Nathan Astle

Nathan Astle is a former professional cricketer who played for the New Zealand National Cricket Team. He has also played for the Nottinghamshire, Canterbury, Durham, Lancashire, Derbyshire, and Mumbai Champs cricket teams.

Player Profile and Personal Life

Nathan John Astle was born on September 15, 1971, in Christchurch, New Zealand. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm-medium bowler.

He is the brother of Lisa Astle, also a professional cricketer. She is married to fellow former cricket player Robbie Frew.

Career

Nathan started playing First Class cricket in 1991 for the Canterbury Cricket Team. He would stay with them until he retired from the sport.

In 1995, he made his first appearance for the New Zealand Men’s National Cricket Team in a One Day International match against the West Indies. The following year, he made his Test Cricket debut, playing against Zimbabwe.

He would make his T20I debut in 2005, playing for South Africa.

Aside from Canterbury, Astle also played for Nottinghamshire, Durham, and the Lancashire cricket teams.

In January 2007, he announced his retirement from the sport, playing his last ODI in the same month. It took many by surprise as he was expected to make his fourth World Cup appearance.

He cited his “patchy form” and a lack of motivation as the reasons for retiring.

Career Statistics

• Matches - 81 (Test), 223 (ODI), 171

(FC), 377 (LA)

• Runs Scored - 4,702 (Test), 7,090

(ODI), 9,321 (FC), 11,635 (LA)

• Batting average - 37.02 (Test),

34.92 (ODI), 37.58 (FC), 35.58 (LA)