Shane Thomson

Shane Alexander Thomson (born 27 January 1969) is a former New Zealand international cricketer. He played as a genuine all-rounder, making 19 Test and 56 One Day International appearances for New Zealand.

Shane Thomson
Personal information
Full nameShane Alexander Thomson
Born27 January 1969 (1969-01-27) (age 51)
Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off-break
Right-arm fast-medium
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 169)22 February 1990 v India
Last Test25 October 1999 v India
ODI debut (cap 66)1 March 1990 v India
Last ODI3 April 1999 v West Indies
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 19 56 90 117
Runs scored 958 964 4,209 2,074
Batting average 30.90 22.95 38.26 22.54
100s/50s 1/5 0/5 6/25 0/13
Top score 120* 83 167 90*
Balls bowled 1,990 2,121 4,625 3,262
Wickets 19 42 116 98
Bowling average 50.15 38.14 39.87 33.28
5 wickets in innings 0 0 2 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 3/63 3/14 5/49 4/45
Catches/stumpings 7/– 18/– 37/– 44/–
Source: CricInfo, 13 May 2018

Thomson was born in Hamilton, Waikato in 1969. In 1994, he was suspended for smoking cannabis.[1]

He retired from first-class cricket in 1997 at the age of 28, having scored one century and five half-centuries in his 19 test career.[2] He played club cricket for Northern Districts.

Thomson lives in Taupo and works as a property maintenance contractor. He is married and has three children.[3]

References

  1. Manthorp, Neil (11 May 2001). "Six South Africans fined for dope-smoking party". The Daily Telegraph. New Zealanders Stephen Fleming, Dion Nash and Shane Thomson were suspended for smoking dope in South Africa in 1994.
  2. "Shane Thomson". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  3. "Where are they Now? | Shane Thomson". NZCPA | NZ Cricket Players Association. Retrieved 28 August 2019.


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