Neil Wagner Cricket South African /  New Zealand

Neil Wagner

South African / New ZealandLeft Arm Bowl

Personal Information

Date of Birth March 13, 1986
Nationality South African / New Zealand
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Role Bowler / Left-arm Fast-medium, Left-handed Batsman
Past Team(s)
Family Lana (Spouse)

Most Recent Matches

Match R BF 4s 6s S/R O R W E/R
SOM vs KET 0 0 0 0 0 12 & 3 58 & 1 1 & 1 4.83 & 0.33
HAM vs SOM 13 & 4 32 & 4 2 & 1 0 & 0 40.62 & 100.00 21 & 13 54 & 56 0 & 2 2.57 & 4.30
SL vs NZ 27 & 0 24 & 0 1 & 0 3 & 0 112.50 & 0.00 10 & 3 68 & 9 0 & 0 6.80 & 3.00
ENG vs NZ 0 & 0 5 & 6 0 & 0 0 & 0 0.00 & 0.00 21 & 15.2 119 & 62 1 & 4 5.67 & 4.04
ENG vs NZ 27 & 9 32 & 22 1 & 1 2 & 0 84.38 & 40.91 16.2 & 13 82 & 110 4 & 2 5.02 & 8.46

Batting Stats

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Game Type Mat Inn R BF NO Avg S/R 100s 50s H 4s 6s Ct St
TESTs 63 83 842 1660 24 14.27 50.72 0 1 66 93 34 17 0
T20s 80 38 198 160 16 9.00 123.75 0 0 16 13 8 11 0
LISTAs 116 63 634 776 11 12.19 81.70 0 0 45 48 15 21 0
FIRSTCLASS 199 265 3426 6406 59 16.63 53.48 0 9 70 0 95 63 0

Bowling Stats

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Game Type Mat Inn O R W Avg E/R Best 5w 10w
TESTs 63 120 2263.3 7095 258 27.50 3.13 9/73 9 0
T20s 80 76 265.2 2296 89 25.79 8.65 4/33 0 0
LISTAs 116 112 940.1 5038 176 28.62 5.35 5/31 3 0
FIRSTCLASS 199 366 6843.5 21869 807 27.09 3.19 11/111 36 2

Neil Wagner News

"They're a team on top of their game" - Neil Wagner looking forward to facing Australia at home
"They're a team on top of their game" - Neil Wagner looking forward to facing Australia at home
"He runs through brick walls for you" - Gary Stead impressed by Neil Wagner's spirited efforts against Sri Lanka in Christchurch
"He runs through brick walls for you" - Gary Stead impressed by Neil Wagner's spirited efforts against Sri Lanka in Christchurch
[Watch] Unbelievable scenes as Kane Williamson's last-gasp dive helps New Zealand beat Sri Lanka on last ball of the Test
[Watch] Unbelievable scenes as Kane Williamson's last-gasp dive helps New Zealand beat Sri Lanka on last ball of the Test
"Sprinted 20 meters and dived full length with a torn hamstring" - Twitter lauds 37-year-old Neil Wagner for his match-winning dive in NZ vs SL Test
"Sprinted 20 meters and dived full length with a torn hamstring" - Twitter lauds 37-year-old Neil Wagner for his match-winning dive in NZ vs SL Test
New Zealand pacer Neil Wagner ruled out of the 2nd Test against Sri Lanka in Wellington
New Zealand pacer Neil Wagner ruled out of the 2nd Test against Sri Lanka in Wellington

Neil Wagner: A Brief Biography

Neil Wagner Biography


Neil Wagner was born in Pretoria, Transvaal South Africa on March 13, 1986. He is a professional cricketer who plays for New Zealand. Wagner is a left-arm medium pace bowler, he has the ability to swing the ball in both directions and has a few tricks up his sleeve with reverse swings which he developed later on his career and applying the short ball technique to good use.


Background


Wagner started his cricketing career playing in the first team of Afrikaans High School. After touring Zimbabwe and Bangladesh with Academy sides, he finally moved to Otago in 2009 aiming to set his cricketing career there.


Debut


Wagner made his Test debut against West Indies in July 2012, he was able to pick a single wicket in the first innings but unfortunately couldn't manage any in the second.


Rise to Glory


Wagner had a shaky start in his debut and the game after that against South Africa was not a dream one too.


However, he had a phenomenal beginning to 2013, taking 19 wickets in 5 Tests against England.


This performance was the sole reason of his establishment in the New Zealand test side.


Wagner showed great promise in late 2015 against Sri Lanka and later produced a 7 wicket haul against Australia including 6 wickets in the first innings and became a prominent member of the team.


In 2016, New Zealand toured Zimbabwe and Wagner proved to be a great threat to them, taking a total of 11 wickets in two tests including a five wicket haul in the first test match he won the man of the series award.


Club Career


Wagner started off his domestic cricket with the Northerns in 2006-07 , he also had a noticeable two four wicket hauls with the side.


In 2008 he went down to join Otago a first class New Zealand team, he had a great opening season taking 21 wickets and continued to better his record in the coming years, leading the wicket’s chart in the Plunket Shield in 2010-11 and snowballing with 46 wickets in the next season.


Wagner still continues to play for Otago and is a regular in the New Zealand test side. His next challenge being getting into the short formats of the game on the international level.