Shawn Hicks (born 10 July 1995) is a South African-born former cricketer who played in New Zealand for Auckland and Otago between the 2015–16 and 2018–19 seasons.[1] After being forced to retire from the professional game at the age of 23 he has worked as a cricket coach and administrator.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 July 1995 Centurion, South Africa |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast |
| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 2015/16–2016/17 | Auckland |
| 2017/18–2018/19 | Otago |
Source: CricInfo, 21 December 2023 | |
Hicks was born at Centurion in 1995 and played under-13 cricket for Northerns in South Africa before moving to New Zealand with his family, attending Auckland Grammar School.[1][2] An all-round sportsman at school, he was a "very promising" rugby union player and was selected for a national training squad.[3] He played age-group cricket for Auckland and represented the New Zealand national under-19 cricket team before making his first-class debut on 17 December 2015 in the 2015–16 Plunket Shield.[4] He made his List A debut on 27 December 2015 in the 2015–16 Ford Trophy.[5] In June 2018, he was awarded a contract with Otago for the 2018–19 season, his last in senior cricket, and, aged 23, was forced to retire from the game at the end of the season as a result of a series of concussions, following on from similar injuries he received whilst playing rugby.[3][6]
In 17 first-class matches Hicks scored 651 runs and took seven wickets. He also played in 26 List A and 16 Twenty20 matches in his senior career.[1] Following his retirement from cricket he completed a degree in accounting, worked in administration for a year and has since moved to work for Sport Otago. He has coached the Otago under-17 side, the John McGlashan College team, and in 2022–23 coached University-Grange Cricket Club, a leading Dunedin club side, as well as assisting with the coaching of the Otago Sparks, the province's top-level women's side.[3]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Shawn Hicks". CricInfo. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
- ^ Shawn Hicks, CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 December 2023. (subscription required)
- ^ a b c Seconi A (2022) Back around bat and ball, Otago Daily Times, 28 October 2022. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ "Plunket Shield, Auckland v Northern Districts at Auckland, Dec 17-20, 2015". CricInfo. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
- ^ "The Ford Trophy, Otago v Auckland at Alexandra, Dec 27, 2015". CricInfo. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
- ^ "Central Districts drop Jesse Ryder from contracts list". CricInfo. Retrieved 15 June 2018.