Dion Nash

Dion Nash
Personal information
Full name	Dion Joseph Nash
Born	20 November 1971; Auckland, New Zealand
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast medium
Role	All-rounder
Relations	Bernice Mene (wife); Sally Mene (mother-in-law); Chris Sua'mene (brother-in-law)
International information
National side	New Zealand (1992–2002);
Test debut (cap 180)	7 November 1992 v Zimbabwe
Last Test	8 November 2001 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 79)	31 October 1992 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI	6 February 2002 v South Africa
Domestic team information
1990/91–1991/92	Northern Districts
1992/93–1993/94	Otago
1994/95–1997/98	Northern Districts
1995–1996	Middlesex
1998/99–2001/02	Auckland
Career statistics
	Source: Cricinfo, 1 May 2017
Representing New Zealand
Men's Cricket
Commonwealth Games

Dion Joseph Nash (born 20 November 1971) played for the New Zealand cricket team, captaining the team in 1999 with the injury of regular captain Stephen Fleming. Nash was a right-arm fast medium bowler, taking 93 Test wickets in a career spanning from 1992 to 2001. He became the first player in history to take ten wickets and score 50 runs in a match at the Lord's ground in 1994.[1]

Suspension

On the 1995 tour to South Africa, Nash was suspended for smoking cannabis along with future captain Stephen Fleming and team-mate Matthew Hart.[2]

Beyond cricket

In June 2005, Nash was named as one of the national selectors. In 2008 he became a batsman/bowler for the official New Zealand Beach Cricket Team.

Nash also played Australian rules football in the Auckland Australian Football League where he was a premiership player with the Mt Roskill Saints.[3]

After sport, Nash founded the New Zealand skincare company Triumph & Disaster of which he is director and general manager.

Personal life

He is married to former New Zealand netballer Bernice Mene together they have three children.[4]

He attended Dargaville High School before completing his final year of school as a boarder at Auckland Grammar.

References

Daniell, Sarah (16 October 2017). "Dion Nash: Cricket, cosmetics and cannabis". NZ Herald. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
"Fleming caught out for a smoke". The New Zealand Herald. 6 November 2004. Retrieved 25 June 2010.
Shaw, Rod (14 September 2010) Mt Roskill Premiership Star considering a return to Cricket?. World Footy News. Retrieved on 27 May 2018.
"Dion Nash: 'Listen as much as you talk'". stuff.co.nz. 10 September 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2018. Dion is married to former New Zealand netballer Bernice Mene and they have three children, Solomon aged 13, India Aged 11 and Jett aged 9

External links

Dion Nash at ESPNcricinfo

Preceded by Stephen Fleming	New Zealand national cricket captain 1998/9	Succeeded by Stephen Fleming

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[1] Daniell, Sarah (16 October 2017). "Dion Nash: Cricket, cosmetics and cannabis". NZ Herald. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 25 March 2020.

[2] "Fleming caught out for a smoke". The New Zealand Herald. 6 November 2004. Retrieved 25 June 2010.

[3] Shaw, Rod (14 September 2010) Mt Roskill Premiership Star considering a return to Cricket?. World Footy News. Retrieved on 27 May 2018.

[4] "Dion Nash: 'Listen as much as you talk'". stuff.co.nz. 10 September 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2018. Dion is married to former New Zealand netballer Bernice Mene and they have three children, Solomon aged 13, India Aged 11 and Jett aged 9