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Nathan Astle

Full name:	Nathan John Astle
Born:	15th September 1971, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Batting:	Right-hand batsman
Bowling:	Right-arm medium pace
Teams:	New Zealand (Test: 1995/96-2006/07); New Zealand (ODI: 1994/95-2006/07); New Zealand (Int Twenty20: 2005/06-2006/07); Canterbury (Main FC: 1991/92-2006/07); Nottinghamshire (Main FC: 1997); Durham (Main FC: 2005); Lancashire (Main FC: 2006); Canterbury (Main ListA: 1991/92-2005/06); Nottinghamshire (Main ListA: 1997); Durham (Main ListA: 2005); Lancashire (Main ListA: 2006); Durham (Main Twenty20: 2005); Canterbury (Main Twenty20: 2005/06); Lancashire (Main Twenty20: 2006); All teams
New Zealand Cricket Almanack Player of the Year: 1995, 1996, 2002
Lists of matches and more detailed statistics
Articles:	Scott added to NZ World Cup probables
	Fleming backs recalled New Zealand opener to fire
	New Zealand's Astle quits before World Cup
	List of all articles
Pictures:	Lee celebrates the wicket of Astle
	Astle plays a shot
	Astle plays a shot

He has a splendid record in both forms of the game but Nathan Astle will be remembered most fondly for one truly great innings. And this as everyone associated with the game knows came about in the Test against England at Christchurch in 2001-02. It was not just because he hit the fastest double century in Tests taking only 153 balls to reach the landmark. It was the manner in which he flayed the bowlers with a series of dazzling big hits in a losing cause adding 118 runs with Chris Cairns for the last wicket before getting out for 222. But then the knock was typical of Astle who is an assured batsman in both forms of the game. Indeed, he can be classed as an all rounder for he is a more than useful medium pace bowler and a specialist slip fielder. His record in ODIs is second to none and with 16 hundreds - more than any other New Zealand batsman – allied to 7000 runs and a strike rate of 72 he is arguably the country’s best ever one day batsman. Another New Zealander who is a familiar face around the county circuit Astle is a natural stroke-player who plays all the shots in the book and innovates brilliantly in the shorter version of the game.
Profile DateLine: 19th February 2007 by CricketArchive

Test Career Batting and Fielding (1995/96-2006/07)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
New Zealand	81	137	10	4702	222	37.02	11	24	49.60	70

Test Career Bowling (1995/96-2006/07)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	5wI	10wM	SRate	Econ
New Zealand	5688	317	2143	51	3-27	42.01	0	0	111.52	2.26

First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (1991/92-2006/07)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	Ct
Overall	171	272	24	9321	223	37.58	19	50	134

First-Class Career Bowling (1991/92-2006/07)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	5wI	10wM	SRate	Econ
Overall	13441	764	4897	150	6-22	32.64	2	0	89.60	2.18

One-Day International Career Batting and Fielding (1994/95-2006/07)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
New Zealand	223	217	14	7090	145*	34.92	16	41	72.62	83

One-Day International Career Bowling (1994/95-2006/07)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
New Zealand	4850	28	3809	99	4-43	38.47	1	0	48.98	4.71

One-Day Career Batting and Fielding (1991/92-2006/07)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	Ct
Overall	377	358	31	11633	145*	35.57	26	64	146

One-Day Career Bowling (1991/92-2006/07)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
Overall	10884	137	7396	244	4-14	30.31	6	0	44.60	4.07

International Twenty20 Career Batting and Fielding (2005/06-2006/07)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
New Zealand	4	4	1	74	40*	24.66	0	0	110.44	3

International Twenty20 Career Bowling (2005/06-2006/07)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
New Zealand	41	0	50	4	3-20	12.50	0	0	10.25	7.31

Twenty20 Career Batting and Fielding (2005-2006/07)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
Overall	22	22	2	545	75*	27.25	0	4	115.46	7

Twenty20 Career Bowling (2005-2006/07)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
Overall	263	0	304	14	3-20	21.71	0	0	18.78	6.93

Youth Test Career Batting and Fielding (1990/91)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	Ct
New Zealand Young Cricketers	3	4	0	127	54	31.75	0	1	6

Youth Test Career Bowling (1990/91)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	5wI	10wM	SRate	Econ
New Zealand Young Cricketers	126	11	22	1	1-11	22.00	0	0	126.00	1.04

Youth One-Day International Career Batting and Fielding (1990/91)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	Ct
New Zealand Young Cricketers	2	2	0	12	12	6.00	0	0	0

Youth One-Day International Career Bowling (1990/91)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
New Zealand Young Cricketers	36	0	42	2	1-18	21.00	0	0	18.00	7.00