Jesse Ryder: Life and times
New Zealand vs West Indies 4th ODI, Nelson
New Zealand vs West Indies, 3rd ODI at Queenstown
While Richard Hadlee had insisted that Jesse Ryder could have formed an explosive pair with Brendon McCullum, Adam Parore had vehemently opposed to Ryder’s selection on the grounds that he was too overweight and unfit to play for New Zealand.
Ryder is a man from the bygone era when cricket used to be about fun: he pulls nonchalantly, flicks with panache, and makes the on-drive look ridiculously simple. On his day he can tear into any bowling attack. Additionally, he bowls innocuous-looking military-medium (which often separates set batsmen) and despite his girth, is amazingly athletic on the field, especially at gully.
Unfortunately, addiction to alcohol and “banned substances” led to him receiving one ban after another, and his appearance has been restricted to a handful of matches despite a 2008 debut. When things seemed to have fallen in place, he was at the wrong end of a violent assault outside a Christchurch bar, following which he was dished out another suspension. In the interim he had stints for Essex and two Indian Premier League sides.
Despite a disturbed childhood, despite being more in than out of the side, Ryder continues to amaze whenever he is back. Despite not being a big scorer, he is a crowd-puller, perhaps more than some of his devastating partners like McCullum himself and Ross Taylor.
Cricket would have been a lot poorer without Jesse Ryder. There have been many quality performers throughout the history of the sport, but few would light up the ground in a casual, lazy spectacle of elegant yet devastating batsmanship.
Abhishek Mukherjee
Career | M | In | R | NO | HS | Avg | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | Ct | St |
Test | 18 | 33 | 1269 | 2 | 201 | 40.93 | 2299 | 55.19 | 3 | 6 | 146 | 6 | 12 | 0 |
ODIs | 48 | 42 | 1362 | 1 | 107 | 33.21 | 1429 | 95.31 | 3 | 6 | 152 | 38 | 15 | 0 |
T20s | 22 | 21 | 457 | 1 | 62 | 22.85 | 358 | 127.6 | 0 | 3 | 47 | 18 | 7 | 0 |
World Cup | 7 | 5 | 184 | 0 | 83 | 36.80 | 265 | 69.43 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Career | M | B | R | W | Avg | EC | SR | 5WI | 10WM | BBI | BBM |
Test | 18 | 492 | 280 | 5 | 56.00 | 3.414 | 98. | 0 | 0 | 2/7 | 2/14 |
ODIs | 48 | 407 | 412 | 12 | 34.33 | 6.073 | 33.91 | 0 | 0 | 3/29 | 3/29 |
T20s | 22 | 60 | 68 | 2 | 34.00 | 6.800 | 30.00 | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 1/2 |
World Cup | 7 | 85 | 81 | 1 | 81.00 | 5.717 | 85.00 | 0 | -- | 1/15 | 3/29 |
Test Debut
Bangladesh v New Zealand at Chittagong Divisional Stadium, Chittagong, October 17, 2008
Last Test
Australia v New Zealand at Bellerive Oval, Hobart, December 9, 2011
ODI Debut
New Zealand v England at Westpac Stadium, Wellington, February 9, 2008
Last ODI
New Zealand v India at Westpac Stadium, Wellington, January 31, 2014
T20 Debut
New Zealand v England at Eden Park, Auckland, February 5, 2008
Last T20
New Zealand v West Indies at Westpac Stadium, Wellington, January 15, 2014
The 26-year-old was more than three times over the New Zealand legal limit when police pulled him over last month.
Jesse Ryder, who has scored over 1,700 first-class runs and claimed 92 wickets in three seasons at Essex, has a calf strain.
Jesse Ryder last played for New Zealand in January 2014.
Jesse Ryder missed seven months of cricket due to the assault.
Ryder got suspended for abusing the umpire during a First-Class game.
A builder and his nephew admitted to assaulting the Kiwi cricketer.
From the comfort of 108/2, South Africa contrived to lose eight wickets for 64 runs in 19.3 overs.
Jesse Daniel Ryder is one of the most talented cricketers to have emerged from New Zealand.
From smashing commentators’ cars (thus picking up commentators curse) to lofting bowlers with ridiculous ease over the wide mid-wicket ...
No West Indies bowler was spared, and the bowling card made abysmal reading.
Jesse Ryder is almost a character from a bygone era who refuses to be bogged down by bowlers, pressure or logic.
Jesse Ryder is a player of great ability and could inject the Kiwi team with a shot of vibrancy.
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