Rod Latham
FullnameRodney Terry Latham
Birth date12 June 1961 (age 65)
Birth placeChristchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
FamilyTom Latham (son)
CountryNew Zealand
Internationaltrue
Internationalspan1990–1994
Testdebutdate6 February
Testdebutyear1992
TestdebutagainstEngland
Testcap177
Lasttestdate2 January
Lasttestyear1993
LasttestagainstPakistan
Odidebutdate1 December
Odidebutyear1990
OdidebutagainstEngland
Odicap74
Lastodidate19 January
Lastodiyear1994
LastodiagainstAustralia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Columns4
Column 1Test
Matches 14
Runs 1219
Bat avg 131.28
100s/50s 11/0
Top score 1119
Deliveries 118
Wickets 1–
Bowl avg 1–
Fivefor 1–
Tenfor 1–
Best bowling 1–
Catches/stumpings 15/–
Column 2ODI
Matches 233
Runs 2583
Bat avg 220.10
100s/50s 20/1
Top score 260
Deliveries 2450
Wickets 211
Bowl avg 235.09
Fivefor 21
Tenfor 20
Best bowling 25/32
Catches/stumpings 211/–
Column 3FC
Matches 3108
Runs 36,298
Bat avg 337.04
100s/50s 39/36
Top score 3237*
Deliveries 31,532
Wickets 335
Bowl avg 343.77
Fivefor 30
Tenfor 30
Best bowling 33/20
Catches/stumpings 3106/–
Column 4LA
Matches 4126
Runs 43,048
Bat avg 426.97
100s/50s 41/12
Top score 4108
Deliveries 41,637
Wickets 447
Bowl avg 424.14
Fivefor 41
Tenfor 40
Best bowling 45/32
Catches/stumpings 450/–
Date4 May
Year2017
Sourcehttp://www.espncricinfo.com/newzealand/content/player/37602.html Cricinfo

Rodney Terry Latham (born 12 June 1961) is a former New Zealand cricketer. He played domestic cricket for Canterbury, and played four Tests and 33 One Day Internationals for New Zealand. He also played rugby union for Canterbury. He was born in Christchurch.

As a cricketer, he was an all-rounder whose bowling style suited mostly one-day cricket. He opened for New Zealand in the 1992 World Cup tournament. Latham played in four Test matches, scoring his only century (119) against Zimbabwe at Bulawayo in 1992.

Latham's son Wicketkeeper-Batsman Tom Latham has played cricket for New Zealand in all forms of the game.[1]

Rugby career

Latham played as a first five-eighth or fullback for the Linwood club and for the Canterbury representative team between 1980 and 1985.

Latham was selected for the New Zealand Juniors in 1980 and the New Zealand Colts in 1981.[2]

Cricket career

Latham made his international debut on 1 December 1990 when he played against England in Adelaide as part of the tri-nation series which featured Australia. On debut, he scored 27 runs which featured two fours in his short innings.[3] This was followed by a 36* against Australia at the same venue the following day.[4] After getting out early in his next three matches, he contributed a strong hitting 38 from 44 balls against Australia in Bellerive Oval to help New Zealand reach 194 and later win the match.[5]

Latham made his test debut on the 6 February 1992 against England in Wellington after New Zealand was reduced to three front-line seamers after an injury to fellow player Willie Watson meant that New Zealand had no suitable replacements.[6] On his test debut, he would score 25 runs as the match was drawn.[7] He was later selected to be part of the New Zealand ODI squad where he recorded figures of 3/25 from his eight overs in the second ODI against England in Dunedin.[8][9]

After being selected for the 1992 Cricket World Cup, Latham scored 136 runs from seven innings which included his highest ODI score of 60 against South Africa on the 29 February 1992 in Auckland as he aided in a 114-run opening partnership to get the victory.[10][11] In October 1992, he was selected to be a part of the tour of Zimbabwe where he scored his only international century in the first test, top scoring with 115 in the first innings as New Zealand won the series 1-0 before the ODI series went 2–0 in favor of New Zealand.[12] He would play his last test match at the start of 1993 with Latham only scoring two runs in a defeat to Pakistan at Hamilton.[13]

In the last ODI of the 1993 Australian series, he recorded his only five-wicket haul in international cricket when he took 5/32 from his ten overs in a three-run defeat which saw Australia win the series 3–2.[14] His last international tour would be the tri-nation series in Australia where he only scored 68 runs from his six matches.[15]

References

  1. ^ "New Zealand / Players / Tom Latham". ESPN cricinfo. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  2. ^ "Rodney Terry Latham | New Zealand Rugby History"
  3. ^ "2nd Match, Benson & Hedges World Series at Adelaide, Dec 1 1990". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  4. ^ Wilkins, Phil (3 December 1990). "Border is not ready yet to celebrate". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 53.
  5. ^ Blake, Martin (19 December 1990). "Batting shuffle misfires as Kiwis edge in by one". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 48.
  6. ^ Selvey, Mike (6 February 1992). "Botham makes his dramatic entrance". The Guardian. p. 19.
  7. ^ "3rd Test, England tour of New Zealand at Wellington, Feb 6-10 1992". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  8. ^ Selvey, Mike. "Plodders' paradise is no easy stroll". The Guardian. p. 17.
  9. ^ "2nd ODI, England tour of New Zealand at Dunedin, Feb 12 1992". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  10. ^ Browing, Mark (1999). A Complete History of World Cup Cricket. Kangaroo Press. p. 175.
  11. ^ "Records / Benson & Hedge World Cup, 1991/92 / Most Runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  12. ^ "1st Test, New Zealand tour of Zimbabwe at Bulawayo, Nov 1-5 1992". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  13. ^ "Only Test, Pakistan tour of New Zealand at Hamilton, Jan 2-5 1993". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  14. ^ Smithers, Patrick (29 March 1993). "Long hot summer ends in glory". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 34.
  15. ^ "WSC 1993-4 : Complete Batting Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 June 2020.