the victories. Brendon McCullum is one of the best attacking batsmen in the world who can briskly score the runs and put the opposition in trouble.
The rebel of some New Zealand players for playing ICL Twenty 20 format showed New Zealand down in the ranking and struggle in the world cricket. But, fortunately, ICL bubble went off and rebel players came back to play for New Zealand and that gave the required strength to the team. But, the important factor that has cost the New Zealand team is to find the good young talent that can fill up the boots of great players that retired from New Zealand cricket. Only few players are performing in the team which makes it difficult for New Zealand to win game continuously. Nevertheless, New Zealand can surely provide the challenge to the top teams in upcoming cricket World Cup 2011.