Tim Southee: New Zealand’s young bowling ace
Boiling blood running in the veins, youthful steel nerves and mountain-high passion are all qualities that combine to make the right-arm medium-fast bowler Tim Southee of New Zealand. Southee is the player who starred in the field against England at the
young age of 19. Having a very short career, but a very high average, Southee seems to be rapidly developing into a true pacer, who will soon be standing in the list of world’s top bowlers. Southee is one of the few players who makes history, set trends and
goes beyond every limit of success.
After two successful years of first-class cricket, Southee grabbed 5 wickets for 55 runs and smashed 77 from 40 deliveries in his maiden international game. For the highest average of wickets, he was the first one to win Player of the Tournament award in
the Under-19s World Cup 2008.
Southee was born on 11 December, 1988 in Whangarei, New Zealand. Having completed graduation from King’s College, Auckland, Southee thought to navigate in the ocean of cricket. Though he had been in the field since college life, his formal play was for the
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Northern-Districts-c825. He joined the team on 19 February, 2007 at young age of 18. Southee has also played for Northland in the Hawke Cup.
The young bowler was continuously on the radar of the New Zealand Cricket Selection Board. On the basis of his achievements in first-class cricket, Southee was given a chance to exhibit his professional capabilities at the international level in February
2008. His international debut was in a T20 against England on 5 February, 2008 at http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Auckland-c766 where managed to take 1 wicket for 38, as Southee cemented his place in the team.
Southee appeared in his maiden Test against England on 22 http://www.senore.com/Cricket/March-c74391, 2008 at McLean Park, Napier. He stunned the world by grabbing 5 wickets and scoring 77 from just 40 deliveries, with the help of 4 fours and 9 sixes. Primarily, Southee is a bowler, but this
marvellous score proved that he was a capable all-rounder for the team.
The Kiwi bowler staged his One Day International debut against England on 15 June, 2008 at Riverside Ground, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013. He managed to take 1 wicket and stroked a sterling six as a lower order batsman. Although his performance was not exemplary, he did show
good promise as a future ODI player for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754.
Southee played in the U-19s World Cup 2008, as he took his side to the semi-finals by grabbing 17 wickets that earned him the Man of the Tournament award. His performance during the tournament was magnificent. It was a ground-breaking success that founded
a new era of cricket for Southee. His first ever hat-trick came against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 in a T20 game that was played on Boxing Day 2010.
During his two year international career, Southee has played 13 Tests, 44 ODIs and 19 T20s. Southee has 35 Test, 55 ODI and 22 T20 wickts to his credit, as his scorecard contains 385 Test, 148 ODI and 25 T20 runs that include 2 fifties, 44 fours and 30 sixes.
As a fielder, he has held 18 tremendous catches.
The ICC World Cup 2011 is Southee’s maiden World Cup tournament. He seems to be in great form that he proved by taking 2 wickets in a warm-up game and 3 in his side’s World Cup opener. Southee is rapidly emerging as a bowling star of the Kiwis and this World
Cup may become a career booster tournament for him, provided he plays with all of his heart and soul.
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