Daryl Tuffey announces retirement from cricket – Cricket News Update
Calling time on a 12-year international career, New Zealand pacer http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DR-Tuffey-c1402 announced his retirement from all forms of cricket, citing frequent injuries as the main reason behind his decision to bow out of the game.
“I've had a few different injuries recently and they do get tougher to come back from,” said Tuffey. “It's probably been my one major regret in cricket that I haven't spent as much time on the field as I would have liked but it's part and parcel of playing
the game.
“There aren't many people who get the chance to get paid for playing the game they love and I feel really lucky that I've been able to do that. It's been an honour to represent my country,” he added.
Tuffey played his last match for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 in 2010, but he ended up losing his central contract with New Zealand Cricket in 2011. His career in the domestic circuit, however, appeared to be intact, as he was given a contract with Auckland Aces for the
2012-13 season. However, the 34-year-old ended up hanging up his boots before the season began, pointing out that he had also missed most of the last season owing to injury.
Tuffey made his debut in first-class cricket in 1996-97 for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Auckland-c766 Aces in 2008-09, and in a first-class career that spanned 16 years, he played a total of 91 matches, and claimed 288 scalps. He also played 220 list
A matches, with 265 wickets to his credit.
His international career took off in 1999-2000, with a Test series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746, but was interspersed with a string of injuries, many of which frequently kept him out of the side. He played a total of 26 Tests for the side (claiming 77 wickets), in
addition to 94 ODIs (110 scalps).
At his best, Tuffey served as a potent pace element in the Kiwi attack alongside Shane Bond, and developed a reputation as a skilled opening bowler, known for claiming wickets in the very first over he bowled, in both Tests and ODIs. His best performance,
perhaps, came in 2001-02 against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013, when his 6 for 54 enabled the Kiwis to level the three-match Test series.
However, serious fitness complaints continued to plague him, including a shoulder injury in 2005 which kept him out of the team for roughly two years. His participation in the rebel Indian Cricket League during 2007 cut another two years off his career.
While he eventually returned to the team, injuries did not allow him to feature consistently for the Black Caps. He broke the bones in his hand twice, in addition to suffering a strained bicep in November 2010 during an ODI series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750, after which
he did not manage to make it back into the national side.
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