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Full name Scott Bernard Styris
Born July 10, 1975, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Current age 33 years 131 days
Major teams New Zealand,Auckland,Deccan Chargers,Durham,Middlesex,Northern Districts
Nickname The Rus
Playing role All-rounder
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Height
5 ft 10 in
Education Hamilton Boys High School
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
29
48
4
1586
170
36.04
3089
51.34
5
6
205
13
23
0
ODIs
156
135
21
3715
141
32.58
4709
78.89
4
23
293
59
60
0
T20Is
14
13
0
251
66
19.30
228
110.08
0
1
18
10
3
0
First-class
119
199
18
5523
212*
30.51
9
26
92
0
List A
289
256
45
7077
141
33.54
5
48
110
0
Twenty20
53
51
4
1106
73*
23.53
864
128.00
0
6
79
50
9
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
29
36
1960
1015
20
3/28
3/44
50.75
3.10
98.0
0
0
0
ODIs
156
138
5313
4208
122
6/25
6/25
34.49
4.75
43.5
4
1
0
T20Is
14
9
135
170
5
2/33
2/33
34.00
7.55
27.0
0
0
0
First-class
119
12514
6281
203
6/32
30.94
3.01
61.6
9
1
List A
289
10654
8206
274
6/25
6/25
29.94
4.62
38.8
8
1
0
Twenty20
53
41
823
1027
33
3/25
3/25
31.12
7.48
24.9
0
0
0
Career statistics
Test debut
West Indies v New Zealand at St George's, Jun 28-Jul 2, 2002 scorecard
Last Test
South Africa v New Zealand at Centurion, Nov 16-18, 2007 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
India v New Zealand at Rajkot, Nov 5, 1999 scorecard
Last ODI
Bangladesh v New Zealand at Chittagong (CDS), Oct 14, 2008 scorecard
ODI statistics
T20I debut
New Zealand v Australia at Auckland, Feb 17, 2005 scorecard
Last T20I
England v New Zealand at Manchester, Jun 13, 2008 scorecard
T20I statistics
First-class debut
1994/95
Last First-class
Canterbury v Auckland at Rangiora, Nov 10-13, 2008 scorecard
List A debut
1994/95
Last List A
Bangladesh v New Zealand at Chittagong (CDS), Oct 14, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut
New Zealand v Australia at Auckland, Feb 17, 2005 scorecard
Last Twenty20
England v New Zealand at Manchester, Jun 13, 2008 scorecard
Profile
Northern Districts allrounder Scott Styris is a rather stereotypical New Zealand selection, but has became an integral part of the team - a fact highlighted by an outstanding 2007 World Cup. He had nearly 10 years of domestic cricket before he was called up to the Test squad, having made his one-day international debut much earlier. Originally a seamer, a knee injury forced him to take his batting more seriously, and he switched from being a bowler who can bat into being a batsman who occasionally bowls. He was awarded his Test cap on the eve of the Karachi Test in May 2002, only for it to be taken back when the match was cancelled as a result of a bomb blast. When he finally got the chance he scored a century and a half-century on debut against West Indies. On the same tour of the Caribbean he broke the New Zealand record for one-day bowling with 6 for 25 in Trinidad. He has been encouraged by John Bracewell to work on his offspin as an option which would put less strain on his body, but this has yet to be unveiled. Having spent the best part of 11 years with Northern Districts, Styris signed for Auckland - and in 2005 was tempted by Middlesex for a stint in the county game. He continued a strong link with English cricket, taking up a mid-season contract with Durham in 2007. A thrilling 101 in New Zealand's chase of a then-record 322 against Australia at Christchurch was followed by useful contributions in the one-day series against West Indies at home. A timely unbeaten 103 on and some key wickets on the first day at Auckland saw New Zealand take a series lead in the Tests. A back injury ruled him out of the home series against Sri Lanka in December 2006 but he returned in time for the last few games of the tri-series in Australia and was considered fit enough to be named in the 15-man World Cup squad where he was one of the leading performers with 499 runs at 83. After a poor Test series against South Africa in November 2007, he was dropped from the Test side for the home series against Bangladesh. In a bid to prolong his career in the limited-overs formats, he announced his retirement from Tests in February 2008.
Martin Williamson February 2008
