Tim Southee

New Zealand|Bowler
Tim Southee
INTL CAREER: 2008 - 2023
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Full Name

Timothy Grant Southee

Born

December 11, 1988, Whangarei, Northland

Age

34y 295d

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Medium fast

Playing Role

Bowler

Tim Southee, a right-arm swing bowler, burst upon the international scene in great style. He was still only 19, with only one T20I cap behind him, and fresh from a Player-of-the-Tournament performance at the 2008 Under-19 World Cup when he was handed a Test debut against England in Napier. Southee responded with 5 for 55 before smashing 77 off 40 balls in the second innings with nine sixes.

It was a debut that gave a clear indication of the career to come. Over the next decade or so, Southee would go on to form one of the world's best new-ball partnerships with Trent Boult, and would also come to be known for his ability to clear the fence. He hit his 50th six in only his 36th Test, and could one day take the Test record for most sixes from his long-time captain Brendon McCullum.

Pace and outswing, however, are the main tools of Southee's trade. His bag of 18 wickets at 17.33 in the 2011 World Cup prompted Allan Donald to say he had the potential to become the best swing bowler in the world, and though frequent injury-forced absences have kept him from fulfilling that prophecy, he has shown he can be devastating across a wide range of conditions.

In 2012, he showed his adaptability in the subcontinent, picking up 7 for 64 in Bangalore, the best figures for a New Zealand bowler in India, before bowling his side to a rare win in Sri Lanka with match figures of 8 for 120 at the P Sara Oval. Two years later, his 11 wickets in the West Indies, at 21.09, helped New Zealand achieve their first series win away from home, against anyone other than Bangladesh or Zimbabwe, in 12 years. In ODIs, his landmark performance came at the 2015 World Cup, when he sliced through England's batting with a sensational spell of swing bowling to finish with figures of 7 for 33, the best bowling figures for a New Zealander in ODIs.

Such is his standing in New Zealand cricket, Southee was elevated as a stand in captain in a T20I in 2017 and then an ODI in 2018. But despite standing in as captain and remaining a key Test and T20 bowler, he fell out of favour in the ODI side due to the form of Matt Henry and Lockie Ferguson and only played one match in the 2019 World Cup.
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Tim Southee Career Stats

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests9417821608107263707/6410/10828.982.9758.419151
ODIs157155787771922147/337/3333.605.4736.8530
T20Is114112249234021445/185/1823.628.1917.3120
FC13525028994143455348/2710/10826.862.9654.225261
List A172170864678562347/337/3333.575.4536.9530
T20s250246542474452976/166/1625.068.2318.2130

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
Tests9413411197677*16.06237683.160619783730
ODIs15794357245512.2775096.53015726440
T20Is11445202803911.20195143.58001917570
FC13518416280315616.68339382.6118289107860
List A1721063687966*12.5588699.20027132500
T20s250116408637411.35606142.400264471140
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Tim Southee was in discomfort after hurting his thumb attempting a catch
Jos Buttler and Tim Southee pose with the series trophy
Kyle Jamieson will combine with Tim Southee once again in the UK
Tim Southee prepares to bowl at the Chester-le-Street nets
Muhammad Waseem and Tim Southee at the toss
Tim Southee and Muhammad Waseem at the toss