Shane Bond
- Date of Birth 1975-6-7
- Role bowler
- Batting Style right-hand bat
- Bowling Style right-arm fast
Debut Matches
| Format | Match | Date |
|---|---|---|
| TEST | AUS vs NZ | 2001-11-22 |
| ODI | NZ vs AUS | 2002-01-11 |
| T20 | SA vs NZ | 2005-10-21 |
| vs | 1970-01-01 |
Recent Performances
Batting Statistics
Matches
18
Innings
20
Runs
168
Average
12.92
Strike Rate
38.88
Highest Score
41*
100s
0
50s
0
Fours
20
Sixes
4
Catches
8
Bowling Statistics
Matches
18
Innings
32
Wickets
87
Average
22.09
Economy
3.41
Strike Rate
38.7
Best Figure
6/51
4 Wickets
7
5 Wickets
5
Balls Bowled
3372
Runs Conceded
1922
Batting Statistics
Matches
82
Innings
40
Runs
292
Average
16.22
Strike Rate
76.04
Highest Score
31*
100s
0
50s
0
Fours
19
Sixes
9
Catches
15
Bowling Statistics
Matches
82
Innings
80
Wickets
147
Average
20.88
Economy
4.28
Strike Rate
29.2
Best Figure
6/19
4 Wickets
7
5 Wickets
4
Balls Bowled
4295
Runs Conceded
3070
Batting Statistics
Matches
20
Innings
8
Runs
21
Average
4.2
Strike Rate
100
Highest Score
8*
100s
0
50s
0
Fours
2
Sixes
0
Catches
4
Bowling Statistics
Matches
20
Innings
20
Wickets
25
Average
21.72
Economy
7
Strike Rate
18.6
Best Figure
3/18
4 Wickets
0
5 Wickets
0
Balls Bowled
465
Runs Conceded
543
Batting Statistics
Matches
135
Innings
70
Runs
498
Average
13.45
Strike Rate
Highest Score
40
100s
0
50s
0
Fours
Sixes
Catches
18
Bowling Statistics
Matches
135
Innings
Wickets
214
Average
23.75
Economy
4.41
Strike Rate
32.2
Best Figure
6/19
4 Wickets
9
5 Wickets
5
Balls Bowled
6903
Runs Conceded
5083
Batting Statistics
Matches
40
Innings
14
Runs
32
Average
4
Strike Rate
103.22
Highest Score
8*
100s
0
50s
0
Fours
2
Sixes
1
Catches
9
Bowling Statistics
Matches
40
Innings
40
Wickets
51
Average
21.74
Economy
7.08
Strike Rate
18.4
Best Figure
4/19
4 Wickets
1
5 Wickets
0
Balls Bowled
939
Runs Conceded
1109
Fast, fearsome and frustratingly fragile, Shane Bond will be remembered as much for his misfortune with injuries as for his wonderful ability. Bond was New Zealand's best pace bowler in the post-Hadlee era, but missed more games than he played.
At times it seemed less like injuries interrupting Bond's career as Bond's occasional cricket matches interrupting his downtime. The most serious was a back problem in 2003 that led to nearly two years out and an operation in which his spine was fused with titanium wire. There were also various issues with knees, feet and other body parts, but Bond's desire to play could never be questioned. Some of the trouble came from his unwillingness to reduce his intensity; had he been happy to drop his pace and take things easier, he might have played more cricket.
That he didn't take that path said much about his competitive nature; the game always lifted a notch when he had the ball. His athletic action was geared towards inswing and his 150-plus kph efforts meant the ball would swing late. Toe-crushing yorkers were a specialty and he feasted on the world's best batsmen; Ricky Ponting fell to Bond in all of the first six ODIs they played against each other. Bond always lifted against Australia, and it was a sign of his great skill that he took 44 ODI wickets at 15.79 against them. That included a hat-trick in Hobart in 2006-07 and one of Bond's personal favourites, his 6 for 23 against the eventual champions in the 2003 World Cup.
He helped New Zealand to a World Cup semi-final four years later, before signing with the ICL, which led to his being ostracised from international cricket for two years. He returned in late 2009 with enough fuel for one final match-winning performance in the Dunedin Test against Pakistan, but within a year had retired from all forms of the game as his body told him enough was enough.
Brydon Coverdale
Brydon Coverdale