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Scott Styris      

Full name Scott Bernard Styris

Born July 10, 1975, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Current age 34 years 136 days

Major teams New Zealand, Auckland, Deccan Chargers, Durham, Middlesex, Northern Districts

Nickname Miley, The Rus

Playing role All-rounder

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm medium

Height 5 ft 10 in

Education Hamilton Boys High School

Scott Bernard Styris
Batting and fielding averages
Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St
Tests 29 48 4 1586 170 36.04 3089 51.34 5 6 205 13 23 0
ODIs 160 138 21 3743 141 31.99 4758 78.66 4 23 294 59 63 0
T20Is 22 21 2 400 66 21.05 346 115.60 0 1 24 18 6 0
First-class 124 207 18 5819 212* 30.78 9 29 98 0
List A 295 261 45 7134 141 33.02 5 48 114 0
Twenty20 71 68 6 1377 73* 22.20 1109 124.16 0 6 91 63 21 0
Bowling averages
Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10
Tests 29 36 1960 1015 20 3/28 3/44 50.75 3.10 98.0 0 0 0
ODIs 160 139 5337 4231 125 6/25 6/25 33.84 4.75 42.6 4 1 0
T20Is 22 14 207 269 8 2/33 2/33 33.62 7.79 25.8 0 0 0
First-class 124 12664 6359 203 6/32 31.32 3.01 62.3 9 1
List A 295 10744 8274 278 6/25 6/25 29.76 4.62 38.6 8 1 0
Twenty20 71 54 1022 1326 45 3/25 3/25 29.46 7.78 22.7 0 0 0
Career statistics
Test debut West Indies v New Zealand at St George's, Jun 28-Jul 2, 2002 scorecard
Last Test South Africa v New Zealand at Centurion, Nov 16-18, 2007 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut India v New Zealand at Rajkot, Nov 5, 1999 scorecard
Last ODI New Zealand v Pakistan at Abu Dhabi, Nov 9, 2009 scorecard
ODI statistics
T20I debut New Zealand v Australia at Auckland, Feb 17, 2005 scorecard
Last T20I New Zealand v Pakistan at Dubai, Nov 13, 2009 scorecard
T20I statistics
First-class debut 1994/95
Last First-class Wellington v Auckland at Wellington, Nov 17-20, 2009 scorecard
List A debut 1994/95
Last List A New Zealand v Pakistan at Abu Dhabi, Nov 9, 2009 scorecard
Twenty20 debut New Zealand v Australia at Auckland, Feb 17, 2005 scorecard
Last Twenty20 New Zealand v Pakistan at Dubai, Nov 13, 2009 scorecard
Profile

Northern Districts allrounder Scott Styris is a rather stereotypical New Zealand selection, but has became an integral part of the team - a fact highlighted by an outstanding 2007 World Cup. He had nearly 10 years of domestic cricket before he was called up to the Test squad, having made his one-day international debut much earlier. Originally a seamer, a knee injury forced him to take his batting more seriously, and he switched from being a bowler who can bat into being a batsman who occasionally bowls. He was awarded his Test cap on the eve of the Karachi Test in May 2002, only for it to be taken back when the match was cancelled as a result of a bomb blast. When he finally got the chance he scored a century and a half-century on debut against West Indies. On the same tour of the Caribbean he broke the New Zealand record for one-day bowling with 6 for 25 in Trinidad. He has been encouraged by John Bracewell to work on his offspin as an option which would put less strain on his body, but this has yet to be unveiled. Having spent the best part of 11 years with Northern Districts, Styris signed for Auckland - and in 2005 was tempted by Middlesex for a stint in the county game. He continued a strong link with English cricket, taking up a mid-season contract with Durham in 2007. A thrilling 101 in New Zealand's chase of a then-record 322 against Australia at Christchurch was followed by useful contributions in the one-day series against West Indies at home. A timely unbeaten 103 on and some key wickets on the first day at Auckland saw New Zealand take a series lead in the Tests. A back injury ruled him out of the home series against Sri Lanka in December 2006 but he returned in time for the last few games of the tri-series in Australia and was considered fit enough to be named in the 15-man World Cup squad where he was one of the leading performers with 499 runs at 83. After a poor Test series against South Africa in November 2007, he was dropped from the Test side for the home series against Bangladesh. In a bid to prolong his career in the limited-overs formats, he announced his retirement from Tests in February 2008.
Martin Williamson February 2008

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Nov 13, 2009

Scott Styris goes over the top during the tense final moments, Pakistan v New Zealand, 2nd Twenty20 International, Dubai, November 13, 2009

Scott Styris goes over the top during the tense final moments

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Nov 13, 2009

Scott Styris' 33-ball 43 wasn't enough to take New Zealand over the line, Pakistan v New Zealand, 2nd Twenty20 International, Dubai, November 13, 2009

Scott Styris' 33-ball 43 wasn't enough to take New Zealand over the line

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Nov 6, 2009

Scott Styris was run out for 9, Pakistan v New Zealand, 2nd ODI, Abu Dhabi, November 6, 2009

Scott Styris was run out for 9

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Country Fixtures Country Results
Canterbury v Auckland at Christchurch
Nov 24-27 (10:30 local, 21:30 GMT)
Central Dist v Otago at Napier
Nov 24-27 (10:30 local, 21:30 GMT)
Northern Dis v Wellington at Hamilton
Nov 24-27 (10:30 local, 21:30 GMT)
1st Test: New Zealand v Pakistan at Dunedin
Nov 24-28 (12:00 local, 23:00 GMT)
Auckland v Northern Dis at Auckland
Dec 3-6 (10:30 local, 21:30 GMT)
Canterbury v Central Dist at Rangiora
Dec 3-6 (10:30 local, 21:30 GMT)
Otago v Wellington at Queenstown
Dec 3-6 (10:30 local, 21:30 GMT)
2nd Test: New Zealand v Pakistan at Wellington
Dec 3-7 (12:00 local, 23:00 GMT)
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