Best cricket players of New Zealand cricket team: Jeremy Coney
by MairaS on July 10, 2011
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Jeremy Coney, a former cricketer, played for the New Zealand cricket team and represented his side over 52 Test matches and 88 One Day Internationals. He also captained the team in 15 Tests and 25 ODIs. Coney is remembered as the most victorious batsman that New Zealand cricket team ever had.
In 1978-79, he won a triumphant home series against Pakistani cricket team that secured his regular standing in the team. This followed with his pertinent presence in the team when it reached the semi finals of the World Cup of 1979. Coney MBE, as a captain lost only one series and in 1984, he won the title of Wisden Cricketer of the Year. When in 1986, he given the responsibility as a captain, NZ won the series and thereby, Coney’s captaincy became a premier playing gesture for the team. Coney also played as a medium-pace bowler in ODIs where he acquired 54 wickets that included 4/46 against Sri Lanka in the season on 1985.
Owing to his height and approach as a slip fielder, Coney was recognized as The Mantis: a nickname that reflected his devastating aura. In 1986, he won an MBE and now works as a commentator for Test Match Special and Sky TV. Jeremy Coney is a brilliant player from New Zealand Cricket Team.
Popular cricket players of New Zealand: Jeffrey Crowe
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Jeffrey Crowe, son of Dave Crowe and Martin Crowe’s elder brother, is a former cricketer of the New Zealand cricket team. A right-hand batsman and a right-arm bowler, Jeff Crowe entered the world of Test Cricket in 1982-83. This was one year later after his brother joined the team and was partially because he had already started off with his career in South Australia: successful series from 1997-1982. Even though, the Australian selection team was interested but he Jeff Crowe preferred to return to New Zealand where he emerged as a steadfast fielder. He captained his team in six Tests.
His ability to keep wickets was witnessed when he countered the challenge of going in at first wicket down against fast bowlers of the WI team in the Carribean in 1984-84 and he resulted with a superb 112 in Sabina Park. His humorous and witty side was seen when he would swap helmets with his brother and comment on the match. Jeff Crowe was a batsman and a bowler who could be relied on in the most challenging times that the team faced.
Jeffrey John Crowe also served as a manager of the NZ cricket team while he was appointed as an ICC match referee in 2004.
Famous cricket player of New Zealand cricket team: Gavin Rolf Larsen
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Larsen, a specialist in the economic bowling, was an asset for the New Zealand cricket team. He is a renowned former cricketer of NZ who always held an outstanding economy rate of bowling in One Day International Cricket i.e. 3.76 – the average being usually between 4 and 4.50 in his 121 One Day Internationals over a period of 10 years.
Gavin Rolf Larsen played a total of 8 Test cricket with impressive success rate which included 24 wickets. Not only this, he was a reliable and contributive batsman alongside being a trustworthy bowler. He held a good standing in one-day side and for the World Cup semi-final in 1999, Larsen played a highly significant role by being a part of the New Zealand cricket team. It was very unusual of a NZ player to have played cricket throughout the course of his first-class playing career with only one team i.e. Wellington.
Larsen also captained the New Zealand cricket team in the 1994 Australasian Cup in Sharjah where he promoted the team to reach the semi-finals of a 6-team tournament. Today, he is working as the CEO of Cricket Wellington and is still affiliated with the cricket arena. Gavin Rolf Larsen is one of the best and most economical New Zealand bowlers.
Popular cricket player of New Zealand cricket team: Christopher Lance Cairns
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Christopher Lance Cairns, an ONZM, is an ex all-rounder of the New Zealand International cricket team, the Black Caps. He played in Test and ODIs for the NZ team along with starring for the Canterbury New Zealand domestic championship side.
Cairns holds the honor of captaining the Black Caps over seven occasions and was referred by the renowned Shane Warne as the best all-rounder existing in the world. He exited the world of his Test career with a bowling average of 29.40 and a batting average of 35.52. He was also selected as one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 2000. As a batsman, Cairns was quite a fearsome player as he hit sixes in a successive manner. On the other hand, when it comes to his earlier days, he was referred to as a reliable fast-medium bowler.
As a bowler, Cairns experienced his career-best feat in a Test in 1998 against West Indies with a 7/27. He is also recognized as his team’s 3rd highest wicket-taker during Tests. Cairns retired from his Test team in 2004 and in 2006, he announced his retired from One Day Internationals.
This gem of a player was also part of the ICC World XI that played in the matches for World Cricket Tsunami Appeal. Later, he joined the Indian Cricket League and at present, is hired as a captain for the Chandigarh Lions.
Best cricket players of New Zealand cricket team: Chris Harris
by MairaS on July 9, 2011
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Chris Harris is a former cricketer of the New Zealand cricket team, a player who was highly popular amongst cricket fans over the period of the 1990s. A premier left-handed batsman of the middle-order, Harris also performed as a right-arm slow-medium bowler.
When it comes to first-class cricket, Harris made a score of over 7000 runs at an average above 45 and played in 128 matches. His highest score of 251 included 13 centuries as well. Harris also bagged 120 wickets at an average of 38 while his best score being 4 by 22. He made a drastic contribution to the arcade of One Day International playing. It was in 2004, Chris Harris emerged as the first player of the New Zealand cricket team who played 250 ODIs. He still shares the world record for the most bowled dismissals and caught wickets in ODIs with famous Sri Lankan cricket player Muttiah Muralitharan. Harris recently became one of the international cricketers who hold a high-profile who moved to Zimbabwe to be a part of the national’s cricket. He will now be responsible for the national U-19 side.
Harris’ father, Zin Harris was an international player of the New Zealand cricket team while his brother, Ben Harris has played cricket at first-class level. All three of these shared the name Zinzan which is why they are recognized as the Zinzan brothers.