Graeme Aldridge

Graeme Aldridge
Personal information
Full name
Graeme William Aldridge
Born (1977-11-15) 15 November 1977 (age 47)
Christchurch, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 164)22 October 2011 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI25 October 2011 v Zimbabwe
Only T20I (cap 50)17 October 2011 v Zimbabwe
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1998/99–2014/15Northern Districts
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 2 1 123 138
Runs scored – – 2,339 724
Batting average – – 19.82 16.83
100s/50s – – 0/5 0/1
Top score – – 75 50
Balls bowled 114 24 20,446 6,340
Wickets 1 1 364 185
Bowling average 98.00 45.00 28.29 27.71
5 wickets in innings 0 0 14 2
10 wickets in match – – 1 –
Best bowling 1/45 1/45 6/41 5/34
Catches/stumpings 0/– 1/– 47/– 31/–
Source: Cricinfo, 9 October 2023

Graeme William Aldridge (born 15 November 1977) is a former New Zealand cricketer who played first class cricket for Northern Districts from 1998–99 to 2014–15. He represented New Zealand in one-day cricket in 2011.[1]

Aldridge was born in Christchurch and attended Otumoetai College in Tauranga.[2] A right-arm fast-medium bowler and useful lower-order batsman, he holds the New Zealand domestic List A wicket-taking record, with 178 from 131 matches.[3] He also has the Northern Districts first-class record, with 355 wickets at an average of 28.31 from 119 matches.[4] His best first-class innings figures were 6 for 41 against Canterbury in 2011–12;[5] his best match figures were 11 for 145 (6 for 49 and 5 for 96) against Central Districts in 2009–10.[6]

Aldridge played two One Day Internationals and one Twenty20 match against Zimbabwe in October 2011 during New Zealand's tour of Zimbabwe. He was the 50th T20I cap for New Zealand.

After retiring from playing, Aldridge was the coach of Northern Districts for three years before becoming national bowling support coach in 2023.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Graeme Aldridge". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  2. ^ White, Peter (6 April 2015). "Cricket: Aldridge calls time on long career". Bay of Plenty Times. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  3. ^ Francis Payne & Ian Smith, eds, 2021 New Zealand Cricket Almanack, Upstart Press, Takapuna, 2021, p. 493.
  4. ^ Payne & Smith, p. 294.
  5. ^ "Northern Dis vs Canterbury, at Hamilton, Nov 29 2011". Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  6. ^ "Central D vs Northern Dis, at Whangarei, Nov 17 2009". Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  7. ^ "BJ Watling to replace Graeme Aldridge as Northern Districts coach". Stuff.co.nz. 17 March 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2024.