Nathan Astle
91New Zealand · AR · 1995 to 2007 · on scorecards: NJ Astle
BATTING
- Matches
- 223
- Innings
- 217
- Runs
- 7090
- Average
- 34.92
- Strike rate
- 72.64
- High score
- 145*
- 100s / 50s
- 16 / 41
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 99
- Average
- 38.47
- Economy
- 4.71
- Strike rate
- 48.9
- Best figures
- 4/43
- 4w / 5w
- 1 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 83 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 18
CAREER IN BRIEF
Nathan Astle played 223 ODIs for New Zealand in CricArcade's archive, from 1995 to 2007. The first came against West Indies at Eden Park, with a score of 25, and the last against England at Adelaide Oval in 2007.
The most productive decade was the 2000s: 4,009 runs at 36.1 in 127 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 145 not out from 151 balls against United States at Kennington Oval in 2004, in a match New Zealand won. In all: 16 hundreds, 41 fifties.
At home the average was 46.0 across 87 ODIs; away it was 31.1 across 65 ODIs, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against India: 1,207 runs at 43.1 in 29 ODIs. Eden Park was the most frequent ground, with 22 ODIs and 705 runs at 35.3. The scorecards record 23 player-of-the-match awards. New Zealand won 92 of the ODIs Nathan Astle played and lost 116.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 223 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 145* | 151 | United States | Kennington Oval | 2004 | Won |
| 122* | 150 | England | Carisbrook | 2002 | Won |
| 120 | 137 | Zimbabwe | Eden Park | 1996 | Won |
| 120 | 136 | India | Municipal Stadium | 1999 | Won |
| 119 | 116 | Pakistan | Carisbrook | 2001 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/43 | 8 | Pakistan | 1997 | Won | |
| 3/4 | 2.2 | England | Wellington Regional Stadium | 2002 | Won |
| 3/7 | 3 | Pakistan | Lancaster Park | 2001 | Won |
| 3/9 | 6 | Sri Lanka | Basin Reserve | 1997 | Won |
| 3/24 | 10 | Zimbabwe | Harare Sports Club | 2000 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 34 | 953 | 28.88 | 1/7 | 4 | 125.50 |
| South Africa | 31 | 575 | 22.12 | 1/3 | 13 | 43.85 |
| India | 29 | 1,207 | 43.11 | 5/5 | 11 | 45.55 |
| West Indies | 29 | 1,014 | 40.56 | 1/8 | 11 | 43.91 |
| Sri Lanka | 28 | 760 | 29.23 | 0/6 | 18 | 16.94 |
| Pakistan | 25 | 662 | 27.58 | 2/2 | 22 | 28.95 |
| Zimbabwe | 22 | 989 | 52.05 | 3/5 | 13 | 45.08 |
| England | 15 | 669 | 51.46 | 2/5 | 6 | 27.33 |
| Bangladesh | 5 | 92 | 18.40 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Canada | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Scotland | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 18.00 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| United States | 1 | 145 | – | 1/0 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 87 | 3,448 | 45.97 | 7/23 | 37 | 40.54 |
| Away | 65 | 1,898 | 31.11 | 2/14 | 27 | 45.22 |
| Neutral | 71 | 1,744 | 26.03 | 7/4 | 35 | 31.09 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96 | 3,081 | 33.49 | 7/18 | 64 | 34.00 |
| 2000s | 127 | 4,009 | 36.12 | 9/23 | 35 | 46.66 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eden Park | 22 | 705 | 35.25 | 2/3 | 8 | 60.88 |
| Lancaster Park | 17 | 705 | 50.36 | 1/6 | 5 | 59.60 |
| McLean Park | 15 | 743 | 53.07 | 2/5 | 5 | 31.80 |
| Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 13 | 266 | 20.46 | 0/2 | 10 | 15.00 |
| Wellington Regional Stadium | 10 | 376 | 53.71 | 0/4 | 5 | 26.60 |
| Basin Reserve | 9 | 285 | 35.63 | 0/2 | 9 | 23.78 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v West Indies, 1995 at Eden Park
- Latest in the archive: v England, 2007 at Adelaide Oval
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 15 September 1971
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm medium
- Balls faced (career)
- 9,760
- Ducks
- 19
- Four-wicket hauls
- 1
- Most common batting position
- 2nd
- Strike rate, overs 1 to 10
- 69.0
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 73.4
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 150.3
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 50.7
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 89.3
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 2,005 balls faced in that period.
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