Craig Spearman

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Fullname
Craig Murray Spearman
Born4 July 1972 (1972-07-04) (age 53)
Auckland, New Zealand
NicknameSpears
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Craig Spearman
Personal information
Full name
Craig Murray Spearman
Born4 July 1972 (1972-07-04) (age 53)
Auckland, New Zealand
NicknameSpears
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
BattingRight-handed
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 195)8 December 1995 v Pakistan
Last Test30 November 2000 v South Africa
ODI debut (cap 96)15 December 1995 v Pakistan
Last ODI11 February 2001 v Sri Lanka
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1993/94–1995/96Auckland
1996/97–2004/05Central Districts
2002–2009Gloucestershire
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 19 51 201 285
Runs scored 922 936 13,021 8,058
Batting average 26.34 18.71 37.85 29.73
100s/50s 1/3 0/5 30/56 8/52
Top score 112 86 341 153
Balls bowled 0 3 78 33
Wickets 0 1 0
Bowling average 55.00
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 1/37
Catches/stumpings 21/– 15/– 197/– 104/–
Medal record
Men's cricket
Representing  New Zealand
ICC Champions Trophy
Winner2000 Kenya
Source: Cricinfo, 4 May 2017

Craig Murray Spearman (born 4 July 1972) is an English-New Zealand former cricketer who played 19 Tests and 51 One Day Internationals for New Zealand from 1995 to 2001.[1] Spearman was a member of the New Zealand team that won the 2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy.

He took his education from Kelston Boys High School, Auckland and then to Massey University, New Zealand.

However, after meeting with fellow New Zealander, John Bracewell, he was asked to play for the team he was coaching, Gloucestershire County Cricket Club. Spearman immediately became a favourite in Bristol, when he hit a century in his first match.

In 2004 he hit 341 against Middlesex at Gloucester. His innings contained 40 fours and six sixes and was the highest ever score by a Gloucestershire batsman, beating the record of WG Grace.[2] Since then he has continued to score runs and has gone on to add two more double centuries.

During a game against Oxford in 2005 he hit 34 runs off an over.[3] In 2006 he became just the 4th player from his county to score a century in both innings against Northamptonshire. He finished the year with 1370 runs in the Championship. In 2009, he made only six Championship appearances with 206 runs at 22.88, and at the end of the year agreed to be released from his contract.[4]

International career

References

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