Shane Thomson

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Shane Thomson
Personal information
Full nameShane Alexander Thomson
Born27 January 1969 (1969-01-27) (age 52)
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

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.

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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