Full name Craig Kieswetter
Born November 28, 1987, Johannesburg, Transvaal
Current age 30 years 150 days
Major teams England, England Lions, Somerset, South Africa Under-19s
Nickname Hobnob
Playing role Opening batsman
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Fielding position Wicketkeeper
Education Millfield School, Bishops (Diocesan College)
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ODIs ![]() |
46 | 40 | 5 | 1054 | 107 | 30.11 | 1172 | 89.93 | 1 | 5 | 106 | 32 | 53 | 12 |
T20Is ![]() |
25 | 25 | 1 | 526 | 63 | 21.91 | 470 | 111.91 | 0 | 3 | 47 | 23 | 17 | 3 |
First-class | 115 | 171 | 25 | 5728 | 164 | 39.23 | 11 | 31 | 331 | 12 | ||||
List A | 134 | 124 | 16 | 4254 | 143 | 39.38 | 4469 | 95.18 | 11 | 17 | 433 | 126 | 136 | 26 |
T20s ![]() |
124 | 121 | 15 | 3367 | 89* | 31.76 | 2753 | 122.30 | 0 | 29 | 317 | 119 | 76 | 21 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ODIs ![]() |
46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
T20Is ![]() |
25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
First-class | 115 | 3 | 54 | 29 | 2 | 2/3 | 2/3 | 14.50 | 3.22 | 27.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
List A | 134 | 1 | 12 | 19 | 1 | 1/19 | 1/19 | 19.00 | 9.50 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T20s ![]() |
124 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
ODI debut | Bangladesh v England at Dhaka, Feb 28, 2010 scorecard |
Last ODI | India v England at Ranchi, Jan 19, 2013 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
T20I debut | West Indies v England at Providence, May 3, 2010 scorecard |
Last T20I | England v New Zealand at Pallekele, Sep 29, 2012 scorecard |
T20I statistics | |
First-class debut | Somerset v Derbyshire at Taunton, May 2-5, 2007 scorecard |
Last First-class | Yorkshire v Somerset at Leeds, Sep 23-26, 2014 scorecard |
List A debut | Somerset v Glamorgan at Taunton, Apr 22, 2007 scorecard |
Last List A | Nottinghamshire v Somerset at Nottingham, Sep 9, 2013 scorecard |
T20s debut | Warwickshire v Somerset at Birmingham, Jun 22, 2007 scorecard |
Last T20s | Cape Cobras v Warriors at Paarl, Dec 3, 2014 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
15, 0c/0s | Warriors | v Cape Cobras | Paarl | 3 Dec 2014 | T20 |
5, 0c/0s | Warriors | v Titans | Bloemfontein | 30 Nov 2014 | T20 |
0c/0s, 1 | Warriors | v Cape Cobras | Port Elizabeth | 28 Nov 2014 | T20 |
1c/0s, 0 | Warriors | v Titans | Centurion | 23 Nov 2014 | T20 |
0c/0s, 11 | Warriors | v Knights | East London | 21 Nov 2014 | T20 |
8, 1c/0s | Warriors | v Lions | Durban | 16 Nov 2014 | T20 |
1c/0s, 16 | Warriors | v Dolphins | Port Elizabeth | 14 Nov 2014 | T20 |
82*, 0c/0s | Warriors | v Lions | East London | 7 Nov 2014 | T20 |
1c/0s, 10 | Warriors | v Dolphins | Durban | 5 Nov 2014 | T20 |
0c/0s, 51 | Warriors | v Knights | Johannesburg | 2 Nov 2014 | T20 |
Like a number of players before him, Craig Kieswetter, a hard-hitting wicketkeeper-batsman, chose England ahead of South Africa. He joined Somerset when he was 18 and made his international debut four years later, little more than a week after qualifying for England. He was briefly England's answer at the top of the order, helping them win the 2010 World Twenty20 and rise up the one-day rankings. But his form stuttered and he was dropped after the India tour in January 2013. He returned to the squad at the 2014 World T20 but failed to add to his 46 one-day internationals and 25 T20Is. During the subsequent English season, he suffered a sickening blow in the face, breaking his nose and damaging his eye socket while batting against Northants when a delivery from David Willey burst through his grille. It forced him into retirement in June 2015 as he conceded defeat to impaired vision and what he indicated was psychological trauma. "I feel I will never be mentally the player I was," he said.
NBC Denis Compton Award 2007, 2008, 2009