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Full name | Michael James Mason | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Carterton, Wellington, New Zealand | 27 August 1974|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Only Test(cap 226) | 26 March 2004 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI debut(cap 133) | 29 November 2003 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 9 March 2010 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20I debut(cap 23) | 26 December 2006 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 13 June 2008 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1997/98–2011/12 | Central Districts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:ESPNcricinfo,13 January 2019 |
Michael James Mason (born 27 August 1974) is a former New Zealand cricketer,born in Carterton. He played Test matches and One Day Internationals for New Zealand.
He played domestic cricket for Central Districts. After recovering from an operation on a hernia during late 2008,he was back playing domestic cricket. He was also signed by the Kings XI Punjab for the Pepsi IPL 2013 as a replacement for the injured Ryan Harris. Mason's last match for Central Districts was on 12 February 2012. About a month before his retirement from the Central Districts,Mason helped complete what The West Australian thought might be a candidate for the "greatest cricket catch ever" by collaborating with teammate Bevan Small. [1]
Small,while fielding as the 12th man in January 2012 during the New Zealand domestic HRV Twenty20 competition (currently known as the Super Smash) as a 19-year-old,made a spectacular catch assist on the boundary line;Mason,who was 37 at the time,completed the catch. The Laws of Cricket indicate that a catch can be initiated outside of the boundary line so long as the player is airborne whenever they are touching the ball;this must remain so until the ball is back inside the boundary (either completed by the same player or,as was the case with Small and Mason,completed by a teammate). A commentator during the match called it "possibly the most brilliant piece of fielding I've ever seen". The video has received millions of views across various online uploads. [2]
In 2009,Mason was part of the New Zealand A vs the England Lions at Pukekura Park,where New Zealand A won the match. [3] Mason is currently living in Pahiatua.[ citation needed ]
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Following retirement in 2012,Mason began coaching the Manawatu senior team as well as the junior rep teams out of Palmerston North. Mason currently resides in Palmerston North,Manawatu,and works as a builder.
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