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Jesse Ryder Personal information Full name Jesse Daniel Ryder Born 6 August 1984
Masterton, Wellington, New ZealandNickname Antz Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Batting style Left-handed batsman Bowling style Right-arm medium Role All-rounder International information National side New Zealand Test debut (cap 241) 17 October 2008 v Bangladesh Last Test 15 January 2011 v Pakistan ODI debut (cap 146) 9 February 2008 v England Last ODI 29 March 2011 v Sri Lanka Domestic team information Years Team 2002–2004 Central Districts 2004–present Wellington 2007 Ireland 2009 RC Bangalore 2011–present Sahara Pune Warriors Career statistics Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 16 35 58 93 Runs scored 1,211 1,041 3,827 2,341 Batting average 44.85 35.89 43.48 27.86 100s/50s 3/6 2/5 9/19 4/11 Top score 201 107 236 114 Balls bowled 492 383 2,903 1,307 Wickets 5 11 46 42 Bowling average 56.00 36.27 29.60 30.26 5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling 2/7 3/29 4/23 4/39 Catches/stumpings 10/– 13/– 46/– 32/– Source: CricketArchive, 30 March 2011 Jesse Daniel Ryder (born 6 August 1984) is a New Zealand cricketer. He is a middle-order batsman for Tests and is an opening batsman in ODIs. Ryder also bowls useful medium-pace. He has previously represented his country in the Under-19 Cricket World Cup of 2002. Ryder plays his domestic cricket with Wellington after crossing there from Central Districts in 2004 and is a member of their first-class and List A teams.
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Early career
In the 2007/08 season Ryder played for Wellington.
Ryder first gained national selection in December 2007, representing the New Zealand XI against Bangladesh in a Twenty/20 charity match. The New Zealand XI contained nine Black Caps and two up-and-coming players, Ryder and Tim Southee. However, due to injury he was unable to play the match.
On 30 January 2008, Ryder was chosen in the 12-man Twenty20 squad and the 13-man ODI squad to play England. New Zealand Cricket Selection Manager, Richard Hadlee said "Jesse has the potential to provide an explosive start alongside Brendon McCullum at the top of the innings in both forms of the game."[1] Ex-cricketer Adam Parore subsequently hit out at the selector's decision to pick Ryder, claiming that he is "too fat" and "in no fit state to play for New Zealand."[2]
In his first two Twenty20 games for NZ against England, Ryder scored 22 and 12 as New Zealand went on to lose both games heavily. In his first two ODI games Ryder scored 31 and 79* in an improved New Zealand performance. In the second ODI, he and Brendan McCullum set a new partnership record for any wicket against England with a combined total of 165 in 18.1 overs and New Zealand won by ten wickets. The previous record was Martin Crowe and Geoff Howarth's 160 at Eden Park in 1984. McCullum scored more runs (80*) off fewer balls (47) but Ryder (79* off 62) was named man of the match.
Ryder's 2007/08 season ended on 24 February 2008 when he badly cut his hand trying to break into a toilet at a Christchurch bar at 5:30am the day after NZ had won the one day series against England.[3] New Zealand Cricket's general manager, Lindsay Crocker said:
"...this behaviour is unacceptable and we will have a serious discussion with him to ensure situations like this do not occur in the future. ...Ryder will pay for the damage and apologise to the bar owner. No further disciplinary action will be taken as Jesse's injuries should serve as enough of a lesson on this occasion."
It was later revealed that Ryder had been drinking until 1:30am the night before the fifth ODI against England (Ryder scored 24) and had been rude to staff at Christchurch hospital, demanding preferential treatment when he was being treated for his hand injury.[4]
Struggles but good batting form (2008-2009)
After Ryder's injured hand healed, he was recalled to the New Zealand 15-man squad touring Bangladesh 2008/09. He made his Test debut against Bangladesh at Chittagong, he scored one and 38. In the rain-affected second Test he made 91 and 39*.
On 7 January 2009, Ryder indulged in a "late night drinking session" after the 3rd ODI against the West Indies. Ryder missed a team meeting the following morning and was unable to train in the afternoon. He was subsequently dropped for the 4th ODI.[5]
As Ryder had established a good record (Test Average: 49.33, ODI Average: 34.33) in his first season, New Zealand Cricket CEO Justin Vaughan was ready to help Ryder with his drinking problem.[6]
"We see him as being a really important part of New Zealand cricket for many years so we want to help him", Vaughan said. "We don't want to cast him out and say 'when you're fixed come back'. We want to be part of the solution if we can."
