Hamish Rutherford

Hamish Rutherford

Hamish Rutherford

New Zealand New Zealand

Overview

Full Name Hamish Duncan Rutherford
Age 35y 239d
Born Thursday April 27, 1989, New Zealand
Batting Style Left Handed
Bowling Style Slow left-arm orthodox
Playing Role Batter

Biography

Son of former New Zealand captain Ken Rutherford, Hamish Rutherford is an exciting left-handed batsman in the Kiwi ranks. Bred during a time when New Zealand were struggling to find sound openers for long periods of time, Rutherford's brave modern-day-cricketer traits of aggressive cricket paid off well for him at the domestic as well as in his short international career thus far.

Hamish is known for his quick run-getting and special skills in the field along with his occasional left arm spin bowling. He came into the limelight with his debut season in 2008/09 for Otago, with great performances at the top of the order in the T20s and also played in the Champions League. Terrific performances in the domestic games awarded him a place in the New Zealand Under 19 squad for the 2008 World Cup in Malaysia but the youngster didn't get a chance in the playing XI.

Hamish had to wait for a long time before he could play for the New Zealand national side. He made his international debut in the 2013 home series against England across all three formats. However, his Test debut was more than memorable as the talented southpaw slammed his debut ton on just his third day as a Test cricketer, going on to score 171. Rutherford has had his troubles against spin and his incredible talent is often pushed under the carpet when he throws his wicket away after solid starts.

Debut
New Zealand vs England at Dunedin - Wednesday March 6, 2013

Batting

Matches 16
Innings 29
Runs 755
100's - 50's 1 - 1
Sixes - Fours 9 - 98
Average 26.96
Strike Rate 56.42
Highest Score (vs England, 06/03/2013) 171

Bowling

Matches 16
Innings 1
Overs 1
Wickets 0
Economy Rate 2.00
Five-Wicket Haul Innings 0
Ten-Wicket Haul Innings 0
Best Figures (vs Sri Lanka, 03/01/2015) 0/2

Fielding

Catches 11
Stumpings 0
Run Outs 0

Career Runs

558
420
280
140
Runs
Years