shane thomson Profile - ICC Profile, Age, Career Info & Stats.
shane thomson is a cricketer(sportsman) from New Zealand. His ICC profile, age, career info & stats are given below.
Full Name
Shane Alexander Thomson
Born
January 27, 1969, Hamilton, Waikato
Age
54 years old
Batting Style
Right hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right arm Slow medium, Right arm Offbreak
Playing Role
Allrounder
Batting Stats
Test | ODI | T20I | IPL | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mat | 19 | 56 | - | - |
Inn | 35 | 52 | - | - |
Runs | 958 | 964 | - | - |
Avg | 30.9 | 22.95 | - | - |
SR | 45.34 | 67.55 | - | - |
HS | 120 | 83 | - | - |
NO | 4 | 10 | - | - |
100s | 1 | 0 | - | - |
50s | 5 | 5 | - | - |
4s | 133 | 63 | - | - |
6s | 6 | 8 | - | - |
Bowling Stats
Test | ODI | T20I | IPL | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mat | 19 | 56 | - | - |
Inn | 26 | 51 | - | - |
Balls | 1990 | 2121 | - | - |
Runs | 953 | 1602 | - | - |
Wkt | 19 | 42 | - | - |
BBI | 63 / 3 | 14 / 3 | - | - |
BBM | 98 / 4 | 14 / 3 | - | - |
Eco | 2.87 | 4.53 | - | - |
Avg | 50.16 | 38.14 | - | - |
5W | 0 | 0 | - | - |
10W | 0 | 0 | - | - |
Teams he has played for:
- New Zealand
- Northern Districts
Heres what CricBuzz says about him.
career when the numbers were also starting to reflect the same. However, he wasn't able to maintain the
consistency for a longer period, thereby ending with slightly underwhelming numbers. A powerful striker
of the ball, Thomson was an useful off-spinner who didn't turn the ball a great deal but could land it in
good areas regularly, thereby putting a lid on the scoring rate. This skill was rewarding particularly in the
50-over format where he was an effective support bowler. Thomson's natural style of batting meant that
consistency wasn't always a guarantee but when he did click, had the ability to the turn the game on its
head. The biggest proof of his ability is without doubt his solitary Test ton, a gripping knock that came in
an adrenaline-pumping run chase against Pakistan at home in 1993-94.
Thomson was blooded into the New Zealand side across formats during the 1990 home series against
India. His Test career was a scattered output, a byproduct of being in and out of the team, especially
after 1994, a time when his form had drastically dropped. Yet, he did show signs of promise in the
longest form of being the invaluable all-rounder New Zealand were looking for. As it turned out, he
played more ODIs and even there, his grip on the game loosened and was eventually dropped after the
1996 World Cup. Thomson was still very young at that stage, just 27 but he chose to quit the sport
altogether next year after the domestic season ended in 1997. It's difficult to say if he had made the right
call because he did have time on his side. But there were other distractions for Thomson, as evident
from his 1994 suspension for smoking cannabis.
Heres what ESPNcricinfo says about him.
After an impressive Test debut against India at Auckland in 1990, Shane Thomson was touted as a real prospect. But with his offspinners fairly innocuous at the highest level, he never really delivered in a seven-year, 19-Test career. His finest hour was the thrilling unbeaten 120 in a memorable run-chase against Pakistan at Christchurch in 1993-94, and for the next year or so, as his average flirted just below 40, he looked to have cracked it. But his last six Tests brought nine innings and only 85 runs. Dropped after the 1996 World Cup, he retired from first-class cricket in 1997, aged just 28.