Paul John Wiseman (born 4 May 1970) is a New Zealand former international cricketer.[1] "Wiz", as he was nicknamed, was an off spinner who took nine wickets in an innings for Canterbury against Central Districts in Christchurch to record the second best figures in New Zealand domestic cricket bowler. Internationally, however, he was unable to forge a significant career due to the incumbency of first-choice spinner Daniel Vettori.[2] Wiseman was a member of the New Zealand team that won the 2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy.

Paul Wiseman
Personal information
Full name
Paul John Wiseman
Born (1970-05-04) 4 May 1970 (age 53)
Auckland, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm offbreak
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 205)27 May 1998 v Sri Lanka
Last Test11 April 2005 v Sri Lanka
ODI debut (cap 105)20 April 1998 v India
Last ODI20 May 2003 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1991/92–1993/94Auckland
1994/95–2000/01Otago
2001/02–2005/06Canterbury
2006–2008Durham
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 25 15 186 120
Runs scored 366 45 4,254 968
Batting average 14.07 22.50 20.95 15.36
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 2/16 0/2
Top score 36 16 130 65*
Balls bowled 5,660 450 34,292 4,789
Wickets 61 12 466 84
Bowling average 47.59 30.66 33.74 40.64
5 wickets in innings 2 0 18 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 4 0
Best bowling 5/82 4/45 9/13 4/45
Catches/stumpings 11/– 2/– 79/– 28/–
Source: CricInfo, 4 May 2017

Domestic career edit

Wiseman was born at Auckland in 1970 and educated at Long Bay College in the city.[3] He played for Auckland age-group sides during the 1989–90 season before making his first-class cricket debut for the Auckland cricket team in January 1992. He played for the side for three seasons before moving to play for Otago in 1994–95. After 85 matches for Otago across seven seasons, Wiseman moved to play for Canterbury in 2001–02, playing another 85 matches for the side in the five seasons he played.[4]

Having played for several seasons in English club cricket, including for Winchester Cricket Club and for Lancashire League sides Rishton and Haslingden, Wiseman spent the 2005 season as the professional with the Central Lancashire Cricket League side Milnrow.[4] He made connections with Durham County Cricket Club, playing Second XI cricket for the county in 2005 before making his County Championship debut the following season. He signed for the side for the following two seasons and played 45 top-level matches for the side between 2006 and 2008.[4] At the end of the 2009, having been overlooked for the spinners berth throughout the season in the county First XI, he retired from professional cricket at the age of 39.[5][6]

International career edit

On his Test Match debut, he took five wickets in the second innings against Sri Lanka in Colombo in 1998.[7]

After cricket edit

Wiseman returned to New Zealand taking up the position of Network Coach for Canterbury Cricket in October 2009. He led both the Canterbury Under 17 and Under 19 teams to wins at their National tournaments in the 2009/10 season.

Wiseman is the coach of the New Zealand national under-19 cricket team for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in South Africa.[8]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Cricket: Wiseman shines amid the gloom".
  2. ^ http://www.espncricinfo.com/newzealand/content/player/38753.html Paul Wiseman], CricInfo. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
  3. ^ McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 142. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. ISBN 978 1 905138 98 2 (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 2023-06-05.)
  4. ^ a b c Paul Wiseman, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2024-02-24. (subscription required)
  5. ^ Durham sign Wiseman for 2007, CricInfo, 29 August 2006. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
  6. ^ Wiseman leaves Durham for home, CricInfo, 26 June 2009. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
  7. ^ "1st Test: Sri Lanka v New Zealand at Colombo (RPS), May 27–31, 1998". espncricinfo. Retrieved 2011-12-18.
  8. ^ Jesse Tashkoff to lead New Zealand in U19 World Cup