Grant Elliott

Grant Elliott

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Personal information
Full name	Grant David Elliott
Born	(1979-03-21) 21 March 1979 Johannesburg, South Africa
Nickname	Shunt, Magic, Hairy Javelin
Height
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm medium, occasional off spin
Role	All-rounder
International information
National side	New Zealand
Test debut (cap 236)	22 March 2008 v England
Last Test	3 December 2009 v Pakistan
ODI debut (cap 150)	18 June 2008 v England
Last ODI	29 March 2015 v Australia
ODI shirt no.	88
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2009	Surrey
2005–present	Wellington (squad no. 44)
2001–2003	Gauteng
1999–2001	Griqualand West
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 5 66 83 190 Runs scored 86 1,526 3,883 4,563 Batting average 10.75 34.68 30.57 33.30 100s/50s 0/0 2/8 8/20 6/25 Top score 25 115 196* 115 Balls bowled 282 864 7,216 4,317 Wickets 4 29 92 119 Bowling average 35.00 26.58 36.71 32.42 5 wickets in innings 0 0 1 1 10 wickets in match 0 n/a 0 n/a Best bowling 2/8 4/31 5/33 5/34 Catches/stumpings 2/– 11/– 46/– 62/–
Source: CricketArchive, 28 March 2015

Grant David Elliott (born 21 March 1979 in Johannesburg) is a New Zealand cricketer. He is an all-rounder and plays for the Wellington Firebirds.

Early life

Son of a South African plastic surgeon, Grant Elliott attended St Stithians College, whose notable cricketing alumni include Michael Lumb, Roy Pienaar, David Terbrugge, Dave Rundle and Kagiso Rabada.

South Africa

He debuted with 67 at Gauteng in 1996–97, where on the advice of his captain, former New Zealand test skipper Ken Rutherford, who saw the quota system possibly blocking his path to higher honours, Elliott left his native Johannesburg for New Zealand in 2001. He played one match for South Africa 'A' against India 'A' before he qualified to play for New Zealand in 2007.

International career

Called up to the national team in early 2008 during England's tour, he made his Test debut against England in the third test in Napier replacing Jacob Oram.

Elliott has gone on to also make his ODI debut for New Zealand against England taking 3 wickets. In his second game he scored his maiden ODI 50. His maiden ODI century was in the 3rd game of the Chappell-Hadlee series scoring 115 against Australia at the SCG on Sunday 8 February 2009.

He also did well in the Champions trophy in South Africa in 2009 as he took a four wicket haul against England at the Wanderers which actually helped New Zealand to qualify for the semifinals and in the semifinals he played an innings of 75 not out to take the Black caps to victory against Pakistan.

Elliott scored his second ODI century when Sri Lanka toured New Zealand prior to the 2015 Cricket World Cup. Elliott and Luke Ronchi both broke several batting records as the pair lifted New Zealand from 93/5 to a commanding 360 off their 50 overs. Their stand of 267* is the highest 6th wicket partnership in ODIs. His finest moment however came in the 2015 World Cup Semi final against South Africa where he scored an unbeaten 84 and was adjudged the Man of the Match. He hit the winning six off the second to last ball of the innings from Dale Steyn and created history by putting New Zealand into their first ever Cricket World Cup Final. In the final against Australia, Elliot top-scored for New Zealand, scoring 83 runs.

After the World Cup, Elliott was named in the Twenty20 side in 2016 after suffering an arm injury playing domestically for Wellington.

Strengths

Early on, Ken Rutherford noted his strong batting technique while also noting his occasional lack of self-belief. Former coach of the Wellington Firebirds, Anthony Stuart, commented that was "a tough cookie", and praised his commitment and high work ethic. Glenn Turner, former convener of the national selection panel, considered Elliott a "thoughtful character" whose offside play was exceptional, such as his hallmark shot, the lofted drive over extra cover.

Other

He played for Weybridge CC in the Surrey championship in 2008.

Elliott is the maker of the Buzz Cricket Bat. It is used by himself, Dewayne Bowden, Mark Houghton, Leighton Morgan, Chris Nevin and Luke Woodcock. Luke Woodcock scored 220 with it in a first-class game. Since he has been injured he has worked with Sky Sport in the 2010 HRV Cup.

Elliott works part-time as a business development manager.

International centuries

One Day International centuries

Grant Elliott's One Day International centuries
#	Runs	Match	Against	City/Country	Venue	Year	Result
1	115	14	Australia	Sydney, Australia	Sydney Cricket Ground	2009	Lost
2	104*	54	Sri Lanka	Dunedin, New Zealand	University Oval	2015	Won

International Awards

One-Day International Cricket

Man of the Match awards

S No	Opponent	Venue	Date	Match Performance	Result
1	England	Wanderers, Johannesburg	29 September 2009	8-0-31-4 ; 1 ct. ; 3 (11 balls)	New Zealand won by 4 wickets.
2	Sri Lanka	University Oval, Dunedin	23 January 2015	104* (96 balls: 7x4, 2x6) ; 9-0-42-2	New Zealand won by 108 runs.
3	Pakistan	Westpac Stadium, Wellington	31 January 2015	4.3-0-26-3 ; 64* (68 balls: 8x4)	New Zealand won by 7 wickets.
4	South Africa	Eden Park, Auckland	24 March 2015	101 (109 balls: 12x4, 2x6); WK, 3 catches, 1 run-out	New Zealand won by 4 wickets (D/L).

External links

• Grant Elliott on Twitter
• Buzzbats
• Player profile: Grant Elliott from ESPNcricinfo
• Player profile: Grant Elliott from CricketArchive
• Grant Elliott at New Zealand Cricket Players Association