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Iain O'Brien

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Full name Iain Edward O'Brien
Born July 10, 1976, Lower Hutt, Wellington
Current age 32 years 148 days
Major teams New Zealand, Wellington
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium

Batting and fielding averages
Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St
Tests 12 18 1 57 14* 3.35 182 31.31 0 0 5 1 1 0
ODIs 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 0 0
First-class 65 77 20 426 44 7.47 0 0 9 0
List A 32 10 8 20 11* 10.00 0 0 5 0
Twenty20 8 2 1 1 1* 1.00 2 50.00 0 0 0 0 0 0

Bowling averages
Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10
Tests 12 19 1990 998 35 4/74 5/57 28.51 3.00 56.8 1 0 0
ODIs 1 1 36 59 1 1/59 1/59 59.00 9.83 36.0 0 0 0
First-class 65 11756 5619 232 8/55 24.21 2.86 50.6 9 1
List A 32 1535 1230 39 5/35 5/35 31.53 4.80 39.3 1 2 0
Twenty20 8 7 144 173 9 3/21 3/21 19.22 7.20 16.0 0 0 0

Career statistics
Test debut New Zealand v Australia at Christchurch, Mar 10-13, 2005 scorecard
Last Test Australia v New Zealand at Adelaide, Nov 28-Dec 1, 2008 scorecard
Test statistics
Only ODI New Zealand v England at Napier, Feb 20, 2008 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class debut 2000/01
Last First-class Australia v New Zealand at Adelaide, Nov 28-Dec 1, 2008 scorecard
List A debut 2003/04
Last List A New Zealand v England at Napier, Feb 20, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut Canterbury v Wellington at Christchurch, Jan 14, 2007 scorecard
Last Twenty20 Auckland v Wellington at Auckland, Jan 28, 2008 scorecard

 Profile

A fast bowler from Wellington, Iain O'Brien earned his first Test call-up in March 2005 when New Zealand's pace stocks were hit by injury problems. He had had a solid State Championship that season, taking 20 wickets at 26.55, but his impact in his two Tests against Australia was limited. O'Brien managed only one wicket in each match and faded from the national selectors' radar until 2006-07, when he was included in Test and ODI squads for Sri Lanka's tour of New Zealand. He wasn't used, however, and had to settle for being the leading wicket-taker in the State Championship with 34 victims at 20.85. Those figures were enough to keep him in the frame and he finally added to his Test tally in South Africa in November 2007 after he was a late replacement in the touring party because of an injury to Kyle Mills.
Cricinfo staff November 2007

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Nov 27, 2008

Iain O'Brien does some stretching exercises
Iain O'Brien does some stretching exercises
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Nov 19, 2008

Iain O'Brien waits for his chance to bowl at the nets
Iain O'Brien waits for his chance to bowl at the nets
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Nov 10, 2008

Iain O'Brien makes his way out of the airport
Iain O'Brien makes his way out of the airport
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