New Zealand / Players
Full name Grant David Elliott
Born March 21, 1979, Johannesburg, Transvaal
Current age 30 years 250 days
Major teams New Zealand, Gauteng, Griqualand West, Transvaal, Wellington
Nickname Shunt, Magic
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Education St Stithians
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 3 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 6.75 | 115 | 23.47 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| ODIs | 28 | 20 | 6 | 610 | 115 | 43.57 | 802 | 76.05 | 1 | 3 | 38 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| T20Is | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 23* | - | 30 | 76.66 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 50 | 78 | 4 | 2229 | 196* | 30.12 | 5 | 12 | 31 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 105 | 86 | 20 | 2103 | 115 | 31.86 | 2 | 11 | 32 | 0 | ||||
| Twenty20 | 22 | 20 | 6 | 339 | 57 | 24.21 | 284 | 119.36 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 6 | 10 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 3 | 4 | 240 | 129 | 2 | 1/15 | 1/44 | 64.50 | 3.22 | 120.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODIs | 28 | 19 | 458 | 376 | 17 | 4/31 | 4/31 | 22.11 | 4.92 | 26.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| T20Is | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1/11 | 1/11 | 11.00 | 11.00 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 50 | 5301 | 2413 | 63 | 4/56 | 38.30 | 2.73 | 84.1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| List A | 105 | 2760 | 2374 | 79 | 5/34 | 5/34 | 30.05 | 5.16 | 34.9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| Twenty20 | 22 | 17 | 309 | 430 | 16 | 2/13 | 2/13 | 26.87 | 8.34 | 19.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Test debut | New Zealand v England at Napier, Mar 22-26, 2008 scorecard |
| Last Test | Australia v New Zealand at Brisbane, Nov 20-23, 2008 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | England v New Zealand at Birmingham, Jun 18, 2008 scorecard |
| Last ODI | Australia v New Zealand at Centurion, Oct 5, 2009 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| Only T20I | Australia v New Zealand at Sydney, Feb 15, 2009 scorecard |
| T20I statistics | |
| First-class debut | 1996/97 |
| Last First-class | Wellington v Canterbury at Wellington, Nov 10-13, 2009 scorecard |
| List A debut | 1998/99 |
| Last List A | Australia v New Zealand at Centurion, Oct 5, 2009 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Wellington v Northern Districts at Wellington, Jan 13, 2006 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | Kent v Surrey at Beckenham, Jun 28, 2009 scorecard |
Johannesburg-born but based in Wellington, Grant Elliott left his native South Africa in 2001 looking for new horizons, and found them in March 2008 when he was named in New Zealand's 13-man squad for the first Test against England at Hamilton. He won his first Test cap in the final Test after Jacob Oram picked up an injury, but struggled to make an impression with one wicket and two batting failures. Six months earlier, having completed his residency qualification, he was handed a place in the 30-man preliminary squad for the ICC World Twenty20, but missed the final cut. A compact and correct batsman, and a genuine swing bowler who generates decent pace from a measured run-up, he enjoyed a productive season for Wellington in 2006-07, with 361 runs in seven matches at 45.12, including two of his three career centuries. He made one A team appearance for South Africa before switching his allegiance, but now provides the selectors with a handy back-up for their established allrounder, Oram.
Andrew Miller March 2008
- New Zealand recall Peter Fulton for first two Tests (Nov 20, 2009)
- Injured Elliott likely to miss Abu Dhabi ODIs (Oct 12, 2009)
- Nerveless Vettori and Elliott lead New Zealand to final (Oct 3, 2009)
- Jittery chase takes New Zealand to semi-finals (Sep 29, 2009)
- Elliott returns to his roots (Sep 23, 2009)
Oct 3, 2009
Grant Elliott's umbeaten 75 took New Zealand to the final
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Oct 3, 2009
Grant Elliott celebrates the victory
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Oct 3, 2009
Grant Elliott prepares to sweep
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