Bruce Martin (cricketer)

Bruce Martin
Personal information
Full name Bruce Philip Martin
Born (1980-04-25) 25 April 1980
Whangarei, Northland
Nickname Bucko
Batting style Right-hand
Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox
Role Bowler
Relations L. W. Martin (brother) Dana Anderson (sister in-law)
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 259) 6 March 2013 v England
Last Test 16 May 2013 v England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1999/00–2009/10 Northern Districts
2010/11– Auckland
Career statistics
Competition Test FC LA T20
Matches 4 121 79 30
Runs scored 73 2306 479 98
Batting average 18.25 18.15 12.60 10.88
100s/50s 0/0 2/5 0/0 0/0
Top score 41 114 37 19
Balls bowled 1260 25478 3698 660
Wickets 10 330 81 36
Bowling average 47.10 36.14 32.04 23.08
5 wickets in innings 0 18 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 2 0 0
Best bowling 5/133 4/2 3/15
Catches/stumpings 0/0 45/0 24/0 6/0
Source: Cricinfo, 23 May 2013

Bruce Philip Martin (born 25 April 1980) is a New Zealand cricketer who has represented New Zealand in Test cricket. At domestic level he has played for the Northern Districts for 10 years, in the State Championship and Northland in the Hawke Cup, and in 2011 debuted for The Auckland Aces. Martin is a slow left-arm orthodox spin and right hand batsman. He was born in Whangarei and attended school in Kerikeri in the Bay of Islands.

Martin has played 3 Tests and 9 ODIs for New Zealand's U-19 side, selected for New Zealand A side in 2004 and in the NZ A Emerging Players tournament in Australia in 2011. Martin enjoyed an outstanding debut season for the Knights in 1999/2000 taking 37 wickets and has taken 5 wickets in an innings on 11 occasions, a 7 wicket bag in the 2010/11 season for Auckland; as well as acquiring 113 (not out) batting at no. 10 for NZ A vs Sri Lanka A.

Named the Northern Districts cricketer of the year in 2003/4 and selected for New Zealand A side in 2004 and Emerging Players 2011.

Engaged to Tania Anderson.

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