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Shane Bond

New Zealand

Full name Shane Edward Bond

Born June 7, 1975, Christchurch, Canterbury

Current age 34 years 171 days

Major teams New Zealand, Canterbury, Delhi Giants, Hampshire, Warwickshire

Playing role Bowler

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm fast

Batting and fielding averages

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct
Tests	17	18	7	139	41*	12.63	350	39.71	0	0	18	3	6
ODIs	77	35	20	239	31*	15.93	330	72.42	0	0	15	7	15
T20Is	13	7	2	20	8*	4.00	20	100.00	0	0	2	0	4
First-class	59	68	20	801	100	16.68			1	2			22
List A	126	64	31	443	40	13.42			0	0			18
Twenty20	25	12	5	30	8*	4.28	28	107.14	0	0	2	1	8

Bowling averages

	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
Tests	17	30	3079	1769	79	6/51	10/99	22.39	3.44	38.9	7	4	1
ODIs	77	75	4036	2881	138	6/19	6/19	20.87	4.28	29.2	6	4	0
T20Is	13	13	303	339	17	3/18	3/18	19.94	6.71	17.8	0	0	0
First-class	59		9970	5325	217	7/66		24.53	3.20	45.9		11	1
List A	126		6440	4711	200	6/19	6/19	23.55	4.38	32.2	8	5	0
Twenty20	25	25	591	681	34	4/19	4/19	20.02	6.91	17.3	1	0	0

Career statistics

Test debut	Australia v New Zealand at Hobart, Nov 22-26, 2001 scorecard
Last Test	South Africa v New Zealand at Johannesburg, Nov 8-11, 2007 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut	Australia v New Zealand at Melbourne, Jan 11, 2002 scorecard
Last ODI	New Zealand v Pakistan at Abu Dhabi, Nov 9, 2009 scorecard
ODI statistics
T20I debut	South Africa v New Zealand at Johannesburg, Oct 21, 2005 scorecard
Last T20I	New Zealand v Pakistan at Dubai, Nov 13, 2009 scorecard
T20I statistics
First-class debut	1996/97
Last First-class	Canterbury v Otago at Rangiora, Nov 17-20, 2009 scorecard
List A debut	1997/98
Last List A	New Zealand v Pakistan at Abu Dhabi, Nov 9, 2009 scorecard
Twenty20 debut	South Africa v New Zealand at Johannesburg, Oct 21, 2005 scorecard
Last Twenty20	New Zealand v Pakistan at Dubai, Nov 13, 2009 scorecard

Profile

A breath of fresh air since his introduction to Test cricket on the Australian tour of 2001-02, Shane Bond has given New Zealand a rare fast-bowling option. He is among the fastest bowlers in the world, and with his arrival the potency of the attack has increased. The quickest New Zealander to reach 50 one-day international wickets, including a national best of 6 for 22 against Australia in the 2003 World Cup, his potential is only limited by his susceptibility to injury, having suffered crippling stress-fractures in his feet and back. These injuries forced him to miss out on all cricket from May 2003, including a proposed stint with Warwickshire in the English County Championship that year. However, after passing a fitness test, he was picked for the tour of England in 2004, but flew home during the second Test after failing to recover from his back injury. His fast, inswinging yorker commands the respect of the best batsmen in the game - but only when he's fit. He took 13 wickets at 9.23 against Zimbabwe in 2005, including 10 for 99 in the second Test at Bulawayo - his first ten-wicket haul - and in the process became the quickest among all New Zealand bowlers to get to 50 Test wickets, achieving the mark in only his 12th match. Unsurprisingly, he again broke down and was out of the game for another nine months with a knee injury. Another comeback was cut short when back problems kept him out of the first Champions Trophy game in 2006 but he returned again and was destructive in the CB Series in Australia. His sore back surfaced once more in Australia but he overcame it and continued his outstanding form against the world champions. His 5 for 23 in the first game of the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy in February 2007 augured well for Bond's second World Cup. He picked up 13 wickets in the tournament and finished as the most economical bowler. However, frequent injuries interrupted Bond's career and the fast bowler joined the lucrative Indian Cricket League in 2008. The New Zealand board reacted to this move by terminating Bond's national contract although they did not rule out the possibility of his return. After a long period of uncertainty - during which he played for Hampshire and Canterbury - the BCCI offered amnesty to ICL players, and other boards followed lead. Finally, in September 2009 he wore New Zealand colours again, in a Twenty20 against Sri Lanka in Colombo.
Cricinfo staff September 2009

Notes

New Zealand Cricket Almanack Player of the Year 2002

New Zealand Cricket Almanack Player of the Year 2006

New Zealand Cricket Almanack Player of the Year 2007

Timeline

January 20, 1997
Fair first-class debut

Makes his first-class debut for Canterbury against Central Districts in Rangiora. Takes 2 for 42 in his first bowling effort; his first victim is his future New Zealand team-mate Mathew Sinclair.

November 22, 2001
Worst team to debut against

Enters the Test arena against an imposing Australia, who pile on 8 for 558 dec. in Hobart. Traps Steve Waugh lbw for 0, but finishes with unflattering figures of 1 for 135.

January-February, 2002
Shorter format, snappier debut

Has a more successful ODI debut, with 3 for 53 as New Zealand successfully defend 199. Has Mark Waugh caught behind in his first over. A month later, finishes the VB Series as the leading wicket-taker with 21 at 16.38.

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Best Performances

3 for 53 v Australia, Melbourne, 2001-02

After an inauspicious Test debut in Hobart, few could have predicted Bond would soon become arguably the bowler most feared by Australian batsmen. The first indications come in his ODI debut that same summer. Defending a modest 199 in the opening match of the VB Series, New Zealand have their work cut out. But Bond has Mark Waugh caught behind in the first over, and then removes Ricky Ponting and Michael Bevan to set up an unlikely win and begin his happy rivalry with the world champions.

6 for 23 v Australia, Port Elizabeth, 2003

Australia have a formidable record entering this World Cup Super Sixes game - seven matches at the tournament for seven wins. But Bond knows a thing or two about his opponents, with 16 wickets at 12.93 from his five previous outings against them. New Zealand decide to bowl and Bond sends the top order packing, before claiming three more victims in his second spell. He finishes with the best figures by a New Zealander in an ODI, but his team-mates crumble and they lose by 96 runs.

6 for 51 and 4 for 48 v Zimbabwe, Bulawayo, 2005-06

Nobody is quite sure what to expect from Bond in his first series for more than two years. Would he ever be the same after a major back surgery? He is hardly required in the first Test against Zimbabwe as the hosts capitulate twice, but in the second match he reignites his awesome firepower. Zimbabwe's top order have no idea and the middle order even less, and at one stage in the first innings Bond has 5 for 11. Match figures of 10 for 99 - he has never before taken 10 wickets in a first-class game - secure an innings victory.

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