Full name Sam Raymond Wells
Born July 13, 1984
Current age 27 years 320 days
Major teams Otago
Playing role Middle-order batsman
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 27 | 44 | 7 | 1287 | 115* | 34.78 | 2431 | 52.94 | 2 | 11 | 168 | 14 | 9 | 0 |
| List A | 8 | 8 | 0 | 161 | 50 | 20.12 | 211 | 76.30 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Twenty20 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8* | 8.00 | 5 | 160.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 27 | 41 | 2515 | 1511 | 41 | 5/26 | 7/102 | 36.85 | 3.60 | 61.3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| List A | 8 | 7 | 198 | 204 | 4 | 2/58 | 2/58 | 51.00 | 6.18 | 49.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Twenty20 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 0 | - | - | - | 10.00 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class debut | Central Districts v Otago at Napier, Nov 12-15, 2007 scorecard |
| Last First-class | Otago v Wellington at Dunedin, Mar 26-29, 2012 scorecard |
| List A debut | Northern Districts v Otago at Whangarei, Jan 11, 2009 scorecard |
| Last List A | Auckland v Otago at Auckland, Feb 8, 2012 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Wellington v Otago at Wellington, Dec 4, 2010 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | Otago v Wellington at Queenstown, Dec 29, 2010 scorecard |
| Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0/15, 8, 0/18 | Otago | v Wellington | Dunedin | 26 Mar 2012 | First-class |
| 0/22, 52, 1/36, 30 | Otago | v Canterbury | Dunedin | 18 Mar 2012 | First-class |
| 5, 2/93, 14 | Otago | v Auckland | Auckland | 9 Mar 2012 | First-class |
| 1/70, 1/48, 27* | Otago | v Northern D | Hamilton | 2 Mar 2012 | First-class |
| 55, 1/43, 0, 2/35 | Otago | v Central D | Queenstown | 24 Feb 2012 | First-class |
| 6, 23 | Otago | v Auckland | Dunedin | 17 Feb 2012 | First-class |
| 0/27, 19 | Otago | v Auckland | Auckland | 8 Feb 2012 | List A |
| 41, 1/36 | Otago | v Canterbury | Dunedin | 5 Feb 2012 | List A |
| 2/58, 1 | Otago | v Wellington | Invercargill | 1 Feb 2012 | List A |
| 65, 1/26, 5* | NZ XI | v Zimbabweans | Gisborne | 21 Jan 2012 | Other match |
Sam Wells' call-up to the New Zealand Test squad in 2012 was such a surprise that initially even his girlfriend didn't believe him. An allrounder who cemented his place in the Otago side in the 2009-10 season, Wells himself thought it would take longer for him to be elevated to the Test level. A left-hand batsman and right-arm medium-pacer, he averaged almost 60 with the bat in that breakthrough season and collected 21 wickets as well. He described his role in the team as someone who "bats around seven or eight and bowls 12-15 overs a day". He is something of a first-class specialist, and has struggled to get a sustained run in Otago's limited-overs sides. He has a law degree from Otago University, but is yet to take the bar exam.
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