Dion Nash
New Zealand
Dion Joseph Nash
Born: 20 November 1971, AucklandMajor Teams: New Zealand, Middlesex, Otago.
Known As: Dion Nash
Pronounced Dion Nash
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium
ODI Debut: 31 October 1992 v Zimbabwe, Bulawayo
Career Record (at 1996 World Cup):
TESTS
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting 14 21 6 236 56 15.73 - 1 7 -
O M R W Ave Best 5w 10w Econ
Bowling 462 116 1308 44 29.72 6-76 2 1 2.83
ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting 22 15 4 113 40* 10.27 - - 6 -
O M R W Ave Best 5w Econ
Bowling 167 10 796 19 41.89 3-30 - 4.76
1996 World Cup Profile:
Think of Dion Nash and one`s mind inevitably conjours up images of the Lord`s test, 1994. At provincial level at home he was always rated as something of an all-rounder, but in this game, after an ordinary start to his test career, he suddenly bowled out of his skin taking 11 for 169 off 54 overs in the two England innings. Scoring 56 with the bat in his only innings, this was an all-round performance that was so very close to being a match winning one. Getting good away movement using the slope, the right-handers were finding him virtually unplayable. He won himself a contract with Middlesex for the following season, but was carrying an injury when he went. On his return he had lost form completely. Bowling wide on the crease and with head falling away badly he was angling in to the right handers, lost his movement completely, and was spraying it all over the place. He has been working hard in the nets trying to rectify matters and, at last, seems to have turned the corner, though without being quite back to his best. Never bats high enough to fulfill his potential in that area, but he is a real athlete in the deep, with a strong accurate throw. It will be interesting to see if his form war- rants a berth in the starting line-up.help@cricinfo.com