Profile
A one-of-a-kind fast bowling prospect, Tim Southee has shown significant promise as the man who may well take over the mantle as New Zealand’s premier bowler in the not-so-distant future.
The speedster first grabbed eyeballs in the 2007-08 season when he picked up 33 first-class wickets at an average below 24. His performances saw him become one of the youngest Kiwi players to debut internationally at 19. Southee’s exploits in the 2008 Under-19 WC assured that he was fast-tracked to New Zealand’s Test side. The big stage held the teenager few nerves as he ripped through England’s top order in the 1st innings of his debut Test, grabbing a five-wicket haul and also showed his value with the bat smashing 77 off just 40 balls in the 2nd innings. In the same year, he also made his ODI debut scalping 16 wickets from his initial six games.
A wonderful bowler to have at the death with his pinpoint yorkers, Southee is still in the process of learning the tricks of the trade. However, given his abundant talent, one can be rest assured that in Tim Southee, the world can watch out for a fast-bowling icon in the making.
Fast Facts
- Tim Southee was the second highest wicket-taker in the 2008 Under-19 WC with 17 scalps and was also named 'Player of the Tournament'.
- He became the first player in Test history to have hit 9 sixes on debut.
- Southee also became the second New Zealand player to take a five-wicket haul and score a half century on Test debut.
- On his T20I debut, he created a record as the youngest debutant for NZ in the shortest format of the game.
Statistics
Show:
| |
Matches |
Innings |
Runs |
NO |
Avg. |
SR |
100's |
50's |
HS |
| Test |
26 |
43 |
729 |
5 |
19.18 |
84.18 |
0 |
2 |
77* |
| ODI |
70 |
40 |
274 |
15 |
10.96 |
88.38 |
0 |
0 |
32 |
| T20 |
31 |
12 |
73 |
4 |
9.12 |
112.30 |
0 |
0 |
23 |
| IPL |
5 |
0 |
|
0 |
- |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| |
Matches |
Innings |
Balls |
Runs |
Wickets |
BBI |
BBM |
Avg. |
Econ. |
4w |
5w |
10w |
Extras |
| Test |
26 |
46 |
5406 |
2850 |
83 |
7/64 |
/ |
34.33 |
3.16 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
20 |
| ODI |
70 |
69 |
3374 |
2921 |
94 |
5/33 |
/ |
31.07 |
5.19 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
100 |
| T20 |
31 |
30 |
654 |
917 |
36 |
5/18 |
/ |
25.47 |
8.41 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
21 |
| IPL |
5 |
5 |
114 |
166 |
4 |
1/30 |
/ |
41.5 |
8.73 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
| |
Catches |
Stumpings |
Runouts |
| Test |
14 |
0 |
2 |
| ODI |
12 |
0 |
4 |
| T20 |
13 |
0 |
3 |
Career
Span:
- Test:
- 2008-2013
- ODI:
- 2008-2013
- T20:
- 2008-2012
- IPL:
- 2011-2011
- Test
-
- Debut:
- New Zealand Vs England at McLean Park, Napier - Mar 22, 2008
- Last played:
- New Zealand Vs England at Headingley, Leeds - May 24, 2013
- ODI
-
- Debut:
- New Zealand Vs England at Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street - Jun 15, 2008
- Last played:
- New Zealand Vs Australia at Edgbaston, Birmingham - Jun 12, 2013
- T20
-
- Debut:
- New Zealand Vs England at Eden Park, Auckland - Feb 05, 2008
- Last played:
- New Zealand Vs Sri Lanka at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy - Oct 30, 2012
- IPL
-
- Debut:
- Chennai Vs Kolkata at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai - Apr 08, 2011
- Last played:
- Chennai Vs Pune at Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai - Apr 27, 2011
