Roger Twose
New Zealand
Roger Graham Twose
Born: 17 April 1968, Torquay, Devon, EnglandMajor Teams: New Zealand, Warwickshire, Central Districts.
Known As: Roger Twose
Pronounced ROD-JAH TOOZ
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium
ODI Debut: 15 November 1995 v India, Jamshedpur
Career Record (at 1996 World Cup):
TESTS
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting 5 7 1 308 94 51.33 - 3 1 -
O M R W Ave Best 5w 10w Econ
Bowling 22 2 60 3 20.00 2-36 - - 2.72
ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting 12 11 0 375 60 34.09 - 3 3 -
O M R W Ave Best 5w Econ
Bowling 29.2 0 139 4 34.75 2-31 - 4.73
1996 World Cup Profile:
A typical "makes the most of his ability" player. Waits to play the shots he knows he can; good concentration; reads the game well; good influence on some of the flashier types around him. But it`s more than that. Desperate to play at international level, he never quite made the breakthrough into the full England squad so, like Dipak Patel before him, played the English offseason in New Zealand. He liked what he saw, married and settled down here, and became qualified last April. Selected immediately (for the India tour), he has made an excellent start in both types of game despite being shunted up and down the batting order. At ODI level he has recently occupied the pivotal #4 position. His reading of the game allows him to pace the innings, pushing the single if his partner is set, hitting out if the run rate needs a boost, and always taking charge whatever his role of the moment. His bowling is of the attacking variety, described recently as "a little bit of this, and a little bit of that." So, a good partnership breaker, and he is well capable of bowling more overs if a regular man is suffering.help@cricinfo.com