New Zealand / Players
Full name Craig Murray Spearman
Born July 4, 1972, Auckland
Current age 37 years 141 days
Major teams New Zealand, Auckland, Central Districts, Gloucestershire
Nickname Spears
Batting style Right-hand bat
Height 6 ft 0 in
Education Kelstone Boys High School, Auckland. Massey University, New Zealand
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 19 | 37 | 2 | 922 | 112 | 26.34 | 2212 | 41.68 | 1 | 3 | 115 | 4 | 21 | 0 |
| ODIs | 51 | 50 | 0 | 936 | 86 | 18.72 | 1202 | 77.87 | 0 | 5 | 123 | 9 | 15 | 0 |
| First-class | 201 | 360 | 16 | 13021 | 341 | 37.85 | 30 | 56 | 197 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 285 | 282 | 11 | 8058 | 153 | 29.73 | 8 | 52 | 104 | 0 | ||||
| Twenty20 | 50 | 46 | 3 | 830 | 88 | 19.30 | 597 | 139.02 | 0 | 5 | 92 | 29 | 20 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| ODIs | 51 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | - | - | - | 12.00 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 201 | 78 | 55 | 1 | 1/37 | 55.00 | 4.23 | 78.0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| List A | 285 | 33 | 43 | 0 | - | - | - | 7.81 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Twenty20 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Test debut | New Zealand v Pakistan at Christchurch, Dec 8-12, 1995 scorecard |
| Last Test | South Africa v New Zealand at Port Elizabeth, Nov 30-Dec 4, 2000 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | New Zealand v Pakistan at Dunedin, Dec 15, 1995 scorecard |
| Last ODI | New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Christchurch, Feb 11, 2001 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| First-class debut | 1993/94 |
| Last First-class | Gloucestershire v Derbyshire at Cheltenham, Jul 12-15, 2009 scorecard |
| List A debut | 1993/94 |
| Last List A | Sussex v Gloucestershire at Hove, Jul 5, 2009 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Gloucestershire v Worcestershire at Bristol, Jun 14, 2003 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire at Northampton, Jun 23, 2009 scorecard |
Craig Spearman made his debut for New Zealand as an opening batsman in December 1995 against Pakistan at Christchurch. Despite reasonable success over the years, he struggled to secure a top-order batting position, and was mainly preferred for one-day matches. He scored a solitary Test hundred, 112 against Zimbabwe, and an average of only 26 did his talent no justice. Despite being considered as something of a one-day specialist he only averaged 18.72 in that form of the game. Spearman, who has a business-studies degree, decided to give up his New Zealand career in 2001, after 19 Tests and 51 one-dayers, for a career in banking, which brought him to London. It was there that John Bracewell, Gloucestershire coach at the time, asked if he fancied a few games at Bristol. He has not looked back since, and after a fairly ordinary international career has become one of the county's most consistent batsmen. In June 2004 he scored 341 for Gloucestershire against Middlesex in the County Championship, eclipsing a 128-year-old record previously held by WG Grace for the highest score by a Gloucestershire player. He committed his future to the county by signing a four-year contract at the end of 2004, and scored 1370 runs in the Championship in the 2006 season.
Freddie Auld
- Spearman ends Gloucestershire career (Oct 2, 2009)
- Lewis lifts Gloucester to semi-finals (Jun 16, 2009)
- Swann soars as Notts romp to victory (May 29, 2009)
- Durham sweep aside Surrey (May 15, 2009)
- Young Hales teaches Ireland a lesson (May 3, 2009)
Jun 4, 2008
Tim Bresnan and Co. celebrate the wicket of Craig Spearman
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Aug 4, 2007
Craig Spearman bludgeons one over midwicket
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Aug 4, 2007
Craig Spearman reverse-sweeps fearlessly during his match-winning 86
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