Roger Twose

Roger Twose
Personal information
Full name Roger Graham Twose
Born (1968-04-17) 17 April 1968
Torquay, England
Batting Left-handed
Bowling Right-arm medium pace
Role Batsman
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 194) 25 October 1995 v India
Last Test 19 August 1999 v England
ODI debut (cap 95) 15 November 1995 v India
Last ODI 28 February 2001 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1988 Devon
1989–1995 Warwickshire
1989/90 Northern Districts
1991/92-1993/94 Central Districts
1994/95-2000/01 Wellington
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 16 87 178 333
Runs scored 628 2717 9,802 9,102
Batting average 25.12 38.81 36.98 34.60
100s/50s –/6 1/20 18/53 11/57
Top score 94 103 277* 124*
Balls bowled 211 272 9,130 5,998
Wickets 3 4 133 160
Bowling average 43.33 58.75 31.85 26.87
5 wickets in innings – – 2 1
10 wickets in match – n/a – n/a
Best bowling 2/36 2/31 6/28 5/30
Catches/stumpings 5/– 37/– 96/– 120/–
Source: Cricinfo, 7 September 2018

Roger Graham Twose /ˈtuːz/ (born 17 April 1968 in Torquay, England) is a former British cricketer, who played 16 Tests and 87 One Day Internationals for New Zealand in the mid-1990s.

School times

Born in England, educated at King's College, Taunton, and an effective player for Warwickshire County Cricket Club, Twose moved to play in New Zealand in 1991–92, as it became clear he would struggle to ever force his way into the England side. Twose performed well in New Zealand for several seasons, eventually being selected for a national cap on New Zealand's 1995 tour to India.

International career

Twose initially struggled to solidify his place in the New Zealand team, and a string of inconsistent performances soon meant he was dropped from both the Test and one day sides. However, in the 1998/1999 season, having spent a couple of years retooling his technique, Twose returned to the New Zealand side and soon became recognised as one of the best one day batsmen in the world, known as "the switch-hitter". Twose followed strong performances against India and South Africa by being New Zealand's most successful batsman at the 1999 Cricket World Cup, scoring 318 runs at an average of 79.50. Further he achieved all this whilst studying a university course by correspondence.

Following his retirement from Test cricket, Twose continued to perform consistently in the One Day International arena, rising to 2nd in the world batting rankings. He reached his peak on New Zealand's 2000 tour of South Africa when he finally scored his first and only century after 75 matches. His performances resulted in one of New Zealand cricket's cult mantras "We need sixes, fours and Twose to win". His blistering innings of 87 against Pakistan in the 2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy semi final allowed New Zealand to defeat a strong looking Pakistan, and he also contributed to their win against India in the Final. New Zealand seized that year's Champion's Trophy to win their first major ICC Tournament.

However Twose soon started to look to life beyond cricket, and declining performances in the 2001 tour by Pakistan showed this. In 2001 he quietly retired from international cricket to pursue a banking career. He has two children with Michelle Leigh Hopkins. The oldest is called Charlie Georgia Ruby Twose and the youngest is called Alexandra Victoria Amy Twose.

International centuries

One Day International centuries

One Day International centuries of Roger Twose
NoRunsMatchAgainstCity/CountryVenueYearResult
[1]10375 South AfricaSouth Africa Cape Town, South AfricaNewlands Cricket Ground2000Lost

International awards

One Day International Cricket

Man of the Match Awards

S No Opponent Venue Date Match Performance Result
1 United Arab Emirates Iqbal Stadium, Lyallpur 27 February 1996 92 (112 balls: 8×4) ; 1 Ct.  New Zealand won by 109 runs.[1]
2 Australia Sophia Gardens, Cardiff 20 May 1999 80* (99 balls: 10×4)  New Zealand won by 5 wickets.[2]
3 India Trent Bridge, Nottingham 12 June 1999 60* (77 balls: 5×4)  New Zealand won by 5 wickets.[3]
4 West Indies AMI Stadium, Christchurch 11 January 2000 97 (90 balls: 11×4, 2×6) ; 2 Ct.  New Zealand won by 20 runs.[4]
5 Zimbabwe Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi 9 October 2000 85 (111 balls: 6×4, 1×6) ; 1 Ct.  New Zealand won by 64 runs.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "1995–1996 Wills World Cup – 19th Match – New Zealand v United Arab Emirates – Faisalabad (Lyallpur)". HowStat. 18 February 2007. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "1999 ICC World Cup – 10th Match – Australia v New Zealand – Cardiff". HowStat. 18 February 2007. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "1999 ICC World Cup – 38th Match – India v New Zealand – Nottingham". HowStat. 18 February 2007. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "1999–2000 New Zealand v West Indies – 5th Match – Christchurch". HowStat. 18 February 2007. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  5. ↑ "2000-2001 ICC Knock-Out - 3rd Quarter-Final - New Zealand v Zimbabwe - Nairobi". HowStat. 18 February 2007. Retrieved 13 March 2015.

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