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Neil Wagner

New Zealand · Bowler · 40 years

Born: 13 Mar 1986, Pretoria, Transvaa, South Africal
Batting: Left hand Bat
Bowling: Left Arm Medium Fast

Batting career

Format	M	Inn	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50	4s	6s
Test	64	81	21	875	66	14.58	51.87	1	96	36
T20	57	33	15	229	36	12.72	129.38	0	18	10
First-class	90	125	18	1874	72	17.51	61.97	5	234	54
List A	45	27	7	279	45	13.95	83.28	0	25	7

Bowling career

Format	M	Inn	Balls	Runs	Wkts	Best	Avg	Econ	SR	5w
Test	64	122	13725	7169	260	7/39	27.57	3.13	52.8	9
T20	57	56	1174	1673	57	3/17	29.35	8.55	20.6	0
First-class	90	159	18655	9781	340	6/39	28.77	3.15	54.9	18
List A	45	45	2262	2134	63	4/41	33.87	5.66	35.9	0

Recent form

Match	Date	Format	Bat	Bowl
Durham v SomersetCounty Championship	22 Jul 25	First-class	24 (23)	2/47
Durham v SomersetCounty Championship	22 Jul 25	First-class	33 (49)	2/47
Northern Districts v Otago VoltsPlunket Shield	29 Mar 25	First-class	25* (11)	8/86
Northern Districts v Otago VoltsPlunket Shield	29 Mar 25	First-class	27* (11)	8/86
Otago v Northern DistrictsPlunket Shield 2024-25	28 Mar 25	First-class	25* (11)	8/86
Otago v Northern DistrictsPlunket Shield 2024-25	28 Mar 25	First-class	27* (11)	8/86
Northern Districts v Wellington FirebirdsPlunket Shield	21 Mar 25	First-class	0 (7)	4/75
Northern Districts v Wellington FirebirdsPlunket Shield	21 Mar 25	First-class	10 (15)	4/75
Northern Districts v CanterburySuper Smash	1 Feb 25	T20	18 (14)	0/32
Canterbury v Northern DistrictsSuper Smash	28 Jan 25	T20	10 (9)	0/31

Deep stats (Test)

From our ball-by-ball data. Formats available: First-class, Test, T20, List A.

Batting vs pace and spin

Split	Balls	Runs	Outs	SR	Avg	Dot %
pace	1017	649	37	63.82	17.54	75.6
spin	670	226	23	33.73	9.83	83.4

Batting by phase

Split	Balls	Runs	Outs	SR	Avg	Dot %
first	127	52	3	40.94	17.33	81.9
middle	498	272	17	54.62	16	76.5
late	1062	551	40	51.88	13.78	79.4

Batting vs left / right-arm

Split	Balls	Runs	Outs	SR	Avg	Dot %
left arm	269	131	9	48.7	14.56	80.7
right arm	1418	744	51	52.47	14.59	78.3

Bowling vs left / right-handers

Split	Balls	Runs	Wkts	Econ/SR	Avg	Dot %
left hand	4515	2411	84	53.8	28.7	74.4
right hand	8922	4648	170	52.5	27.34	75.8

Bowling by phase

Split	Balls	Runs	Wkts	Econ/SR	Avg	Dot %
first	4158	2310	63	66	36.67	75.4
middle	5549	2774	95	58.4	29.2	75
late	4018	2085	102	39.4	20.44	76

Dismissals

caught44 (73.3%)
bowled6 (10%)
lbw6 (10%)
run out3 (5%)
stumped1 (1.7%)

Best grounds (Test batting)

Ground	Inn	Runs	HS	Avg	SR
Hagley Oval, Christchurch	13	223	49	22.3	51.86
Basin Reserve, Wellington	12	100	66	16.67	62.5
Seddon Park	9	129	47	16.12	75
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui	6	66	27	16.5	58.41
University Oval, Dunedin	4	80	37	26.67	80
Lord's, London	4	58	25	29	63.74
Headingley, Leeds	4	31	27	10.33	47.69
Eden Park	4	25	14	12.5	65.79

Format

Inn

Runs

Avg

100

Test

875

14.58

51.87

T20

229

12.72

129.38

First-class

125

1874

17.51

61.97

234

List A

279

13.95

83.28

Format

Inn

Balls

Runs

Wkts

Best

Avg

Econ

Test

122

13725

7169

260

7/39

27.57

3.13

52.8

T20

1174

1673

3/17

29.35

8.55

20.6

First-class

159

18655

9781

340

6/39

28.77

3.15

54.9

List A

2262

2134

4/41

33.87

5.66

35.9

Match

Date

Format

Bat

Bowl

Durham v SomersetCounty Championship

22 Jul 25

First-class

24 (23)

2/47

Durham v SomersetCounty Championship

22 Jul 25

First-class

33 (49)

2/47

Northern Districts v Otago VoltsPlunket Shield

29 Mar 25

First-class

25* (11)

8/86

Northern Districts v Otago VoltsPlunket Shield

29 Mar 25

First-class

27* (11)

8/86

Otago v Northern DistrictsPlunket Shield 2024-25

28 Mar 25

First-class

25* (11)

8/86

Otago v Northern DistrictsPlunket Shield 2024-25

28 Mar 25

First-class

27* (11)

8/86

Northern Districts v Wellington FirebirdsPlunket Shield

21 Mar 25

First-class

0 (7)

4/75

Northern Districts v Wellington FirebirdsPlunket Shield

21 Mar 25

First-class

10 (15)

4/75

Northern Districts v CanterburySuper Smash

1 Feb 25

T20

18 (14)

0/32

Canterbury v Northern DistrictsSuper Smash

28 Jan 25

T20

10 (9)

0/31

Split

Balls

Runs

Outs

Avg

Dot %

pace

1017

649

63.82

17.54

75.6

spin

670

226

33.73

9.83

83.4

Split

Balls

Runs

Outs

Avg

Dot %

first

127

40.94

17.33

81.9

middle

498

272

54.62

76.5

late

1062

551

51.88

13.78

79.4

Split

Balls

Runs

Outs

Avg

Dot %

left arm

269

131

48.7

14.56

80.7

right arm

1418

744

52.47

14.59

78.3

Split

Balls

Runs

Wkts

Econ/SR

Avg

Dot %

left hand

4515

2411

53.8

28.7

74.4

right hand

8922

4648

170

52.5

27.34

75.8

Split

Balls

Runs

Wkts

Econ/SR

Avg

Dot %

first

4158

2310

36.67

75.4

middle

5549

2774

58.4

29.2

late

4018

2085

102

39.4

20.44

Ground

Inn

Runs

Avg

Hagley Oval, Christchurch

223

22.3

51.86

Basin Reserve, Wellington

100

16.67

62.5

Seddon Park

129

16.12

Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui

16.5

58.41

University Oval, Dunedin

26.67

Lord's, London

63.74

Headingley, Leeds

10.33

47.69

Eden Park

12.5

65.79