BJ Watling Profile, New Zealand
New Zealand -
Wicket-Keeper
Full Name: BJ Watling
Birth Date: July 9, 1985 (40 Years)
Birth Place:
Nationality: New Zealand
Role: Wicket-Keeper
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style:
Teams: New Zealand, Northern Districts, Durham, New Zealand A, New Zealand XI, New Zealand Cricket XI
Batting Statistics
| Format | M | Inns | Runs | BF | NO | HS | AVG | S/R | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEST | 75 | 117 | 3790 | 8894 | 16 | 205 | 37.52 | 42.61 | 8 | 19 | 429 | 8 |
| ODI | 28 | 25 | 573 | 838 | 2 | 96 | 24.91 | 68.37 | 0 | 5 | 58 | 3 |
| T20I | 5 | 4 | 38 | 58 | 0 | 22 | 9.5 | 65.51 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| T20 (Domestic) | 67 | 60 | 1255 | 1152 | 9 | 75 | 24.6 | 108.94 | 0 | 6 | 109 | 17 |
| List A | 133 | 125 | 4181 | 5668 | 14 | 145 | 37.66 | 73.76 | 8 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| First Class | 178 | 292 | 10013 | 22538 | 35 | 205 | 38.96 | 44.42 | 18 | 59 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling Performance
| Format | M | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Avg | Econ | SR | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEST | 75 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| ODI | 28 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| T20I | 5 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| T20 (Domestic) | 67 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| List A | 133 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| First Class | 178 | 0 | - | 40 | 2 | 2/31 | 20 | 4.06 | - | 0 |
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BJ Watling – Stats, Records, Biography, Age & ICC Ranking
BJ Watling plays cricket for the New Zealand cricket team in International cricket. BJ Watling was born on July 09, 1985. He is 40 as a Right Hand Bat.
If we talk about BJ Watling’s Test career, he has played 75 Test matches and scored 3,790 runs, with an average of 37.52. BJ Watling has hammered 429 fours and 8 sixes in the Test format. BJ Watling’s highest individual score in Test cricket is 205. He played his recent Test Match at the The Rose Bowl against India in June 2021, where he scored runs in the first innings and 1 runs in the 2nd innings of the Test match.
In the One-day International career of BJ Watling, he has played 28 ODI matches for the New Zealand cricket team with 573 runs with an average of 24.91. BJ Watling has smashed 58 fours and 3 big sixes in the ODI format. He played his recent ODI match against Pakistan in November 2018. BJ Watling’s highest score in an ODI format is 96.
BJ Watling has played 5 T20 matches, scoring 38 runs at an average of 9.5. He has hit 3 fours and 0 sixes in his career. In the recent T20 match against West Indies in July 2014, he scored runs. BJ Watling’s top score in T20 is 22.