Ben Sears

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Ben Sears
Personal information
Born (1998-02-11) 11 February 1998 (age 23)
Lower Hutt, New Zealand
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 91)3 September 2021 v Bangladesh
Last T20I10 September 2021 v Bangladesh
Source: Cricinfo, 10 September 2021

Ben Sears (born 11 February 1998) is a New Zealand cricketer. He made his international debut for the New Zealand cricket team in September 2021.[1]

Career[]

He made his List A debut for Wellington in the 2018–19 Ford Trophy on 24 October 2018.[2] Prior to his List A debut, he was named in New Zealand's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[3] He made his first-class debut for Wellington in the 2018–19 Plunket Shield season on 6 December 2018.[4] He made his Twenty20 debut for Wellington in the 2018–19 Super Smash on 31 December 2018.[5]

In June 2020, he was offered a contract by Wellington ahead of the 2020–21 domestic cricket season.[6][7] In November 2020, Sears was named in the New Zealand A cricket team for practice matches against the touring West Indies team.[8][9]

In August 2021, Sears was named in New Zealand's Twenty20 International (T20I) squads for their tour of Bangladesh,[10] and their tour of Pakistan.[11][12] Sears made his T20I debut on 3 September 2021, for New Zealand against Bangladesh.[13]

References[]

  1. ^ "Ben Sears". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  2. ^ "The Ford Trophy at Wellington, Oct 24 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  3. ^ "NZ appoint Finnie as captain for Under-19 World Cup". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  4. ^ "Plunket Shield at Hamilton, Dec 6-9 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  5. ^ "8th Match (D/N), Super Smash at New Plymouth, Dec 31 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Daryl Mitchell, Jeet Raval and Finn Allen among major domestic movers in New Zealand". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  7. ^ "Auckland lose Jeet Raval to Northern Districts, Finn Allen to Wellington in domestic contracts". Stuff. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  8. ^ "Devon Conway included in New Zealand A squad to face West Indies". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  9. ^ "Nicholls, Conway & Young to face West Indies in Queenstown". New Zealand Cricket. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  10. ^ "T20 World Cup squad revealed: McConchie and Sears called up for Bangladesh/Pakistan". New Zealand Cricket. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  11. ^ "Black Caps announce Twenty20 World Cup squad, two debutants for leadup tours with stars absent". Stuff. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  12. ^ "Glenn Pocknall on uncapped fast bowler Ben Sears: 'The world's his oyster'". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  13. ^ "2nd T20I (D/N), Dhaka, Sep 3 2021, New Zealand tour of Bangladesh". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 September 2021.

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