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New Zealand cricketer

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Full&#;name	Nathan John Astle
Born	() 15 September (age&#;53) Christchurch, New Zealand
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Role	Batsman
Relations
National side
Test debut (cap&#;)	13 January &#;v&#;Zimbabwe
Last Test	15 December &#;v&#;Sri Lanka
ODI debut (cap&#;93)	22 January &#;v&#;West Indies
Last ODI	23 January &#;v&#;England
ODI shirt no.	9
T20I debut (cap&#;12)	21 October &#;v&#;South Africa
Last T20I	26 December &#;v&#;Sri Lanka
Years	Team
/92–/07	Canterbury
	Nottinghamshire
	Durham
	Lancashire
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 81 Runs scored 4, 7, 9, 11, Batting average s/50s 11/24 16/41 19/50 26/64 Top score * * Balls bowled 5, 4, 13, 10, Wickets 51 99 Bowling average 5 wickets in innings 0 0 2 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling 3/27 4/43 6/22 4/14 Catches/stumpings 70/– 83/– /– /–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 11 November

Nathan John AstleMNZM (born 15 September ) is a former New Zealandcricketer, who played all formats of the game.

A right-handed batsman who played as an opener in One Day Internationals (ODI), while batting in the middle order in Test matches. In a career that spanned 12 years, Astle played 81 Tests and ODIs accumulating 4, and 7, runs respectively. As of , he is New Zealand's fourth-most prolific run scorer. Astle collected wickets with his medium-paced bowling at the international level.

He holds two records&#;– scoring the fastest double century in Test cricket and the second highest individual score in the fourth innings of a Test match. Both the records were achieved when he made against England in Christchurch in ^[1] Astle was a member of the New Zealand team that won the ICC KnockOut Trophy. His innings of not out is the highest individual score by a batsman in the ICC Champions Trophy, which he scored in the tournament.

Astle has played County Cricket in England for Derbyshire, Durham and Nottinghamshire, and for Canterbury in New Zealand. He was also a footballer who represented Rangers A.F.C. and good at auto racing.

Personal life

Astle was born in Christchurch, New Zealand, where he is still based; he is married to Kelly Astle and has two children.

Astle and his wife Kelly run a childcare centre for which he is the director.^[2] His sister, Lisa Astle, represented the New Zealand women's team at the World Cup, and later married another first-class cricketer, Robbie Frew.^[3]

Domestic career

Born in at Christchurch, Astle joined the East Christchurch-Shirley Cricket Club, a cricket club that would produce cricketers like Bruce Taylor, Craig McMillan and Michael Papps.^[4] He used to bat at number 6, and played as a batsman who could bowl medium pace.

During the –91 season, Astle was selected to play for "New Zealand Young Cricketers" against "England Young Cricketers". Astle managed just runs at an average of in the three match series.^[5] The following year, Astle made his First-class debut for Canterbury against Central Districts.^[5] He hardly managed to score runs at the end of the first three seasons.^[6] During the –95 season he aggregated runs at an average of ^[6] He played three important innings during the season&#;– 96 against Auckland, against Northern Districts and against Wellington.^[7][8][9] Following impressive performances in the season, he was noticed by the New Zealand selectors.

On 31 May , Lancashire announced that Astle would be a short-term overseas replacement for Australian player Brad Hodge.^[10] In he played for Longton C.C in Staffordshire. He was a part of the Mumbai Champs team in the inaugural 20/20 Tournament of the now defunct Indian Cricket League (ICL).

International career

Debut years

Astle was selected for the ODI series against West Indies in He was again selected for the series against Sri Lanka where's he scored 95 in one of the matches thus enabling New Zealand level the series and ending their losing streak after 13 matches.^[11] It was under the insistence of Glenn Turner, then coach of New Zealand, Astle was selected for the Test side and started playing as an opener in ODIs.^[12] He was again selected for a five match ODI series in India.

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In the first four matches, he failed to score, but in the final match he recorded his first ODI century scoring off balls. New Zealand won the match and Astle was declared "man of the match", in spite of New Zealand losing the series 3–2.^[13] The following year Astle made his Test debut against Zimbabwe at Trust Bank Park, Hamilton.^[5] In the ODI series, Astle scored a century in the first match and was named "man of the match".^[14] All in all, he scored runs in the series averaging ^[15] Following that, Astle was named in the New Zealand squad for the Cricket World Cup that was held in India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

He scored his first World Cup hundred in new Zealand's opening match, against England, of the tournament. However, Astle failed to score runs in the rest of the tournament, eventually ended up with runs at an average of ^[16]

Following his dismal performance at the World Cup, Astle was selected for the two match Test series in West Indies.

This was his second series after the one against Zimbabwe at home. Until then, he managed just 77 runs in four innings at an average of ,^[17] In the first Test at Kensington Oval, he scored 54 (48 balls) and in both innings of the Test. In the second innings he was involved in a partnership of runs with Justin Vaughan for the fifth wicket, a record for New Zealand then.^[18] In spite of his performance in the match, New Zealand lost the match by ten wickets.^[18] He continued his good form with the bat as he scored in the second Test, enabling New Zealand draw the match, although they lost the series 1–0.^[19] In the following year, Astle scored against England in the 1st Test of the three–match series.

He was involved in a partnership of for the tenth wicket with Danny Morrison, a New Zealand record. His partnership with Morrison helped New Zealand secure a draw and prevented England from winning the test match.^[20]

Successful opener in ODIs

Main article: List of international cricket centuries by Nathan Astle

Astle was New Zealand's top run scorer in the Pepsi Independence Cup, a quadrangular tournament that also included India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan.

