Full name Michael James Mason
Born August 27, 1974, Carterton, Wairarapa
Current age 46 years 192 days
Major teams New Zealand, Central Districts, New Zealand A
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
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Tests | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 | 33 | 9.09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ODIs | 26 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 13* | 8.00 | 45 | 53.33 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
T20Is | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 91 | 118 | 35 | 1341 | 65 | 16.15 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0 | ||||
List A | 134 | 65 | 31 | 349 | 41* | 10.26 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||||
T20s | 51 | 16 | 8 | 55 | 10* | 6.87 | 47 | 117.02 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 1 | 2 | 132 | 105 | 0 | - | - | - | 4.77 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ODIs | 26 | 25 | 1179 | 1024 | 31 | 4/24 | 4/24 | 33.03 | 5.21 | 38.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
T20Is | 3 | 3 | 54 | 65 | 2 | 1/18 | 1/18 | 32.50 | 7.22 | 27.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 91 | 17074 | 7246 | 288 | 6/20 | 25.15 | 2.54 | 59.2 | 13 | 1 | |||
List A | 134 | 6331 | 4782 | 180 | 6/25 | 6/25 | 26.56 | 4.53 | 35.1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
T20s | 51 | 51 | 1142 | 1396 | 59 | 4/23 | 4/23 | 23.66 | 7.33 | 19.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Only Test | New Zealand v South Africa at Wellington, Mar 26-30, 2004 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | Pakistan v New Zealand at Lahore, Nov 29, 2003 scorecard |
Last ODI | New Zealand v Australia at Hamilton, Mar 9, 2010 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
T20I debut | New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Auckland, Dec 26, 2006 scorecard |
Last T20I | England v New Zealand at Manchester, Jun 13, 2008 scorecard |
T20I statistics | |
First-class debut | 1997/98 |
Last First-class | Central Districts v Otago at Lincoln, Nov 14-16, 2011 scorecard |
List A debut | 1997/98 |
Last List A | Central Districts v Auckland at New Plymouth, Feb 12, 2012 scorecard |
T20s debut | Otago v Central Districts at Dunedin, Jan 27, 2006 scorecard |
Last T20s | Central Districts v Wellington at New Plymouth, Jan 18, 2012 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
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3/52, 41* | Central D | v Auckland | New Plymouth | 12 Feb 2012 | LA |
2/22 | Central D | v Auckland | New Plymouth | 5 Feb 2012 | LA |
2/31 | Central D | v Auckland | New Plymouth | 1 Feb 2012 | LA |
1/47 | Central D | v Canterbury | Rangiora | 29 Jan 2012 | LA |
- | Central D | v Otago | Invercargill | 26 Jan 2012 | LA |
1/37 | Central D | v Wellington | New Plymouth | 18 Jan 2012 | T20 |
1/37 | Central D | v Northern Dis | Napier | 14 Jan 2012 | T20 |
0/13 | Central D | v Auckland | Auckland | 12 Jan 2012 | T20 |
0/45 | Central D | v Canterbury | Rangiora | 8 Jan 2012 | T20 |
10*, 0/25 | Central D | v Northern Dis | Mt Maunganui | 5 Jan 2012 | T20 |
Michael Mason earned his place in the New Zealand side the old fashioned way - by sheer hard work. Mason hails from Mangatainoka, not one of the more prolific development centres of New Zealand cricket, but he brings long-valued work ethics associated with many country bowlers before him, including Ewen Chatfield, Harry Cave, Richard Collinge and Lance Cairns. Like them, Mason is a solid and reliable performer; a workhorse to whom no task is too great. Mason has been dogged by injuries, but has kept lining up for more, and selection has been his reward. Making the next step is a well-timed challenge in his career. He was once described by John Bracewell as "the best line-and-length bowler in the country" and when he finally strung a few ODIs together, against Sri Lanka in 2006-07, he showed glimpses of that skill. His 4 for 24 in a Man-of-the-Match performance at Christchurch was the highlight and despite managing only one game in the tri-series in Australia, Mason was chosen in the 15-man World Cup squad. In the Caribbean Mason was used five times and claimed three wickets, but thereafter his appearances were sporadic. He played against Australia in March 2010 after a gap of nearly two years, but he continues to be a consistent performer for Central Districts.
Lynn McConnell