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Shane Bond

Shane Bond
Shane Bond, Dunedin, NZ, 2009 2.jpg
Shane Bond at the University Oval in 2009
Personal information
Full name Shane Edward Bond
Born (1975-06-07) 7 June 1975 (age 41)
Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Nickname James BOND
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right-arm fast
Role Bowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 216) 22 November 2001 v Australia
Last Test 24 November 2009 v Pakistan
ODI debut (cap 124) 11 January 2002 v Australia
Last ODI 13 March 2011 v Australia
ODI shirt no. 27
Domestic team information
Years Team
1996–2010 Canterbury
2002 Warwickshire
2008 Hampshire
2010 Kolkata Knight Riders
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 18 82 60 135
Runs scored 168 292 830 498
Batting average 12.92 16.22 16.60 13.45
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 1/2 0/0
Top score 41* 31* 100 40
Balls bowled 3,372 4,295 10,263 6,903
Wickets 87 147 225 214
Bowling average 22.09 20.88 24.34 23.75
5 wickets in innings 5 4 12 5
10 wickets in match 1 n/a 1 n/a
Best bowling 6/51 6/19 7/66 6/19
Catches/stumpings 8/– 15/– 24/– 18/–
Source: Cricinfo, 16 March 2010

Shane Edward Bond (born 7 June 1975) is a former New Zealand cricketer and present bowling coach of Mumbai Indians, described as "New Zealand's best fast bowler since Sir Richard Hadlee". He has represented New Zealand in Test, ODI and Twenty20 International cricket as well as playing for Canterbury in New Zealand domestic cricket and Warwickshire in English domestic cricket. Bond is a right-arm fast bowler. His fastest recorded delivery was clocked at 156.4 km/h against India in the 2003 World Cup.

Bond's career was plagued with injuries, chiefly recurring stress fractures of the back. He had surgery in 2004 to try to prevent further injury, but it was only partially successful. In recent years he has suffered back problems, knee injuries and an abdominal tear. These problems, in conjunction with a late start to his fully professional cricket career, have limited his appearances in both international and domestic cricket. Since his debut in the 2001/02 season, he only managed to appear in 18 Test matches for New Zealand. Bond retired from Test cricket in December 2009 at the age of 34.

His international career also suffered a hiatus of 18 months, due to Bond's involvement with the Delhi Giants in, the 'rebel' Indian Cricket League during March 2008, which caused the New Zealand cricket board to terminate his central contract in January 2008. However, in June 2009 Bond severed ties with the rebel league and declared himself available to be selected for the national side once again. In January 2010, Bond was selected to play in the 3rd season of the Indian Premier League for the Kolkata Knight Riders. As of 13 May 2010 he has since retired from all forms of the game and was not played in the 4th season of Indian Premier League. Brydon Coverdale on Cricinfo described him as New Zealand's best fast bowler.


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