Hamish Rutherford
Hamish Duncan Rutherford (born 27 April 1989) is a New Zealand cricketer who plays first-class cricket for Otago and represents New Zealand in international cricket. A left-handed batsman, occasional left-arm spin bowler and Twenty20 specialist, Rutherford is the son of former New Zealand Test captain Ken Rutherford and nephew of Ian Rutherford.[1]
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Full name | Hamish Duncan Rutherford | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | 27 April 1989|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Opening batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | Ken Rutherford (father) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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National side |
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Test debut (cap 260) | 6 March 2013 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 3 January 2015 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI debut (cap 179) | 20 February 2013 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 31 October 2013 v Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20I debut (cap 61) | 9 February 2013 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 6 September 2019 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009–present | Otago (squad no. 7) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013 | Essex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | Derbyshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | Worcestershire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 13 December 2019 |
Domestic career
He was the leading run-scorer in the 2017–18 Plunket Shield season for Otago, with 577 runs in ten matches.[2] In June 2018, he was awarded a contract with Otago for the 2018–19 season.[3] He was also the leading run-scorer for Otago in the 2018–19 Ford Trophy, with 393 runs in seven matches,[4] and the leading run-scorer for the team in the 2018–19 Super Smash, with 227 runs in nine matches.[5]
In June 2020, he was offered a contract by Otago ahead of the 2020–21 domestic cricket season.[6][7]
International career
He scored a century (171) on his Test match debut against England, which is the seventh-highest score on debut.[8][9] It is also second on the list for a left-handed debutant and a test opener on debut, in both cases behind Jacques Rudolph.[10]
References
- "Player Profile: Hamish Rutherford". CricInfo. February 2008. Retrieved 13 August 2009.
- "Plunket Shield, 2017/18 - Otago: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
- "Central Districts drop Jesse Ryder from contracts list". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
- "The Ford Trophy, 2018/19 - Otago: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
- "Super Smash, 2018/19 - Otago: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
- "Daryl Mitchell, Jeet Raval and Finn Allen among major domestic movers in New Zealand". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- "Auckland lose Jeet Raval to Northern Districts, Finn Allen to Wellington in domestic contracts". Stuff. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- "Rain respite for England after Rutherford 171". Wisden India. 8 March 2013. Archived from the original on 12 April 2013.
- "Highest score on Test debut". ESPNCricinfo. 8 March 2013.
- Hamish Rutherford scores century on debut, New Zealand Vs England 2013