Full name Sam Raymond Wells
Born July 13, 1984
Current age 35 years 131 days
Major teams New Zealand A, 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 | 63 | 98 | 11 | 2707 | 118 | 31.11 | 5174 | 52.31 | 4 | 20 | 363 | 24 | 18 | 0 |
| List A | 43 | 40 | 2 | 817 | 93 | 21.50 | 1030 | 79.32 | 0 | 5 | 80 | 15 | 13 | 0 |
| T20s | 37 | 23 | 8 | 202 | 35 | 13.46 | 185 | 109.18 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 19 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 63 | 99 | 7711 | 4349 | 115 | 5/26 | 7/102 | 37.81 | 3.38 | 67.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| List A | 43 | 37 | 1580 | 1466 | 39 | 5/41 | 5/41 | 37.58 | 5.56 | 40.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T20s | 37 | 21 | 266 | 395 | 19 | 4/24 | 4/24 | 20.78 | 8.90 | 14.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class debut | Central Districts v Otago at Napier, Nov 12-15, 2007 scorecard |
| Last First-class | Otago v Northern Districts at Dunedin, Mar 29-Apr 1, 2017 scorecard |
| List A debut | Northern Districts v Otago at Whangarei, Jan 11, 2009 scorecard |
| Last List A | Otago v Northern Districts at Dunedin, Feb 8, 2017 scorecard |
| T20s debut | Wellington v Otago at Wellington, Dec 4, 2010 scorecard |
| Last T20s | Wellington v Otago at Wellington, Jan 3, 2017 scorecard |
| Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36, 1/27 | Otago | v Northern D | Dunedin | 29 Mar 2017 | FC |
| 50, 2/68, 2, 0/12 | Otago | v Auckland | Dunedin | 21 Mar 2017 | FC |
| 2, 2/57, 0 | Otago | v Canterbury | Christchurch | 14 Mar 2017 | FC |
| 3/40, 0, 118 | Otago | v Wellington | Wellington | 6 Mar 2017 | FC |
| 0/25, 0, 2/25, 5* | Otago | v Northern D | Whangarei | 25 Feb 2017 | FC |
| 0/48, 5 | Otago | v Northern D | Dunedin | 8 Feb 2017 | LA |
| 0/31, 1 | Otago | v Auckland | Auckland | 18 Jan 2017 | LA |
| 6, 0/65 | Otago | v Wellington | Dunedin | 15 Jan 2017 | LA |
| 1/12 | Otago | v Wellington | Wellington | 3 Jan 2017 | T20 |
| 1*, 1/25 | Otago | v Auckland | Dunedin | 1 Jan 2017 | T20 |
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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Nov 9, 2010
Sam Wells warms up ahead of a Plunket Shield match
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Nov 9, 2010
Sam Wells pulls during his half-century
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