Full name Bradley-John Watling
Born July 9, 1985, Durban, South Africa
Current age 35 years 196 days
Major teams New Zealand, New Zealand Under-19s, Northern Districts
Playing role Wicketkeeper batsman
Batting style Right-hand bat
Fielding position Wicketkeeper
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 73 | 114 | 15 | 3773 | 205 | 38.11 | 8854 | 42.61 | 8 | 19 | 427 | 8 | 259 | 8 |
ODIs | 28 | 25 | 2 | 573 | 96* | 24.91 | 838 | 68.37 | 0 | 5 | 58 | 3 | 20 | 0 |
T20Is | 5 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 22 | 9.50 | 58 | 65.51 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
First-class | 172 | 288 | 34 | 9934 | 205 | 39.11 | 22380 | 44.38 | 18 | 59 | 440 | 10 | ||
List A | 127 | 119 | 13 | 4005 | 145* | 37.78 | 5442 | 73.59 | 8 | 27 | 101 | 3 | ||
T20s | 67 | 60 | 9 | 1255 | 75 | 24.60 | 1152 | 108.94 | 0 | 6 | 109 | 17 | 36 | 3 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 73 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
ODIs | 28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
T20Is | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
First-class | 172 | 53 | 39 | 2 | 2/31 | 2/31 | 19.50 | 4.41 | 26.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
List A | 127 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
T20s | 67 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Test debut | New Zealand v Pakistan at Napier, Dec 11-15, 2009 scorecard |
Last Test | New Zealand v Pakistan at Christchurch, Jan 3-6, 2021 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | Sri Lanka v New Zealand at Dambulla, Aug 13, 2010 scorecard |
Last ODI | New Zealand v Pakistan at Dubai (DSC), Nov 11, 2018 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
T20I debut | New Zealand v Pakistan at Dubai (DSC), Nov 12, 2009 scorecard |
Last T20I | West Indies v New Zealand at Roseau, Jul 6, 2014 scorecard |
T20I statistics | |
First-class debut | Northern Districts v Auckland at Hamilton, Dec 6-8, 2004 scorecard |
Last First-class | New Zealand v Pakistan at Christchurch, Jan 3-6, 2021 scorecard |
List A debut | Wellington v Northern Districts at Wellington, Dec 27, 2004 scorecard |
Last List A | Northern Districts v Auckland at Whangarei, Nov 29, 2020 scorecard |
T20s debut | Northern Districts v Wellington at Hamilton, Jan 17, 2008 scorecard |
Last T20s | Canterbury v Northern Districts at Christchurch, Jan 2, 2017 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
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2c/0s, 7, 4c/0s | New Zealand | v Pakistan | Christchurch | 3 Jan 2021 | Test # 2400 |
73, 4c/0s, 5, 4c/0s | New Zealand | v Pakistan | Mount Maunganui | 26 Dec 2020 | Test # 2397 |
30, 2c/0s, 2c/0s | New Zealand | v West Indies | Wellington | 11 Dec 2020 | Test # 2395 |
2c/0s, 23* | Northern Dis | v Auckland | Whangarei | 29 Nov 2020 | LA |
77, 2c/0s, 62*, 1c/0s | Northern Dis | v Central D | Nelson | 14 Nov 2020 | FC |
0c/0s, 23, 0 | Northern Dis | v Canterbury | Rangiora | 5 Nov 2020 | FC |
25, 4c/0s, 15, 2c/0s | Northern Dis | v Otago | Mount Maunganui | 28 Oct 2020 | FC |
62, 4c/0s, 71*, 2c/0s | Northern Dis | v Canterbury | Hamilton | 10 Mar 2020 | FC |
3c/0s, 0, 2c/0s | New Zealand | v India | Christchurch | 29 Feb 2020 | Test # 2387 |
4c/0s, 14, 3c/0s | New Zealand | v India | Wellington | 21 Feb 2020 | Test # 2385 |
A right-handed opening batsman and part-time wicketkeeper, Bradley-John Watling spent his early years in Durban, South Africa, before moving to New Zealand as a ten-year-old. He was part of the Under-19 squad for the World Cup in Bangladesh in 2003-04 before making it to the Northern Districts squad. He was the second-highest run-scorer for his state team in his third season (2006-07) with 564 runs at 37.60. He was in prime form during the one-day State Shield competition in 2008-09 with 509 runs at a stunning 63.62 and that helped him earn a place in the New Zealand one-day squad for the ODIs in the UAE against Pakistan.
In 2010, after Brendon McCullum decided to keep wicket for New Zealand only in the ODIs, Watling emerged as the best long-term prospect for New Zealand in Tests, among contenders like Gareth Hopkins, Reece Young and Kruger van Wyk. Between 2009 and 2012, he played only eight Tests - the first six as a specialist batsman - before settling into the role of New Zealand's full-time wicketkeeper for the longer format in 2013.
Apart from being tidy behind the stumps, Watling's batting has also been impressive. Against India in February 2014, Watling and McCullum put together a record sixth-wicket partnership of 352 in Wellington. Watling's 124 in that Test was his first century against a top-eight nation. On the tour of West Indies, Watling's battling 66 and his 99-run partnership with Mark Craig delayed a West Indies win in Port-of-Spain. His efforts prompted McCullum to state that Watling was becoming one of his favourite cricketers.
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