In the first match against Pakistan, he scored and took a career-best figure of four wickets for 43 runs; New Zealand won the match by 22 runs while Astle was named Man of the match.^[21] He followed that with 92 against India, a match which New Zealand lost. Although, New Zealand did not progress to the finals, Astle ended up as the fourth-most prolific run scorer with runs at an average of ^[22] He was equally successful with the ball as he captured seven wickets at an average of ^[23] Astle also passed Martin Crowe's record number of one-day hundreds for New Zealand (four) during the tournament.

Astle's success as opener in ODIs continued throughout the season. In a home series against Zimbabwe, he was more consistent, scoring runs including a century.^[24] He made scores exceeding 60 in four consecutive matches and was ultimately named "man of the series".^[25] Astle performed well in the subsequent series' such as the Singer-Akai Nidahas Trophy () and the home series against South Africa accumulating close to runs.^[26]

World Cup failure

Although, Astle was consistent till , he failed in the Cricket World Cup that took place in England.

He managed just 79 runs in nine matches at an average of ^[27] he scored well in the Test series against England including a century.^[28] At the end of the century, Astle established himself as one of the key players in New Zealand.

At the end of , New Zealand suffered heavy losses in the Test series against South Africa.

Astle made a strong comeback in the ODI series against Pakistan, scoring runs. In the final match of the series, he made off balls that contained 21 fours. During the innings he was involved in a record stand of for the first wicket with captain Stephen Fleming.

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It helped New Zealand win the series.^[29] In the rain-affected –02 Trans-Tasman Trophy against Australia, Astle scored moderately in the first two Tests and came back with a valiant not out in the third Test. Though New Zealand had their upper hand throughout the series, it ended in a draw.^[30] In the tour he made a career best First-class score of against Queensland.^[31] Following that, England visited New Zealand to play five ODIs and three Test matches.

In the ODI series, he fared well scoring runs in five innings at an average of including a century in the last match.^[32][33] In the first Test, chasing a target of runs, Astle batted at number five went on to make , his highest Test score.^[34] he set the record for the fastest double-century when he reached the landmark in balls.^[34] He took balls hitting 28 fours and 11 sixes before being the last man to be dismissed.

During the innings he was involved in a partnership of runs with injured Chris Cairns.^[34] Despite this New Zealand lost the match by 98 runs. As of , it remains the second highest score by a player in the fourth innings of a Test match.

World Cup and return

Astle made a remarkable comeback to the World Cup after disastrous performances in the previous two editions that appeared.

He scored a century, second in World Cups, against Zimbabwe and finished the tournament with runs from seven matches at an average of ^[35] Immediately following the World Cup, New Zealand toured India to play two Test matches. In the first Test at Ahmedabad, Astle scored , when New Zealand were struggling thus helping them save the match.

The following year Astle went on to record his highest ODI score when he made not out against USA at the ICC Champions Trophy By this time, his Test average dipped down; he went on to make only two more hundreds till the end of his career, including one against Zimbabwe. However, he continued his good form in ODIs. In August , he made an unbeaten against India at the final of the Videocon Tri-Series that was held in Zimbabwe.

New Zealand won the tournament and Astle was adjudged "player of the match".^[36]

During the Chappell–Hadlee Series and the preceding tour to South Africa, Astle incurred media criticism along with fellow New Zealand cricket team teammates Craig McMillan, Hamish Marshall and James Marshall, for a slump in form.

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As a result of this, he was dropped from the national team. However he returned to the side in for the home series against West Indies. He scored not out at Christchurch,^[37] and ended up as New Zealand's leading run scorer of the tournament. Over the New Zealand summer, he scored ODI runs from 11 matches at an average of He received the "– Walter Hadlee Trophy for Best New Zealand One-Day International batsman".

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Nathan John Astle MNZM (born 15 September ) is a former New Zealand cricketer, who played all formats of the game. A right-handed batsman who played as an opener in One Day Internationals (ODI), while batting in the middle order in Test matches.

Retirement

While expected to make his fourth World Cup appearance, Astle announced his retirement from international cricket, while he was playing in the Commonwealth Bank Series, on 26 January ^[38] He cited lack of motivation and his "patchy form" in the recent matches as reasons for retiring.^[38]

He played his last One-Day International on 23 January against England at the Adelaide Oval.^[40]

Playing style and influences

Astle has been described as the best ODI batsman New Zealand has ever produced.^[34] Apart from his role as a batsman, he was also an occasional partnership-breaking medium pace bowler and a competent slip fielder.^[34] Because of this multi-utility option he always enjoyed selection in the team but his laid-back attitude resulted him never been considered for the captaincy, despite his seniority.

Astle has also been a competent soccer player, playing for Rangers A.F.C. in Christchurch, a club which also at one time had fellow cricketer Sir Richard Hadlee among its players. Astle also took up Auto racing in early , competing predominantly at Woodford Glen Speedway, Christchurch, driving a Modified Sprint. Astle moved to full-sized Sprintcars after two seasons in a Modified Sprint, and has since competed in numerous speedway events across New Zealand.^[41]

Honours and awards

The New Zealand Cricket Almanack named him the "Player of the Year" on three occasions – , and For his efforts, Astle received the "Player of the Year" award in He was also named New Zealand's "One-Day International Batsman of the Year" in In the Queen's Birthday Honours, Astle was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to cricket.^[42]

Records

See also: Player of the Match awards (cricket)

• During his career, Astle scored 16 ODI centuries.

  As of the end of , this is the equal second highest for a New Zealander, and equal 21st overall.^[43]

• Most ducks (getting out without scoring) in World Cups, with five.^[44]
• Fastest double century in test cricket.^[45]

Coaching career

In , Astle announced his intentions to make a career of coaching, and was appointed the head coach role of the Burnside West Christchurch University Cricket Club, a senior club in the Christchurch Metropolitan league, playing under the Canterbury Cricket Association.

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