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Full name Jesse Daniel Ryder
Born August 6, 1984, Masterton, Wellington
Current age 24 years 153 days
Major teams Ireland, New Zealand, Central Districts Under-17s, Central Districts Under-19s, New Zealand Under-19s, Wellington
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Education Napier Boys High

Batting and fielding averages

Mat

Inns

Runs

Ave

100

Tests

444

49.33

798

55.63

ODIs

295

79*

36.87

355

83.09

T20Is

108

27.00

117.39

First-class

2909

236

42.77

List A

1508

114

25.55

1811

83.26

Twenty20

340

28.33

236

144.06

Bowling averages

Mat

Inns

Balls

Runs

Wkts

BBI

BBM

Ave

Econ

Tests

114

2/7

2/15

33.50

3.52

57.0

ODIs

2/14

29.66

7.41

24.0

T20Is

1/2

24.00

8.00

18.0

First-class

2467

1137

4/23

26.44

2.76

57.3

List A

972

947

4/39

29.59

5.84

30.3

Twenty20

192

293

1/2

73.25

9.15

48.0

Career statistics

Test debut

Bangladesh v New Zealand at Chittagong (CDS), Oct 17-21, 2008 scorecard

Last Test

New Zealand v West Indies at Napier, Dec 19-23, 2008 scorecard

Test statistics

ODI debut

New Zealand v England at Wellington, Feb 9, 2008 scorecard

Last ODI

New Zealand v West Indies at Christchurch, Jan 3, 2009 scorecard

ODI statistics

T20I debut

New Zealand v England at Auckland, Feb 5, 2008 scorecard

Last T20I

New Zealand v West Indies at Hamilton, Dec 28, 2008 scorecard

T20I statistics

First-class debut

2002/03

Last First-class

New Zealand v West Indies at Napier, Dec 19-23, 2008 scorecard

List A debut

2002/03

Last List A

New Zealand v West Indies at Christchurch, Jan 3, 2009 scorecard

Twenty20 debut

Wellington v Northern Districts at Wellington, Jan 13, 2006 scorecard

Last Twenty20

New Zealand v West Indies at Hamilton, Dec 28, 2008 scorecard

Jesse Ryder's troubled upbringing and weight issues have been well documented. A hard-hitting batsman and useful seamer, he seemed to have an international career with New Zealand ahead of him after a successful start to his first-class career and call-ups to the A team. However, he was continually overlooked for the national squad and refused to attend a training camp for a 30-man World Cup squad. His image as a bit of a wild-boy didn't help, but later in 2007 he told the selectors he wouldn't be available for the New Zealand A tour of Australia after signing as one of Ireland's overseas players. That relationship was brief, ending after three weeks when he failed to turn up for a match against Surrey. He finally got his wish of a national call-up in January 2008, when he was named in the ODI and Twenty20 squads to take on England and he quickly showed that he has the potential to be an explosive opening batsman - and he's a useful occasional medium-pacer as well. Ryder impressed with 196 runs at 49 in the five ODIs against England but ruined his chances of a trip for the return series by putting a hand through a glass window, after an evening of apparent drinking. The action came down for heavy criticism from New Zealand Cricket and Ryder was expected to be out for three months. However, the selectors showed faith in him with a national contract for 2008-09, and was selected in New Zealand's one-day squad for their tour of England, but Ryder was still injured and left on the sidelines. He had to wait till the tour of Bangladesh for his comeback and made his Test debut in the Chittagong Test.
Cricinfo staff October 2008

Jan 3, 2009

Jesse Ryder attempts to steer one off his hips © AFP

Dec 28, 2008

Jesse Ryder pulls on his way to 62 © Getty Images

Dec 28, 2008

Jesse Ryder looks to upper-cut the ball © Getty Images

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