Ryder played in the 5th ODI on 13 January 2009, and scored 21. Two days later, Justin Vaughan and Ryder's manager Aaron Klee announced that Ryder had agreed to go cold turkey.[7]
Ryder managed to get through the Indian tour without any further indiscretions. He was NZ's best batsman in the five ODI's, scoring 225 runs at an average of 56.25. He scored his first ODI century for NZ in the third match and was the man of the match in the fifth match for his all round performance, 3-29 and 63. His century (105) off 72 balls, was the third fastest ODI century for NZ. Ryder and McCullum enhanced their reputations as an opening partnership sharing two stands of over 100 in 4 innings, 166 in the third match and 102 in the 4th match.[8]
He also found success in the Tests, narrowly out-scoring Ross Taylor. Ryder made his maiden test century (102) in the first Test at Hamilton, where he shared a partnership of 186 with Vettori (118), in the first innings.
In the second Test match at Napier, Ryder scored his maiden double century, (201) and put on 271 with Ross Taylor (151). This was a new record fourth wicket partnership against all countries and fourth highest test partnership ever for New Zealand. Jesse Ryder became the first New Zealander since Nathan Astle to score two centuries in two consecutive Test matches.[9] At the end of the test series Ryder's average was 55.07 from nine matches. Only Stewie Dempster had a higher average at the same stage of his career for NZ.
On 6 February 2009, just before the Indian series kicked off, Ryder's services were bought by the Bangalore Royal Challengers for $US160,000 ($NZ318,280).[10] However, he struggled during the season, scoring a total of 56 runs, and was only chosen to play in 5 out of 16 of his team's games. Ryder also "fell off the wagon after 100 hard-fought days of sobriety"[11] according to the NZ Herald.
Ryder's contribution to the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 tournament was limited. He scored 31 off 12 balls against Scotland but then picked up a "particularly nasty groin infection", played no further part in the competition and was replaced in the squad by Aaron Redmond.[12]
Continued renaissance but Injury (2010)
v Sri Lanka in Sri lanka
(August - September 2009)
Ryder had a quiet test series, getting four starts (42,24,23,38) but was unable to convert any of them into bigger scores. NZ lost both tests.
He won the man of the series award for the two Twenty20 games that followed, as much for his outstanding performance in the field as for his batting. He scored 13 and 52. In the two ODIs Ryder scored two ducks. NZ won both Twenty20 games but lost both ODIs.
2009 ICC Champions Trophy in South Africa
(September - October 2009)
Ryder scored only 8 against South Africa but in a must-win match for NZ against Sri Lanka he scored 74. When on 5 he pulled a leg abductor muscle and batted with a runner. Daniel Vettori, the New Zealand captain, felt the injury compelled Ryder to cut loose. "I just think he let out some frustration and it worked for us." He reached 50 in just 28 balls and scored his 74 off 58 balls. After being dismissed he whacked a chair with his bat and was fined 15% of his match fee for "abuse of cricket equipment or clothing, ground equipment or fixtures and fittings".[13] He was again replaced in the squad by Aaron Redmond.
It was later revealed that the team manager, Dave Currie, gave Ryder a "dressing-down" for his behaviour and Ryder responded with a "tirade" of abuse, which resulted in misconduct charge on his return from South Africa. The hearing was held on 22 October 2009, on the same day Ryder was awarded the Redpath Cup. The punishment is not known.[14]
New Zealand Cricket Awards
Ryder was awarded the Redpath Cup which is awarded annually to the country's leading first-class batsman.
Injury
Ryder was injured from October 2009 to March 2010 and so did not play for New Zealand. In April 2010 he played a first class game for Wellington and scored 103. He was unable to make the August 2010 tour to Sri Lanka due to an elbow injury but was able to make the headlines on 7 August 2010 with yet another misconduct charge for intoxication.[15] However, he was selected for New Zealand's 2010 tour of India, and signalled his return with a defiant century in the first test of the series.
