Chris Martin (New Zealand)

Chris Martin
Full Name:Chris Martin
Date of birth:10 / 12 / 1974
Country:New Zealand
Role:Bowler
Batting style:Right-hand
Bowling style:Right arm fast medium

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Career summary

- Test debut v South Africa at Bloemfontein, November 2000

- ODI debut v Zimbabwe at Taupo, January 2001.

- Right arm, fast-medium bowler.

- Made his debut due to an injury crisis in 2000/2001, but found himself in the international wilderness a year later.

- Comeback in 2003/04 saw him take 11 wickets and the Man of the Match award against South Africa in Auckland.

- Took four wickets on his debut Test, his victims including Jacques Kallis and Gary Kirsten.

- Has the dubious honour of being one of only a select few cricketers whose number of wickets taken exceeds runs scored.

- Holds the record for the most pairs in Test cricket.

February 2010

Test Matches

Batting
Career Span:2000-2011
Matches:65
Innings:93
Not Outs:46
Runs:112
Highest Score:12
Average:2.38
50s:0
100s:0
Ducks:32
Pairs:0
Caught Out:17
Stumped Out:0
Bowling
Innings Bowled:116
Overs:2158.0
Maidens:452
Runs Conceded:7267
Wickets:218
5 Wicket Innings:10
10 Wicket Innings:0
Average:33.33
Economy Rate:3.37
Best bowling in Innings:6/26

ODI Matches

Batting
Career Span:2001-2008
Matches:20
Innings:7
Not Outs:2
Runs:8
Highest Score:3
Average:1.6
50s:0
100s:0
Ducks:2
Pairs:0
Caught Out:1
Stumped Out:0
Bowling
Innings Bowled:19
Overs:158.0
Maidens:14
Runs Conceded:804
Wickets:18
5 Wicket Innings:0
10 Wicket Innings:0
Average:44.67
Economy Rate:5.09
Best bowling in Innings:3/62