Full name Ewen Paul Thompson
Born December 17, 1979, Warkworth, Auckland
Current age 39 years 64 days
Major teams New Zealand, Central Districts, New Zealand Academy
Playing role Bowler
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Left-arm fast-medium
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ODIs | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
T20Is | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1* | - | 1 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 52 | 75 | 9 | 1734 | 126 | 26.27 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 0 | ||||
List A | 59 | 48 | 15 | 599 | 62* | 18.15 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 0 | ||||
T20s | 26 | 19 | 7 | 228 | 59 | 19.00 | 174 | 131.03 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ODIs | 1 | 1 | 24 | 42 | 0 | - | - | - | 10.50 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T20Is | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 1/18 | 1/18 | 18.00 | 6.00 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 52 | 10155 | 5310 | 177 | 7/55 | 30.00 | 3.13 | 57.3 | 6 | 1 | |||
List A | 59 | 3385 | 2648 | 104 | 6/20 | 6/20 | 25.46 | 4.69 | 32.5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
T20s | 26 | 26 | 570 | 718 | 31 | 5/32 | 5/32 | 23.16 | 7.55 | 18.3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Only ODI | New Zealand v India at Hamilton, Mar 11, 2009 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
Only T20I | New Zealand v West Indies at Hamilton, Dec 28, 2008 scorecard |
T20I statistics | |
First-class debut | 2000/01 |
Last First-class | Central Districts v Wellington at Napier, Mar 12-15, 2010 scorecard |
List A debut | 1999/00 |
Last List A | Northern Districts v Central Districts at Whangarei, Feb 17, 2010 scorecard |
T20s debut | Central Districts v Canterbury at Napier, Jan 22, 2006 scorecard |
Last T20s | Central Districts v Canterbury at Nelson, Jan 15, 2010 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
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0/20, 30 | Central D | v Wellington | Napier | 12 Mar 2010 | FC |
0, 5/68, 2/94, 29 | Central D | v Canterbury | New Plymouth | 4 Mar 2010 | FC |
2, 5/64 | Central D | v Otago | Invercargill | 25 Feb 2010 | FC |
0/60, 5 | Central D | v Northern D | Whangarei | 17 Feb 2010 | LA |
0/36 | Central D | v Canterbury | Christchurch | 13 Feb 2010 | LA |
24, 0/47 | Central D | v Otago | New Plymouth | 9 Feb 2010 | LA |
6*, 1/44 | Central D | v Northern D | Whangarei | 6 Feb 2010 | LA |
6/20 | Central D | v Canterbury | New Plymouth | 3 Feb 2010 | LA |
1/30 | Central D | v Canterbury | Nelson | 15 Jan 2010 | T20 |
1/39 | Central D | v Canterbury | Timaru | 13 Jan 2010 | T20 |
A left-arm seamer and useful lower-order batsman, Ewen Thompson was rewarded with a national call-up at the age of 29 after serving Central Districts for nearly eight seasons. He made his first-class debut in 2000-01 and immediately made an impact, finishing the joint second-highest wicket-taker (22) for his state. He uses his tall, lanky frame to get good bounce and his utility as a lower-order hitter, apart from his Twenty20 stats, would have helped push his inclusion for New Zealand's Twenty20 squad against West Indies in 2008-09. He even averaged over 47 with the bat in the 2005-06 State Championship. His journey to the top hasn't been easy - he once suffered a fatigue-related virus - and his perseverance has been talked about in domestic circles. He ended the overall third-highest wicket-taker with 34 in the 2009-10 Plunket Shield but the strain on his body convinced him to quit first-class cricket after that season. He's now focused on a career as a player-cum-coach for district side Northland.
Cricinfo Staff May 2010