SHANE BOND - NEW ZEALAND

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Full name Shane Edward Bond
Born June 7, 1975, Christchurch, Canterbury
Current age 31 years 322 days (on 25/04/07)
Major teams New Zealand, Canterbury, Warwickshire
Playing role Bowler
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast

Career statistics

Test debut
Australia v New Zealand at Hobart - Nov 22-26, 2001
Last Test
New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Wellington - Dec 15-18, 2006
ODI debut
Australia v New Zealand at Melbourne - Jan 11, 2002
Last ODI
New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Kingston - Apr 24, 2007
Twenty20 Int. debut
South Africa v New Zealand at Johannesburg - Oct 21, 2005
Last Twenty20 Int.
New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Wellington - Dec 22, 2006
First-class span
1996/97 - 2006/07
List A span
1997/98 - 2006/07
Twenty20 span
2005/06 - 2006/07


Profile
A breath of fresh air since his introduction to Test cricket on the Australian tour of 2001-02, Shane Bond has given New Zealand a rare fast-bowling option. He is among the fastest bowlers in the world, and with his arrival the potency of the attack has increased. The quickest New Zealander to reach 50 one-day international wickets, including a national best of 6 for 22 against Australia in the 2003 World Cup, his potential is only limited by his susceptibility to injury, having suffered crippling stress-fractures in his feet and back. These injuries forced him to miss out on all cricket from May 2003, including a proposed stint with Warwickshire in the English County Championship that year. However, after passing a fitness test, he was picked for the tour of England in 2004, but flew home during the second Test after failing to recover from his back injury. His fast, inswinging yorker commands the respect of the best batsmen in the game - but only when he's fit. He took 13 wickets at 9.23 against Zimbabwe in 2005, including 10 for 99 in the second Test at Bulawayo - his first ten-wicket haul - and in the process became the quickest among all New Zealand bowlers to get to 50 Test wickets, achieving the mark in only his 12th match. Unsurprisingly, he again broke down and was out of the game for another nine months with a knee injury. Another comeback was cut short when back problems kept him out of the first Champions Trophy game in 2006 but he returned again and was destructive in the CB Series in Australia. His sore back surfaced once more in Australia but he overcame it and continued his outstanding form against the world champions. His 5 for 23 in the first game of the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy in February 2007 augured well for Bond's second World Cup.

-Cricinfo staff February 2007