Chris Martin (cricketer) explained

Chris Martin
Country:New Zealand
Fullname:Christopher Stewart Martin
Nickname:The Phantom, The Walking Wicket, Tommy
Birth Date:10 December 1974
Birth Place:Christchurch, New Zealand
Heightm:1.86
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm fast-medium
Role:Bowler
International:true
Internationalspan:2000–2013
Testdebutdate:17 November
Testdebutyear:2000
Testdebutagainst:South Africa
Testcap:211
Lasttestdate:2 January
Lasttestyear:2013
Lasttestagainst:South Africa
Odidebutdate:2 January
Odidebutyear:2001
Odidebutagainst:Zimbabwe
Odicap:119
Lastodidate:23 February
Lastodiyear:2008
Lastodiagainst:England
T20idebutdate:12 September
T20idebutyear:2007
T20idebutagainst:Kenya
T20icap:24
Lastt20idate:7 February
Lastt20iyear:2008
Lastt20iagainst:England
Club1:Canterbury
Club2:Auckland
Club3:Warwickshire
Year3:2008
Club4:Canterbury
Club5:Essex
Year5:2010
Club6:Auckland
Columns:4
Column1:Test
Matches1:71
Runs1:123
Bat Avg1:2.36
100S/50S1:0/0
Top Score1:12
Deliveries1:14,026
Wickets1:233
Bowl Avg1:33.81
Fivefor1:10
Tenfor1:1
Best Bowling1:6/26
Catches/Stumpings1:14/–
Column2:ODI
Matches2:20
Runs2:8
Bat Avg2:1.60
100S/50S2:0/0
Top Score2:3
Deliveries2:948
Wickets2:18
Bowl Avg2:44.66
Fivefor2:0
Tenfor2:0
Best Bowling2:3/62
Catches/Stumpings2:7/–
Column3:FC
Matches3:192
Runs3:479
Bat Avg3:3.71
100S/50S3:0/0
Top Score3:25
Deliveries3:36,858
Wickets3:599
Bowl Avg3:31.83
Fivefor3:23
Tenfor3:1
Best Bowling3:6/26
Catches/Stumpings3:34/–
Column4:LA
Matches4:142
Runs4:86
Bat Avg4:2.86
100S/50S4:0/0
Top Score4:13
Deliveries4:6,920
Wickets4:193
Bowl Avg4:29.16
Fivefor4:3
Tenfor4:0
Best Bowling4:6/24
Catches/Stumpings4:28/–
Date:13 January
Year:2019
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/newzealand/content/player/37700.html ESPNcricinfo

Christopher Stewart Martin (born 10 December 1974) is a former New Zealand cricketer. A right-arm fast-medium bowler, Martin played provincial cricket for Auckland, having formerly played for the Canterbury Wizards.

He also signed for the English county cricket side, Warwickshire, for their 2008 domestic campaign and played one first-class match for Essex in 2010. In 1999 he played a season of club cricket in Scotland for Heriots FP Cricket Club.

He retired from all cricket in late 2013.

International career

Martin is one of seven New Zealand Test cricketers to have taken 200 wickets.[1] In 2011 he was recognised as New Zealand's premier cricketer, when he was awarded the inaugural Sir Richard Hadlee Medal, at the New Zealand cricket awards ceremony. Although predominantly a Test bowler, Martin moved back into contention for One Day Internationals after International Cricket Council rule changes permitted substitutions during games. Although the rule has since been revoked, Martin has remained on the fringes of the ODI squad and was called up to the New Zealand World Cup 2007 squad, as a replacement for the injured Daryl Tuffey.

Batting action

Martin was well known for being an extremely poor batsman, even by the low standards generally expected of tail-end batsman, and his batting gained him more publicity than his bowling.[2] Martin has the rather dubious distinction of belonging to a select group of cricketers whose number of wickets taken exceeds runs scored; Bhagwat Chandrasekhar is the only other cricketer to meet this distinction (assuming a qualification of 30 Tests played), and only Holcombe "Hopper" Read – who played when pitches were uncovered – has played Test cricket and finished with a lower first-class batting average than Martin. Martin holds the record for the most pairs recorded in Test match history (7).[3] He is also the only cricketer to be dismissed for a diamond duck (run out on 0 without facing a ball) twice in Test cricket – against England in 2004 and South Africa in 2013.[4]

On 9 January 2011, Martin notched up the milestone of 100 career Test match runs in the 1st Test against Pakistan at Seddon Park.[5] He took his 500th wicket in first-class cricket, with the dismissal of Tanvir Ahmed on the third day of the first Test against Pakistan in January 2011.[6]

Retirement

On 3 July 2013 Martin announced his retirement from all forms of cricket.[7] He bowed out as the third highest Test wicket-taker in New Zealand's history.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 100 or More Wickets for New Zealand in Test Cricket . https://web.archive.org/web/20110604013306/http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Records/NewZealand/Tests/Bowling/Most_Wickets_in_Career.html. 2011-06-04 . CricketArchive . 2010-01-24.
  2. Web site: Player Profile: Chris Martin . . 2010-01-24.
  3. Web site: Records / Test matches / Batting records / Most pairs in career . . 2010-01-24.
  4. Web site: HowSTAT! Test Cricket – Diamond Ducks.
  5. Web site: 1st Test Match Scorecard between Pakistan and New Zealand . . 2011-01-09.
  6. News: Resurgent Pakistan thrash poor New Zealand in Hamilton . 9 January 2011 . BBC Sport . 9 January 2011.
  7. News: Martin calls time on fascinating career. Wisden India. 3 July 2013. 3 July 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130706191958/http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-news/martin-calls-time-fascinating-career/68217. 6 July 2013. dead.