Blair Tickner
New Zealand cricketer
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Blair Marshall Tickner (born 13 October 1993) is a New Zealand cricketer who plays for Central Districts. He made his international debut for the New Zealand cricket team in February 2019.[1]
Napier, New Zealand
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| Full name | Blair Marshall Tickner | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 October 1993 Napier, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 285) | 16 February 2023 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 10 December 2025 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 202) | 29 March 2022 v Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 20 April 2026 v Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 82) | 10 February 2019 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 24 April 2023 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I shirt no. | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015/16–present | Central Districts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Derbyshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 20 April 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Domestic career
In November 2017, he took a hat-trick in the first innings for Central District's match against Wellington in the 2017–18 Plunket Shield season.[2]
In the 2017–18 Super Smash, he was the leading wicket-taker, with twenty-one dismissals in eleven matches.[3] In June 2018, he was awarded a contract with Central Districts for the 2018–19 season.[4]
International career
In January 2019, he was named in New Zealand's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against India.[5] He made his T20I debut against India on 10 February 2019.[6] In February 2020, Tickner was called up to New Zealand's One Day International (ODI) squad for the third match against India.[7]
In November 2020, Tickner was named in the New Zealand A cricket team for practice matches against the touring West Indies team.[8][9] In August 2021, Tickner was named in New Zealand's ODI squad for their tour of Pakistan.[10]
In February 2022, Tickner was named in New Zealand's Test squad for their series against South Africa.[11] The following, Tickner was named in New Zealand's One Day International (ODI) squad for their home series against the Netherlands.[12] He made his ODI debut on 29 March 2022, for New Zealand against the Netherlands.[13]
In May 2022, Tickner was named in New Zealand's Test squad for their tour of England.[14] He made his Test debut on 16 February 2023, for New Zealand against England.[15] He took 4 wickets in the first test at Mount Maunganui at an average of 31.75 and economy rate of 5.08. He also played 2 tests against Sri Lanka where he took 8 wickets at an average of 38.5