Tim Southee Career Highlights: Bidding Goodbye to International Cricket

Tim Southee Career: New Zealand’s legendary fast bowler Tim Southee has said goodbye to international cricket. He played the last match of his career against England in Hamilton.

Tim Southee Retires from International Cricket

Southee had told long ago that he would end his international career against England at home. In Southee’s last match, the New Zealand team defeated England by a huge margin of 423 runs. Southee ended his career with a win, but he missed out on doing one thing in his career which he will always regret.

Saudi took a total of two wickets in his last Test match. He did not get a single success in the first innings. He got only two wickets in the second innings. Southee played a total of 107 Test matches in his career and took 391 wickets.

He was such a player who could also contribute with the bat if needed. He has seven half-centuries to his name in Tests. But still, Southee could not do a miracle. Southee could do a big job in just two balls but could not.

Missed the Century of Sixes

If Saudi had played two more balls in the Test match, he could have done wonders. He could have scored a unique century. Saudi has a total of 98 sixes in Tests.

If he had hit two more sixes, he would have completed a century of sixes. But he did not get this opportunity and now he will regret throughout his career that he could not complete a century of sixes. Saudi is at number four in terms of most sixes in Tests.

In this case, Ben Stokes is at number one who has hit 133 sixes in 110 matches. Former New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum is at number two. McCullum has hit 107 sixes in 101 matches. Australia’s Adam Gilchrist is at number three with 100 sixes.

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Tim Southee’s International Career Stats

Highlights:

• In Tests, Southee ranks 4th for most sixes with 98 sixes.
• He contributed significantly with the bat, scoring over 2,200 runs in Tests.
• Known for his consistency, Southee played across all three formats for New Zealand.