Ben Lister
Benjamin George Lister (born 1 January 1996) is a New Zealand cricketer.[1] He made his first-class debut for Auckland in the 2017–18 Plunket Shield season on 7 November 2017.[2] The following week, he took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket, with figures of five wickets for 29 runs against Northern Districts.[3]
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Full name | Benjamin George Lister | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Auckland, New Zealand | 1 January 1996|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Left-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Only ODI (cap 211) | 5 May 2023 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20I debut (cap 95) | 1 February 2023 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 20 August 2023 v UAE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20I shirt no. | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2017/18– | Auckland (squad no. 12) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 30 August 2023 |
He made his List A debut for Auckland in the 2017–18 Ford Trophy on 3 December 2017.[4] He made his Twenty20 debut for Auckland in the 2017–18 Super Smash on 13 December 2017.[5] In June 2018, he was awarded a contract with Auckland for the 2018–19 season.[6] In September 2018, he was named in the Auckland Aces' squad for the 2018 Abu Dhabi T20 Trophy.[7] On 17 November 2019, in the 2019–20 Ford Trophy, Lister took his first five-wicket haul in List A cricket.[8] He finished as the leading wicket-taker in the tournament, with 23 dismissals in eleven matches.[9]
In June 2020, he was offered a contract by Auckland ahead of the 2020–21 domestic cricket season.[10][11] In October 2020, in the opening round of the 2020–21 Plunket Shield season, Lister became the first COVID-19 replacement in a cricket match.[12] Lister replaced Mark Chapman, who reported feeling unwell, inline with the updated International Cricket Council (ICC) playing conditions for a substitute due to COVID.[13]
International career
In January 2023, Lister earned his maiden call-up to the New Zealand cricket team for their Twenty20 International series against India.[14] He made his international debut on 1 February 2023 during the series.[15]
In March 2023, he was named in New Zealand's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Sri Lanka,[16] and in April was named in the squad for the series against Pakistan.[17] He made his ODI debut in the fourth ODI of the series, on 5 May 2023.[18]
References
- "Benjamin Lister". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- "Plunket Shield at Auckland, Nov 7-10 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- "Ben Lister leads the way for Auckland as Black Caps batsmen fail to impress". Stuff. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
- "3rd Match, The Ford Trophy at New Plymouth, Dec 3 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- "1st Match (D/N), Super Smash at Auckland, Dec 13 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- "Central Districts drop Jesse Ryder from contracts list". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
- "Auckland Aces to face the world in Abu Dhabi". Scoop. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
- "Ford Trophy: Ben Lister snares five as Auckland Aces make flying start". Stuff. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- "The Ford Trophy, 2019/20: Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- "Daryl Mitchell, Jeet Raval and Finn Allen among major domestic movers in New Zealand". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- "Auckland lose Jeet Raval to Northern Districts, Finn Allen to Wellington in domestic contracts". Stuff. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- "Auckland seamer Ben Lister becomes first Covid-19 replacement". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- "Ben Lister becomes first 'COVID replacement' in cricket". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- "Uncapped pacer named in New Zealand's T20I squad for India tour". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- "3rd T20I (N), Ahmedabad, February 01, 2023, New Zealand tour of India". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- "Ben Lister, Chad Bowes named in New Zealand ODI squad amid IPL absentees". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
- "Ben Lister, Cole McConchie named in NZ ODI squad for Pakistan tour". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- "4th ODI (D/N), Karachi, May 5, 2023, New Zealand tour of Pakistan". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 May 2023.