Benjamin Lister (New Zealand cricketer)

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Benjamin Lister
Personal information
Born (1996-01-01) 1 January 1996 (age 25)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeft-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2017/18–presentAuckland
Source: Cricinfo, 20 October 2020

Benjamin Lister (born 1 January 1996) is a New Zealand cricketer.[1] He made his first-class debut for Auckland in the 2017–18 Plunket Shield season on 7 November 2017.[2] The following week, he took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket, with figures of five wickets for 29 runs against Northern Districts.[3]

He made his List A debut for Auckland in the 2017–18 Ford Trophy on 3 December 2017.[4] He made his Twenty20 debut for Auckland in the 2017–18 Super Smash on 13 December 2017.[5] In June 2018, he was awarded a contract with Auckland for the 2018–19 season.[6] In September 2018, he was named in the Auckland Aces' squad for the 2018 Abu Dhabi T20 Trophy.[7] On 17 November 2019, in the 2019–20 Ford Trophy, Lister took his first five-wicket haul in List A cricket.[8] He finished as the leading wicket-taker in the tournament, with 23 dismissals in eleven matches.[9]

In June 2020, he was offered a contract by Auckland ahead of the 2020–21 domestic cricket season.[10][11] In October 2020, in the opening round of the 2020–21 Plunket Shield season, Lister became the first COVID-19 replacement in a cricket match.[12] Lister replaced Mark Chapman, who reported feeling unwell, inline with the updated International Cricket Council (ICC) playing conditions for a substitute due to COVID.[13]

References[]

  1. ^ "Benjamin Lister". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Plunket Shield at Auckland, Nov 7-10 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Ben Lister leads the way for Auckland as Black Caps batsmen fail to impress". Stuff. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  4. ^ "3rd Match, The Ford Trophy at New Plymouth, Dec 3 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  5. ^ "1st Match (D/N), Super Smash at Auckland, Dec 13 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  6. ^ "Central Districts drop Jesse Ryder from contracts list". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  7. ^ "Auckland Aces to face the world in Abu Dhabi". Scoop. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  8. ^ "Ford Trophy: Ben Lister snares five as Auckland Aces make flying start". Stuff. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  9. ^ "The Ford Trophy, 2019/20: Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  10. ^ "Daryl Mitchell, Jeet Raval and Finn Allen among major domestic movers in New Zealand". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  11. ^ "Auckland lose Jeet Raval to Northern Districts, Finn Allen to Wellington in domestic contracts". Stuff. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  12. ^ "Auckland seamer Ben Lister becomes first Covid-19 replacement". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  13. ^ "Ben Lister becomes first 'COVID replacement' in cricket". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 20 October 2020.

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