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Sam Wells

New Zealand

Full name Sam Raymond Wells

Born July 13, 1984

Current age 29 years 161 days

Major teams New Zealand A, Otago

Playing role Middle-order batsman

Batting style Left-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm medium

Batting and fielding averages

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct
First-class	41	65	8	1917	115*	33.63	3565	53.77	2	16	256	20	11
List A	16	15	0	381	81	25.40	460	82.82	0	3	41	7	7
Twenty20	12	8	2	64	16	10.66	65	98.46	0	0	5	2	7

Bowling averages

	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w
First-class	41	64	4285	2493	75	5/26	7/102	33.24	3.49	57.1	2	2
List A	16	14	456	457	9	2/44	2/44	50.77	6.01	50.6	0	0
Twenty20	12	2	24	27	0	-	-	-	6.75	-	0	0

Career statistics

First-class debut	Central Districts v Otago at Napier, Nov 12-15, 2007 scorecard
Last First-class	Otago v Wellington at Invercargill, Dec 12-15, 2013 scorecard
List A debut	Northern Districts v Otago at Whangarei, Jan 11, 2009 scorecard
Last List A	Otago v Auckland at Dunedin, Mar 20, 2013 scorecard
Twenty20 debut	Wellington v Otago at Wellington, Dec 4, 2010 scorecard
Last Twenty20	Northern Districts v Otago at Hamilton, Nov 15, 2013 scorecard

Recent matches

Bat & Bowl	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
1, 4/96, 4, 1/13	Otago	v Wellington	Invercargill	12 Dec 2013	FC
0, 0/25, 0, 0/29	Otago	v Northern D	Whangarei	4 Dec 2013	FC
2/21, 16, 0/29	West Indians	v NZ XI	Lincoln	27 Nov 2013	Other
3/41, 4, 2/38	Otago	v Canterbury	Rangiora	19 Nov 2013	FC
16	Otago	v Northern D	Hamilton	15 Nov 2013	T20
-	Otago	v Northern D	Dunedin	9 Nov 2013	T20
6	Otago	v Canterbury	Christchurch	2 Nov 2013	T20
39, 1/77, 53, 0/21	Otago	v Wellington	Wellington	27 Oct 2013	FC
-	Otago	v Sunrisers	Mohali	20 Sep 2013	T20
10	Otago	v Auckland	Dunedin	20 Mar 2013	LA

Profile

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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