James Neesham’s Profile, Stats, Age, Career info, Records, Net worth, Biography
James Neesham’s profile, Stats, Age, Career info, Records, Net Worth, Averages, Teams Played
James Neesham’s Profile and Personal Information, Quick Facts
- James Douglas Sheahan Neesham is a New Zealander cricketer, who plays for Wellington in domestic cricket and also represents New Zealand internationally in all formats of the game,
- James Neesham aka Jimmy Neesham was born on 17 September 1990 (Age 31 years), in Auckland, New Zealand,
- Neesham is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler,
- The New Zealander Cricketer is a batting All-rounder and known for his six-hitting abilities and also for quality bowling,
- James Neesham’s net worth in 2022 is around $1 million+ or approximately 7.5 crore+ INR,
- James Neesham likes to play Rugby and Golf in his free time. Also, He is quite a socially active person and his tweets were also attracted some controversies in past,
Teams James Neesham played with
- New Zealand
- Auckland
- Delhi Daredevils
- Derbyshire
- Derbyshire 2nd XI
- Edmonton Royals
- Essex
- Guyana Amazon Warriors
- Kent
- Kent 2nd XI
- Kings XI Punjab
- Kolkata Knight Riders
- Mumbai Indians
- New Zealand A
- New Zealand Under-19s
- New Zealand XI
- North Island
- Otago
- Pollard XI
- Trinbago Knight Riders
- Wellington
- Welsh Fire (Men)
- Rajasthan Royals
James Neesham’s Early Life and Education
James Neesham was born on 17 September 1990 in Auckland, New Zealand. Jimmy completed his schooling at Auckland Grammar School, New Zealand. The New Zealander cricketer started his career by playing for local New Zealand teams. He first played for the Auckland team but didn’t get the satisfaction and moved to Otago Volts which worked well for him.
His performance for Otago Volts brings him multiple rewards as he was included in the New Zealand national cricket team of the limited-overs cricket (T20I and ODIs) for the tour of South Africa.
James Neesham’s Debut Matches and Last Matches,
Test Matches
- James Neesham debuted in Test cricket for New Zealand against India at Wellington – February 14 – 18, 2014,
- The right-arm medium-fast bowler last appeared in a Test match for New Zealand was against South Africa at Wellington – March 16 – 18, 2017,
ODI Matches
- The New Zealander all-rounder made his ODI debut for New Zealand vs South Africa at Paarl – January 19, 2013,
- James Neesham last featured in an ODI match for New Zealand was against Bangladesh at Wellington – March 26, 2021,
T20I Matches
- Neesham made his debut in T20 Internationals in the match, New Zealand vs South Africa at Durban – December 21, 2012,
- James Neesham was appeared last in a T20I match for New Zealand against India at Kolkata – November 21, 2021,
List A Matches
- James Neesham made his List A debut for Auckland vs Otago at Oamaru – February 03, 2010,
- The New Zealander batter played last in List A cricket was for Wellington vs Canterbury at Wellington – February 04, 2022,
First-Class Matches
- Neesham made his debut in first-class cricket for Auckland vs Canterbury at Auckland – March 29 – April 01, 2010,
- The left-handed batter played last in first-class cricket for Wellington vs Northern Dis at Whangarei – March 03 – 06, 2022,
T20 Matches
- The New Zealander cricketer debuted in Twenty20 cricket for Auckland vs Central D at New Plymouth – January 31, 2010,
- Neesham played last in Twenty20 cricket for Wellington vs Canterbury at Dunedin – January 27, 2022,
James Neesham’s Stats and Career
Domestic first-class Career Stats
James Neesham Batting Stats-
Format | Match | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s |
1st class | 67 | 112 | 10 | 3249 | 147 | 31.9 | 4552 | 71.4 | 5 | 17 | 435 | 50 |
List A | 129 | 113 | 22 | 3087 | 120* | 33.9 | 3015 | 102.4 | 2 | 18 | 282 | 88 |
T20 | 175 | 136 | 37 | 2329 | 59* | 23.5 | 1702 | 136.8 | 0 | 5 | 167 | 104 |
James Neesham Bowling Stats-
Format | Match | Inn | B | Mdn | Runs | W | BB | Econ | Avg | SR | 4W | 5W |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st class | 67 | 113 | 7059 | 234 | 4012 | 123 | 5/65 | 3.41 | 32.6 | 57.4 | 2 | 2 |
List A | 129 | 112 | 4205 | 23 | 4059 | 145 | 5/27 | 5.79 | 28.0 | 29.0 | 6 | 4 |
T20 | 175 | 154 | 2590 | 2 | 3894 | 151 | 4/24 | 9.02 | 25.8 | 17.1 | 2 | 0 |
International Career Stats
James Neesham Batting Stats-
