Personal Information

Full NameJames Douglas Sheahan Neesham
BornSeptember 17, 1990 Auckland
Age33 Years, 6 Months, 2 Days
National SideNew Zealand
Batting StyleLeft Handed
BowlingRight-arm medium fast
SportCricket

Ranking

TestODIT20
Batting-15596
Bowling-178136

Man of the Match

TestODIT20World CupCL
02111

Career Information

Teams PlayedNew Zealand, Auckland Aces, Derbyshire, Essex, Kent, Northamptonshire, North Island, New Zealand A, Wellington Firebirds, Kolkata Knight Riders, Punjab Kings, Delhi Capitals, Rajasthan Royals, Mumbai Indians, Otago Volts, New Zealand Under-19, Hobart Hurricanes, New Zealand XI, Guyana Amazon Warriors, Trinbago Knight Riders, Peshawar Zalmi, Surrey Jaguars, Northern Warriors, Pollard XI, Oval Invincibles, Welsh Fire, Jaffna Kings, Pretoria Capitals, Mississauga Panthers
Career Span

James Douglas Sheahan Neesham Overall Stats

Batting & Fielding Performance

MIN/ORHS100s50s4s6sAVGS/RCTSTDucksR/O
Test
12221709137* v IND24881133.7666.3212021
ODI
766512149597* v PAK071283828.2099.9327035
World Cup
1310129097* v PAK0219832.2285.045011
T20I
71571887248* v WI00674822.35158.5430062
CL
3329252* v LIO018592.00170.37--00
CPL
2115520535 v JAM0018520.50112.0211010
IPL
141019222 v CSK006210.2298.922021
SA20
1211417637 v SUNE0015725.14132.3310010
tten
7618831 v DG009317.60139.684002
ttwenty_non_domestic
1212423654* v MON01171129.50128.964011

Bowling Performance

IOMRWBest3s5sAVGE/RS/RMtc
Test
21179.218675143/42 v SL1048.213.7676.8512
ODI
7240862556715/27 v BAN5236.006.2634.4772
World Cup
12692449175/31 v AFG1126.416.5024.3512
T20I
50111.301017363/16 v WI4028.259.1218.5850
CL
31007033/22 v RR1023.337.0020.003
CPL
1949.40504193/18 v SKN2026.5210.1415.6819
IPL
1336033483/12 v RR1041.759.2727.0013
SA20
1230.20251143/7 v JSK2017.928.2713.0012
tten
712.1012282/19 v MSA0015.2510.029.127
ttwenty_non_domestic
1131.4028373/18 v BAV1040.428.9327.1411

James Douglas Sheahan Neesham Profile

The Under-19 World Cup has produced some fantastic talents for so many of the countries all around the world. The Kiwis too, have got a gem on their hands in the form of James Neesham who was first noticed due to the U-19 World Cup in 2010 as a promising all-rounder. It took two years but Neesham made his ODI debut against South Africa towards the end of 2012 and consequently made his T20I debut against the same opponents in January 2013.


Before making his debut for the Black Caps, Neesham played for Auckland in domestic cricket, then shifted to Otago and he was the shining light for them in the 50-over format. He performed brilliantly in the 2013 Champions League for the Otago Volts, helping them to many wins in the early stages of the tournament.


All these performances pushed Neesham and earned him his first Test cap against India in February 2014. He also broke a record as he scored a maiden century in the game with a dazzling 137, the then highest score on debut by a number 8 batter in the Test format. He also became just the second batsman in Test history to score consecutive hundreds in his first 2 Test games when he scored a ton against the West Indies in Jamaica.


Neesham missed out on the 15-man squad for the ICC 2015 World Cup as Grant Elliot was picked over him. He continued to be a part of the one-day side for the next two seasons but was dropped after the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy. He looked like he had decided that he wanted to retire but he was talked out of it and he made a comeback to the domestic scene in 2018 and dominated one-day cricket where he scored 503 runs at an average of 62.87 which earned him an international recall to face Sri Lanka.


The selectors decided to stick with him and included him in the squad for the ICC 2019 World Cup. This was a decision that almost won the Kiwis the World Cup as Neesham was absolutely wonderful in the tournament with the bat and the ball, especially in the finals against England where he sent three English batters back to the hut, while also producing the final ball run-out to tie the scores after 50 overs. He was also entrusted with the bat in the Super Over that followed and he scored 13 runs off 5 balls including a massive six off Jofra Archer. It's a shame that he could not cross the line and deliver the trophy for the Kiwis but New Zealand would be massively pleased with his performance in this tournament.


Talking about his involvement in domestic tournaments over the world, he was part of the 2014 Caribbean Premier League playing for the Guyana Amazon Warriors. He also represented Derbyshire in the 2016 English NatWest T20 Blast. The next year, he shifted his base to play for Kent in the same tourney. Neesham began his Indian T20 League career with Delhi. Subsequently, he was picked up by the Kolkata franchise but he did not take part in a single game due to injury and was dropped from the squad from the next season. The Punjab team picked him in the 2020 auction for Rs 50 lakhs and they will be hoping to see the 2019 World Cup form of Neesham in this upcoming season.