During the 2005 Chappell–Hadlee Series and the preceding tour to South Africa, Astle incurred media criticism along with fellow New Zealand cricket team teammates Craig McMillan, Hamish Marshall and James Marshall, for a slump in form. Kiwi Kids: Nathan Astle and his wife Kelly Astle run Kiwi Kids, a preschool at Christchurch. However he returned to the side in 2006 for the home series against West Indies. As of the end of 2019, this is the equal second highest for a New Zealander, and equal 21st overall. “It did a bit first up, and I’ll give my old mate Nasser a pat who played a wonderful knock in the first innings, but then the pitch just flattened out, it was beautiful and true.”, If you enjoyed this story, please share with your fellow cricket fans and team-mates. Wählen Sie aus erstklassigen Inhalten zum Thema Nathan Astle in höchster Qualität. “It was a hell of a game of cricket,” he said. Best double century of all time. An innings of sheer greatness and time it had come in there is no better knock in the fourth innings or will actually be. We’d won the game by 100 runs and we were running around like we’d just won a nail-biter. While expected to make his fourth World Cup appearance, Astle announced his retirement from international cricket, while he was playing in the Commonwealth Bank Series, on 26 January 2007. “Nathan’s knock was astonishing I have to say. in Christchurch, a club which also at one time had fellow cricketer Sir Richard Hadlee among its players. [34] Apart from his role as a batsman, he was also an occasional partnership-breaking medium pace bowler and a competent slip fielder. “It was a hell of a game of cricket,” he said. The following year Astle went on to record his highest ODI score when he made 145 not out against USA at the ICC Champions Trophy 2004. [38], —Astle on his retirement from international cricket. His partnership with Morrison helped New Zealand secure a draw and prevented England from winning the test match.[20]. Astle's first century came in 114 balls and the next hundred was just in 39 balls. "I have been fighting this day for about eight months. 5 Apr, 2020 9:00am . On this day: New Zealand's Nathan Astle registered fastest ... Nathan Astle scores double century – Cricket – Te Ara ... Transcript: Nathan and Shelby Astle - Reach10. Playing next. A right-handed batsman who played as an opener in One Day Internationals (ODI), while batting in the middle order in Test matches. His 222 had come off 168 balls … Nathan Astle: 222 off 168 balls - Fastest Double Century in Test Cricket. It’s strange, sometimes sport can be like that. Herald Sport Vault: Nathan Astle's 222 - When miracles are not enough . Astle hit 28 boundaries and 11 sixes before he got out at 222. Nathan Astle | Astle, Nathan | ISBN: 9781869710965 | Kostenloser Versand für alle Bücher mit Versand und Verkauf duch Amazon. Nathan Astle’s 222 for New Zealand at Christchurch in 2002. März 2002 statt. [34] Because of this multi-utility option he always enjoyed selection in the team but his laid-back attitude resulted him never been considered for the captaincy, despite his seniority. This page was last edited on 31 March 2021, at 16:15. [6] He played three important innings during the season – 96 against Auckland, 175 against Northern Districts and 191 against Wellington. [7][8][9] Following impressive performances in the season, he was noticed by the New Zealand selectors. Hold record for fastest double century in test cricket. By this time, his Test average dipped down; he went on to make only two more hundreds till the end of his career, including one against Zimbabwe. Astle was New Zealand's top run scorer in the 1997 Pepsi Independence Cup, a quadrangular tournament that also included India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan. [5] He hardly managed to score runs at the end of the first three seasons. England 2001/02. Astle was selected for the ODI series against West Indies in 1995. During the innings he was involved in a record stand of 193 for the first wicket with captain Stephen Fleming. The New Zealand Cricket Almanack named him the "Player of the Year" on three occasions – 1995, 1996 and 2002. He received the "2005–2006 Walter Hadlee Trophy for Best New Zealand One-Day International batsman". Astle made a remarkable comeback to the 2003 World Cup after disastrous performances in the previous two editions that appeared. [23] Astle also passed Martin Crowe's record number of one-day hundreds for New Zealand (four) during the tournament. [34] He took 168 balls hitting 28 fours and 11 sixes before being the last man to be dismissed. [15] Following that, Astle was named in the New Zealand squad for the 1996 Cricket World Cup that was held in India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. [10] In 2007 he played for Longton C.C in Staffordshire. New Zealand won the tournament and Astle was adjudged "player of the match".[36]. Nathan Astle celebrates after his record 200 against England in 2002. He was a part of the Mumbai Champs team in the inaugural 20/20 Tournament of the now defunct Indian Cricket League (ICL). Today, on the day of his 44 th birthday, we present Nathan Astle’s cricket career in numbers: 222 – Is Astle’s highest individual score in international cricket. I so desperately wanted to go to my fourth World Cup, but deep down inside I knew that I was lacking motivation and the enjoyment levels were just not there. I’ve seen some innings in my career from some great batsmen but I remember how sweetly he hit the ball that day, a couple of balls which went out of Lancaster Park off Andrew Caddick. Although, New Zealand did not progress to the finals, Astle ended up as the fourth-most prolific run scorer with 218 runs at an average of 72.66. Astle also took up Auto racing in early 2010, competing predominantly at Ruapuna Speedway, Christchurch, driving a Modified Sprint car. However, he continued his good form in ODIs. Follow. Nathan Astle Biography - Get Nathan Astle full profile with all the records, quotes and latest news. However, Astle failed to score runs in the rest of the tournament, eventually ended up with 111 runs at an average of 18.5.
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