Shane Thomson

Shane Alexander Thomson (born 27 January 1969) is a former New Zealand international cricketer. He played as a genuine all-rounder, making 19 Test and 56 One Day International appearances for New Zealand.

Shane Thomson

Personal information
Full name	Shane Alexander Thomson
Born	27 January 1969 (1969-01-27) (age 51) Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off-break Right-arm fast-medium
International information
National side	New Zealand (1990–1999)
Test debut (cap 169)	22 February 1990 v India
Last Test	25 October 1999 v India
ODI debut (cap 66)	1 March 1990 v India
Last ODI	3 April 1999 v West Indies
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 19 56 90 117 Runs scored 958 964 4,209 2,074 Batting average 30.90 22.95 38.26 22.54 100s/50s 1/5 0/5 6/25 0/13 Top score 120* 83 167 90* Balls bowled 1,990 2,121 4,625 3,262 Wickets 19 42 116 98 Bowling average 50.15 38.14 39.87 33.28 5 wickets in innings 0 0 2 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling 3/63 3/14 5/49 4/45 Catches/stumpings 7/– 18/– 37/– 44/–
Source: CricInfo, 13 May 2018

Thomson was born in Hamilton, Waikato in 1969. In 1994, he was suspended for smoking cannabis.[1]

He retired from first-class cricket in 1997 at the age of 28, having scored one century and five half-centuries in his 19 test career[2]. He played club cricket for Northern Districts.

Thomson lives in Taupo and works as a property maintenance contractor. He is married and has three children[3].

References

1. Manthorp, Neil (11 May 2001). "Six South Africans fined for dope-smoking party". Telegraph.co.uk. New Zealanders Stephen Fleming, Dion Nash and Shane Thomson were suspended for smoking dope in South Africa in 1994.
2. "Shane Thomson". Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
3. "Where are they Now? | Shane Thomson". NZCPA | NZ Cricket Players Association. Retrieved 28 August 2019.