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Full name Christopher Stewart Martin
Born December 10, 1974, Christchurch, Canterbury
Current age 33 years 159 days
Major teams New Zealand, Canterbury
Playing role Bowler
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium

Batting and fielding averages

Mat

Inns

Runs

Ave

100

Tests

12*

2.55

348

21.26

ODIs

1.60

29.62

T20Is

83.33

First-class

121

154

345

4.31

List A

106

3.63

Twenty20

71.42

Bowling averages

Mat

Inns

Balls

Runs

Wkts

BBI

BBM

Ave

Econ

Tests

7744

4443

136

6/54

11/180

32.66

3.44

56.9

ODIs

948

804

3/62

44.66

5.08

52.6

T20Is

138

193

2/14

27.57

8.39

19.7

First-class

121

23264

11760

387

6/54

30.38

3.03

60.1

List A

106

5253

4161

144

6/24

28.89

4.75

36.4

Twenty20

528

750

2/14

41.66

8.52

29.3

Career statistics

Test debut

South Africa v New Zealand at Bloemfontein, Nov 17-21, 2000 scorecard

Last Test

New Zealand v England at Napier, Mar 22-26, 2008 scorecard

Test statistics

ODI debut

New Zealand v Zimbabwe at Taupo, Jan 2, 2001 scorecard

Last ODI

New Zealand v England at Christchurch, Feb 23, 2008 scorecard

ODI statistics

T20I debut

Kenya v New Zealand at Durban, Sep 12, 2007 scorecard

Last T20I

New Zealand v England at Christchurch, Feb 7, 2008 scorecard

T20I statistics

First-class debut

1997/98

Last First-class

England Lions v New Zealanders at Southampton, May 8-11, 2008 scorecard

List A debut

1998/99

Last List A

Auckland v Otago at Auckland, Mar 2, 2008 scorecard

Twenty20 debut

Northern Districts v Auckland at Hamilton, Jan 20, 2006 scorecard

Last Twenty20

New Zealand v England at Christchurch, Feb 7, 2008 scorecard

Chris Martin is an angular fast-medium bowler who receives almost as much attention for his inept batting as for his nagging bowling, which has produced more than 100 Test wickets, including 11 in the match as New Zealand whipped South Africa at Auckland in March 2004. Seven more scalps followed in the next game. It was all the more remarkable as they were his first Tests in almost two years - he had been overlooked since Pakistan piled up 643 at Lahore in May 2002, when Martin took 1 for 108. He got his original chance after a crop of injuries, but did not disgrace himself in the first portion of his Test career, taking 34 wickets at 34 in his initial 11 Tests, including six as Pakistan were crushed by an innings at Hamilton in 2000-01. Since his return he has maintained that average of 34, happy to bowl long spells à la Ewen Chatfield - he claimed 5 for 152 at Brisbane in November 2004, after a surprisingly unproductive England tour. He remained in the frame throughout 2005-06, rounding the season off with 5 for 37 as South Africa struggled in the first innings of the final Test at Johannesburg, which they eventually squeaked by four wickets. But Martin is likely to be remembered more for his clueless batting: he has 17 ducks and is yet to reach double figures, although he did once manage 25 for his former province, Canterbury, sharing a stand of 75 with Chris Harris. His inability to improve his batting has cost Martin the chance to play more ODIs, although he was chosen in the Twenty20 World Championship squad for September 2007 as the coach John Bracewell believed "it is unlikely that his batting will be exposed in Twenty20 cricket".
Steven Lynch August 2007

May 17, 2008

Chris Martin runs in to bowl © Getty Images

May 16, 2008

The umpires offer the light to New Zealand during the second session © Getty Images

May 16, 2008

Steve Bucknor checks the light © Getty Images

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