Form against India (October 2010)
During the Indian first innings Ryder took the key wicket of Indian opener Gautam Gambhir. Ryder's return went well as he scored his third test century and his first outside New Zealand this came amid the fact that New Zealand were chasing a mammoth Indian first innings total of 429. He was engaged in a 194 run partnership with debutant Kane Williamson who finished the day on 87* Ryder was given out lbw on the third ball of the final over of the third day he scored 103.[16]
International Centuries
Test Cricket centuries
- In the column Runs, * indicates being not out
- The column title Match refers to the Match Number of the player's career
Test Cricket centuries of Jesse Ryder Runs Match Against City/Country Venue Year 1 102 7 
IndiaHamilton, New Zealand Seddon Park 2009 2 201 8 IndiaNapier, New Zealand McLean Park 2009 3 103 12 IndiaAhmedabad, India Sardar Patel Stadium 2010 ODI centuries
- In the column Runs, * indicates being not out
- The column title Match refers to the Match Number of the player's career
One-Day Cricket centuries of Jesse Ryder Runs Match Against City/Country Venue Year 1 105 15 IndiaChristchurch, New Zealand AMI Stadium 2009 2 107 27 
PakistanAuckland, New Zealand Eden Park 2011 References
- ^ BLACKCAPS squad announced
- ^ Parore, Adam (2 February 2008). "Ryder is too fat to play for New Zealand". The New Zealand Herald. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/4/story.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10490200. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
- ^ Ryder out of NZ Test contention, BBC News retrieved 24 February 2008
- ^ Deane, Steve (27 February 2008). "Steve Deane: Troubled talent or just village idiot?". The New Zealand Herald. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/topic/story.cfm?c_id=128&objectid=10494764. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
- ^ "Boozing Jesse Ryder axed from Black Caps". The New Zealand Herald. 9 January 2009. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10551185. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
- ^ Leggat, David (10 January 2009). "Cricket: Ryder dropped again for drinking". The New Zealand Herald. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10551246. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
- ^ "'Clock has been reset' on Ryder". The Dominion Post. 15 January 2009. http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominionpost/4818777a6033.html. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
- ^ Why Ryder was a good investment
- ^ New Zealand vs India 2nd Test, Napier, New Zealand, 26-30 March 2009
- ^ Ryder, Mills Secure IPL Contracts
- ^ Cleaver, Dylan (24 May 2009). "Cricket: Confidence amid the melancholy". The New Zealand Herald. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10574185. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
- ^ Cleaver, Dylan (14 June 2009). "Cricket: Don't slog it, just hit out". The New Zealand Herald. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10578316. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
- ^ Ryder out of Champions Trophy
- ^ David Leggat and Dylan Cleaver (20 November 2009). "Cricket: Ryder faced misconduct charge". The New Zealand Herald. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/cricket/news/article.cfm?c_id=29&objectid=10610453&pnum=2. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
- ^ Ryder in trouble for late night noise
- ^ "Ryder takes his chance". 6-11-2010. http://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-new-zealand-2010/content/current/story/485866.html. Retrieved 6-11-2010.
External links
- Player profile: Jesse Ryder from ESPNcricinfo
- Player Profile: Jesse Ryder from CricketArchive
- Jesse Ryder at New Zealand Cricket Players Association
• 2 Broom • 3 Butler • 4 Diamanti • 5 Franklin • 6 Guptill • 7 B. McCullum • 8 N. McCullum • 9 McGlashan • 10 Mills • 11 O'Brien • 12 Oram • 13 Ryder • 14 Styris • 15 Taylor • 16 Redmond • Coach: Moles
Aaron Redmond was called up to cover for the injured Jesse Ryder.
• 2 Bond • 3 Butler • 4 Guptill • 5 Hopkins • 6 B. McCullum • 7 N. McCullum • 8 Mills • 9 Nicol • 10 Oram • 11 Redmond • 12 Ryder • 13 Southee • 14 Styris • 15 Taylor • Coach: Greatbatch
• 2 Daryl Tuffey • 3 James Franklin • 4 Martin Guptill • 5 Jamie How • 6 Nathan McCullum • 7 Brendon McCullum (wk) • 8 Andy McKay • 9 Jacob Oram • 10 Jesse Ryder • 11 Tim Southee • 12 Scott Styris • 13 Ross Taylor • 14 Kane Williamson • 15 Luke Woodcock • Coach: John Wright
Daryl Tuffey and Andy McKay were called in as a replacements for Hamish Bennett and Kyle Mills respectively.Royal Challengers Bangalore – current squad 26 Nannes · 15 Tiwary · 18 Kohli · 34 Zaheer · 11 Vettori · Langeveldt · 17 de Villiers · van der Wath · Rossouw · 333 Gayle · 12 Pomersbach · 23 Dilshan · Pujara · Vandiar · Coach: Jennings
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