Format | Match | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | BF | 6s | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s |
Test | 12 | 22 | 1 | 709 | 137* | 33.8 | 1069 | 66.3 | 2 | 4 | 88 | 11 |
ODI | 66 | 56 | 10 | 1320 | 97* | 28.7 | 1352 | 97.6 | 0 | 6 | 117 | 30 |
T20I | 38 | 29 | 10 | 416 | 48* | 21.9 | 274 | 151.8 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 25 |
James Neesham Bowling Stats-
Format | Match | Inn | B | Mdn | Runs | W | BB | Econ | Avg | SR | 4W | 5W |
Test | 12 | 21 | 1076 | 18 | 675 | 14 | 3/42 | 3.76 | 48.2 | 76.8 | 0 | 0 |
ODI | 66 | 62 | 2115 | 6 | 2139 | 68 | 5/27 | 6.06 | 31.4 | 31.1 | 2 | 2 |
T20I | 38 | 29 | 381 | 0 | 586 | 21 | 3/16 | 9.22 | 27.9 | 18.1 | 0 | 0 |
IPL Career Stats
James Neesham IPL Batting Stats-
Format | Match | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s |
IPL | 12 | 8 | 1 | 61 | 22 | 8.7 | 66 | 92.4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
James Neesham IPL Bowling Stats-
Format | Match | Inn | B | Mdn | Runs | W | BB | Econ | Avg | SR | 4W | 5W |
IPL | 12 | 12 | 198 | 0 | 305 | 8 | 3/12 | 9.24 | 38.1 | 24.8 | 0 | 0 |
James Neesham’s Feilding Career Stats
Format | Catches | Run Outs | Stumpings |
Test | 12 | 0 | 0 |
ODI | 24 | 7 | 0 |
T20I | 11 | 1 | 0 |
IPL | 1 | 0 | 0 |
1st class | 67 | 1 | 0 |
List A | 51 | 11 | 0 |
T20 | 59 | 7 | 0 |
James Neesham’s career records
- James Neesham was the first New Zealander to score two consecutive centuries from the debut in Test cricket and placed on the joint-second position in the record list with legends of the game like Rohit Sharma, Saurav Ganguly, GS Blewet, etc.
- James Neesham has the 8th highest score of 137 not out while batting at number 8 position in Test cricket,
- James Neesham has the record of second-highest strike rate of 361.53 in an innings of One-Day Cricket,
- James Neesham scored 34 runs in an over against Sri Lanka in the first ODI played on 3 January 2019, Which is the highest runs scored by a New Zealander cricketer in an over in ODIs.
James Neesham Personal and Private life
James Neesham is not married yet but he is in a relationship with his girlfriend, Alex McLeod, who is a NetBaller. Jimmy attracted many controversies through Twitter, one of them has happened during the IPL match between Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians on 16 May 2019. MS Dhoni was given not out by the third umpire in a review of runout. Many players debated about the decision while Jimmy Nisham twitted about the decision, which attracted the attention of Dhoni’s fans. After which, His Twitter account flooded with tweets.
James Neesham Awards and Achievements,
- Neesham’s performance in 2011-12 domestic season for Otago Volts allowed him to play for New Zealand first time at international levels,
- In June 2018, Neesham was awarded a contract with Wellington for the 2018–19 domestic season.
- In April 2019, Jimmy Neesham was named to the New Zealand squad for the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup. James fought for the World Cup in the finals as he leveled the score by playing an important knock and later in super over he scored 13 in six deliveries with a six to Jofra Archer to again tied the match.
- Neesham was bought by Rajasthan Royals in the IPL auction held in February 2022, at Bangalore ahead of Indian Premier League 2022 for 1.5 crore INR.
FAQ about James Neesham
- What is the ICC ODI ranking of James Neesham?
- James Neesham is ranked 8th in the ICC ODI all-rounder rankings.
- What is the ICC T20I ranking of James Neesham?
- James Neesham is ranked 56th in the ICC T20I all-rounder rankings.
- What is the ICC Test ranking of James Neesham?
- James Neesham is ranked 53rd in the ICC Test all-rounder rankings.
- What is the net worth of James Neesham?
- The net worth of James Neesham is around $1 million+ or 7.5 crore+ INR in 2022.
- What is the real age of James Neesham?
- Age 31 Years
- What is the salary of James Neesham?
- The Salary of James Neesham is 50 lakh INR
- What is the height of James Neesham?
- The height of James Neesham is 6 ft 2 in or 1.88 meters.
- What is the name of James Neesham’s Wife?
- James Neesham is in a relationship with Alex McLeod- Smith.
- Which IPL team bought James Neesham in IPL auction 2022?
- Rajasthan Royals bought James Neesham ahead of IPL 2022 for his base price of INR 1.5 crore.