Personal

Name

Jimmy Neesham
Full Name

James Douglas Sheahan Neesham
Country

New Zealand
Gender

Male
Date of Birth

September 17, 1990

Sport Profile

Sport

Cricket
Discipline

Men's Cricket
Role

Left-handed Batting all-rounder/Right-arm medium Bowler
Level

National, International
Teams

New Zealand, Auckland, Otago, Delhi Daredevils, Guyana Amazon Warriors, Derbyshire, Kent, Wellington, Kolkata Knight Riders  
Profile

Jimmy Neesham is a New Zealand International cricketer, who has been playing from the national side since 2012. He plays for all formats of the game and represents the Auckland team in domestic cricket. He used to play for Otago squad in first-class cricket till 2018 as a regular member. Jimmy Neesham got selected for the national New Zealand team in 2012 for the T20I game format. After this, he has made his ODI as well as Test debut consecutively in 2013 and 2014 as an all-rounder.

He is a left-handed middle-order batsman and right-arm medium blower. He shone for the very first time in the Under-19 World Cup in domestic cricket and grabbed the eyes of the selector for the national selection. His charismatic performance with both bat and bowl has made him a significant part of the national team successfully. He is named for the New Zealand squad in 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup.
(as Compiled by Madhushree Das Ghosh)
(Profile Image from Facebook)
Career Information

Debut Test Match: at Basin Reserve Stadium Vs India on 14th of February in 2014

Last Test Match: at Basin Reserve Stadium Vs South Africa on 16th of March in 2017

Debut ODI Match: at Boland Park Stadium Vs South Africa on 19th of January in 2013

Last ODI: at University Oval Stadium Vs Bangladesh on 20th of February in 2019

Debut T20I Match: at Kingsmead Stadium Vs South Africa on 21st of December in 2012

Last T20I Match: at Bay Oval Stadium Vs Bangladesh on 8th of January in 2017

Debut IPL Match: at Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium Vs Bangalore on 17th of April in 2014

Batting Career:

He has scored 709 runs in 12 matches in 3 years of Test career at an average of 33.76 and strike rate of 66.32 including 2 hundreds and fifties (as on May 16, 2019)
He has scored 1015 runs in 49 matches in 6 years of ODI career at an average of 30.76 and strike rate of 105.07 including 5 fifties (as on May 16, 2019)
He has scored 122 runs in 15 matches in 5 years of T20I career at an average of 13.56 and strike rate of 131.18 (as on May 16, 2019)
He has scored 42 runs in 4 matches in 1 year of IPL career at an average of 14 and strike rate of 91.3 (as on May 16, 2019)

Bowling Career:

He has taken 14 wickets in 12 matches in just 3 years of Test career at an average of 48.21 (as on May 16, 2019)
He has taken 44 wickets in 49 matches in just 6 years of ODI career at an average of 34.59 (as on May 16, 2019)
He has taken 11 wickets in 15 matches in 5 years of T20I career at an average of 23.55 (as on May 16, 2019)
He has taken 1 wicket in 4 matches in 1 year of IPL career at an average of 91 (as on May 16, 2019)
Achievements/Records Associated With

First New Zealand cricketer to score centuries in his first two test matches
The highest test debut score by a number-8 batsman (137 runs)
Most runs in a single over in ODI by a New Zealand batsman (34)