Roger Graham Twose /ˈtz/ (born 17 April 1968) is an English-born former cricketer, who played 16 Test matches and 87 One Day Internationals for New Zealand in the mid-1990s. In February 2021, Twose was appointed as the director of New Zealand Cricket.[1] Twose was a member of the New Zealand team that won the 2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy.

Roger Twose
Personal information
Full name
Roger Graham Twose
Born (1968-04-17) 17 April 1968 (age 56)
Torquay, England
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBatsman
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 194)25 October 1995 v India
Last Test19 August 1999 v England
ODI debut (cap 95)15 November 1995 v India
Last ODI28 February 2001 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1988Devon
1989–1995Warwickshire
1989/90Northern Districts
1991/92–1993/94Central Districts
1994/95–2000/01Wellington
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 16 87 178 333
Runs scored 628 2,717 9,802 9,102
Batting average 25.12 38.81 36.98 34.60
100s/50s 0/6 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 0 0 2 1
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 2/36 2/31 6/28 5/30
Catches/stumpings 5/– 37/– 96/– 120/–
Source: Cricinfo, 7 September 2018

Early life

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Twose was born at Torquay in England, educated at King's College, Taunton, and after playing for Warwickshire County Cricket Club, Twose moved to play in New Zealand in 1991–92. 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

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In the 1998/1999 season, 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.

References

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  1. ^ "Roger Twose appointed New Zealand Cricket director". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
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