Profile
Born in South Africa, young Bradley Watling moved to New Zealand at the age of ten. The right-handed opening batsman has an impressive temperament and an array of strokes in his arsenal. His occasional wicket-keeping is an added asset to his potential.
A representative of the Under-19 New Zealand team, the youngster made his debut for Northern Districts in 2004 but it was not until his third season with the outfit that he made a major impact and emerged as one of the team’s best players. A wonderful 2008-09 One-day State Shield competition earned him a place in the Black Caps’ ODI squad to face Pakistan in UAE. But after being a spectator for the entire series, he made his much-anticipated debut in 2010 against Sri Lanka where, while opening the innings he scored a patient 55 against a strong attack. His Test debut, however, came much earlier against Pakistan in 2009, failing in the first innings; he redeemed himself in the 2nd innings with a neat half century.
Statistics
Show:
| |
Matches |
Innings |
Runs |
NO |
Avg. |
SR |
100's |
50's |
HS |
| Test |
14 |
25 |
657 |
3 |
29.86 |
44.63 |
1 |
4 |
102* |
| ODI |
22 |
20 |
528 |
2 |
29.33 |
68.83 |
0 |
5 |
96* |
| T20 |
3 |
3 |
37 |
0 |
12.33 |
66.07 |
0 |
0 |
22 |
| |
Catches |
Stumpings |
Runouts |
| Test |
32 |
0 |
1 |
| ODI |
16 |
0 |
0 |
| T20 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
Career
Span:
- Test:
- 2009-2013
- ODI:
- 2010-2013
- T20:
- 2009-2012
- Test
-
- Debut:
- New Zealand Vs Pakistan at McLean Park, Napier - Dec 11, 2009
- Last played:
- New Zealand Vs England at Lord's, London - May 16, 2013
- ODI
-
- Debut:
- New Zealand Vs Sri Lanka at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Rangiri - Aug 13, 2010
- Last played:
- New Zealand Vs England at Eden Park, Auckland - Feb 23, 2013
- T20
-
- Debut:
- New Zealand Vs Pakistan at Dubai Sports City Cricket Stadium, Dubai - Nov 12, 2009
- Last played:
- New Zealand Vs Sri Lanka at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy - Oct 30, 2012
