Anton Devcich

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Anton Devcich
Personal information
Full name
Anton Paul Devcich
Born (1985-09-28) 28 September 1985 (age 38)
Hamilton, New Zealand
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left arm orthodox
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 60)29 October 2013 v Bangladesh
Last ODI26 October 2016 v India
T20I debut (cap 62)6 November 2013 v Bangladesh
Last T20I5 December 2014 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2004/05–2020/21
Northern Districts
2016Trinbago Knight Riders
2018Nangarhar Leopards
2018St Kitts & Nevis Patriots
2018/19Lahore Qalandars
2018/19Sydney Thunder
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 12 4 56 101
Runs scored 195 111 2,826 2,665
Batting average 17.72 27.75 30.06 29.94
100s/50s 0/1 0/1 5/13 1/21
Top score 58 59 132 101*
Balls bowled 324 72 3,203 3,017
Wickets 4 2 51 53
Bowling average 72.75 40.00 37.33 52.20
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 1
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 2/33 2/16 4/43 5/46
Catches/stumpings 3/– 2/– 34/– 37/–
Source: Cricinfo, 26 August 2022

Anton Paul Devcich (born 28 September 1985) is a New Zealand former international

Northern Districts.[2]

Career

Domestic cricket

Devcich made his

Otago in 2005 for Northern Districts. Batting at 9, he scored 94 not out, including 15 boundaries, in the first innings, but he finished the match wicketless.[3] He played three further first-class matches in the 2004–05 season but in five innings failed to pass 30.[4]

He made List A and Twenty20 debuts the following season but has been unable to secure a first-team place with only sporadic appearances in all formats.[4] In the 2017–18 Super Smash, he was the leading run-scorer, with 343 runs in ten matches.[5]

In April 2018, he was named the Super Smash Player of the Year at the New Zealand Cricket Awards.[6] In June 2018, he was awarded a contract with Northern Districts for the 2018–19 season.[7]

He was the leading run-scorer for the Nangarhar Leopards in the 2018–19 Afghanistan Premier League, with 270 runs in nine matches.[8] He was the leading wicket-taker for Northern Districts in the 2018–19 Ford Trophy, with twelve dismissals in seven matches.[9]

In July 2019, he was selected to play for the Edinburgh Rocks in the

inaugural edition of the Euro T20 Slam cricket tournament.[10][11] However, the following month the tournament was cancelled.[12] In January 2020, Devcich conceded 6 sixes in an over against Leo Carter of Canterbury,[13] a moment he referred to as one of the worst of his cricketing career.[14]

International Cricket

Devcich represented New Zealand at

Under-19 Cricket World Cup in 2004.[15]

Black Caps

In September 2013, Devcich was named in the Black Caps limited-overs squad to tour Bangladesh.[16] On 29 October he made ODI debut in the first ODI of the series, and eight days later he hit 59 off just 31 deliveries in his T20 International debut.[17]

Overall, Devcich played 12 ODIs and four T20 Internationals for New Zealand.

Retirement

Devcich announced his retirement from representative cricket in July 2021.[18]

References

  1. ^ "Northern Districts announces retirement of long-serving club stalwart Anton Devcich".
  2. ^ Player Profile, CricketArchive, retrieved 9 September 2009
  3. ^ Northern Districts v Otago, State Championship 2004/05, CricketArchive, retrieved 9 September 2009
  4. ^ a b Player Oracle: AP Devcich, CricketArchive, retrieved 9 September 2009
  5. ^ "Super Smash, 2017/18: Most Runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Trent Boult wins Sir Richard Hadlee Medal". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  7. ^ "Central Districts drop Jesse Ryder from contracts list". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  8. ^ "Afghanistan Premier League, 2018/19 – Nangarhar Leopards: Batting and bowling averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  9. ^ "The Ford Trophy, 2018/19 – Northern Districts: Batting and bowling averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  10. ^ "Eoin Morgan to represent Dublin franchise in inaugural Euro T20 Slam". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  11. ^ "Euro T20 Slam Player Draft completed". Cricket Europe. Archived from the original on 19 July 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  12. ^ "Inaugural Euro T20 Slam cancelled at two weeks' notice". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  13. ^ "Super Smash: Leo Carter smashes 6 sixes in an over as Kings stun Knights". Stuff. 5 January 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  14. ^ "Cricket: 'Toughest day I've ever had' – Anton Devcich opens up on getting hit for six sixes in an over". The New Zealand Herald. 13 May 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  15. ^ ICC Under-19 World Cup 2003/04 – Batting and Fielding for New Zealand Under-19s, CricketArchive, retrieved 9 September 2009
  16. ^ "Uncapped Devcich in New Zealand squad". ESPNcricinfo. 16 September 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  17. ^ "Batsmen help New Zealand seal first win on tour". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  18. ^ "Devcich retires after stellar career". New Zealand Cricket. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
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