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Full name Kenneth Robert Rutherford
Born October 26, 1965, Dunedin, Otago
Current age 43 years 40 days
Major teams New Zealand,Gauteng,Otago,Transvaal
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Other Coach
Relations Brother - IA Rutherford,Son - HD Rutherford
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
56
99
8
2465
107*
27.08
5354
46.04
3
18
314
15
32
0
ODIs
121
115
9
3143
108
29.65
4888
64.30
2
18
223
17
41
0
First-class
220
383
33
13974
317
39.92
35
67
180
0
List A
248
238
20
6888
130*
31.59
6
44
91
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
56
11
256
161
1
1/38
1/38
161.00
3.77
256.0
0
0
0
ODIs
121
17
389
323
10
2/39
2/39
32.30
4.98
38.9
0
0
0
First-class
220
1729
1012
22
5/72
46.00
3.51
78.5
1
0
List A
248
862
703
21
3/26
3/26
33.47
4.89
41.0
0
0
0
Career statistics
Test debut
West Indies v New Zealand at Port of Spain, Mar 29-Apr 3, 1985 scorecard
Last Test
New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Dunedin, Mar 18-22, 1995 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
West Indies v New Zealand at Port of Spain, Mar 27, 1985 scorecard
Last ODI
New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Auckland, Apr 1, 1995 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class span
1982/83 - 1999/00
List A span
1983/84 - 1999/00
Profile
A slim, balanced and attractive batsman, Ken Rutherford battled back from a dreadful start to his international career to become a regular in the New Zealand side. But there was always the feeling that he had not made the most of his considerable talent. In 1984-85, aged 19, he bagged a pair on debut and managed just 12 runs in seven innings, although it was against West Indies in their pomp and in the Caribbean. Thereafter he was frustratingly inconsistent. He scored three Test centuries, and in 1986 he smashed 317 at Scarborough Festival to show what he was all about - the innings included 199 between lunch and tea, his third hundred coming off 35 minutes off 33 balls. In between, however, there were more failures than there should have been. He captained New Zealand from 1992 to 1995, when he lost the job after a poor season. He captained Gauteng in South Africa, also had a spell as Ireland's coach, and rivalled Doug Walters as one of cricket's legendary punters.
Wisden Cricinfo staff October 2004
