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Full name | Anton Paul Devcich | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Hamilton, New Zealand | 28 September 1985|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Slow left arm orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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National side |
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ODI debut (cap 60) | 29 October 2013 v Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 26 October 2016 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20I debut (cap 62) | 6 November 2013 v Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 5 December 2014 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004/05–2020/21 | Northern Districts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | Trinbago Knight Riders | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | Nangarhar Leopards | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | St Kitts & Nevis Patriots | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018/19 | Lahore Qalandars | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018/19 | Sydney Thunder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cricinfo, 26 August 2022 |
Anton Paul Devcich (born 28 September 1985) is a New Zealand former international cricketer, who played in limited over internationals. [1] A left-handed batsman who occasionally bowls left-arm orthodox spin, at the domestic level he plays for Northern Districts. [2]
Devcich made his first-class debut against 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]
Devcich represented New Zealand at youth level, making five appearances at the Under-19 Cricket World Cup in 2004. [15]
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.
Devcich announced his retirement from representative cricket in July 2021. [18]