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Tim Southee at a training session at the Adelaide Oval. Photo by Yellow Monkey/Blnguyen- Wikimedia commons

Top 10 Outstanding Facts about Tim Southee

Timothy Grant Southee was born on December 11, 1988, he is a New Zealand international cricketer who plays in all formats. He is a right-arm fast-medium bowler who also bats in the lower order.

He was one of the country’s youngest cricketers, making his debut at the age of 19 in February 2008. He was the third New Zealand bowler to take 300 Test wickets. On his Test debut, he took 5 wickets and scored 77 points off 40 balls in the second innings against England.

He is a Plunket Shield, Ford Trophy, and Super Smash player for Northern Districts, as well as a Hawke Cup player for Northland. He was titled New Zealand’s captain for the first T20I against the West Indies, replacing Kane Williamson, who was benched. That match was won by the Blackcaps by 47 runs.

Southee is renowned for his capacity to create delayed outswing at a quick rate, and eventually with off cutting slower balls on a damp wicket, similar to a quicker off-spinner. At the 2011 ICC World Cup, he was the third-highest wicket-taker (18 wickets at 17.33). At the 2015 ICC World Cup, he took 7 wickets in a round-robin league match against England. This was titled Wisden’s ODI spell of the decade.

1.Tim’s professional career in cricket started in 2008

Tim Southee made a spectacular debut in the Global stage. Tim Southee made his first international appearance against England in a Twenty20 International match on February 5, 2008. Southee took three wickets in a two-match series.

Tim Southee returned to the Under-19 World Cup after the T20I series. Following the World Cup, he rejoined the national squad for the Test series. Tim Southee made his trial big break against England in March 2008. Southee took five wickets on his opening match and also scored New Zealand’s quickest half-century in Test cricket.

Tim Southee was selected for the One-Day Internationals against Ireland and Scotland in July 2008. In seven games, he took 16 wickets.

Tim Southee played 5 matches out of 9 in a series of ODIs, T20Is, and Tests against India, but only managed to pick up 6 wickets. Tim Southee was omitted from the team for the entire season.

He did, nevertheless, make a comeback in 2010, playing 18 T20Is against Australia, England, and Bangladesh. Southee took 16 wickets with a reasonable economy rate in the matches.

Tim Southee was named to the ICC Cricket World Cup squad in 2011 and finished the tournament with 18 wickets. He was also chosen for the Tournament team. Tim Southee picked up 10 matches in the five-match One-Day International series against the West Indies in 2012.

By the end of 2012, Southee had established himself as New Zealand’s premier bowler for any captain. Tim Southee took 10 wickets in a Test against England in 2013 to record his best bowling figures in Tests.

Southee was named to the ICC Cricket World Cup squad in 2015, where he picked up 7 wickets and allowed only 33 runs in a match against England. Tim Southee scored his first half-century batting at number ten in an ODI against India in 2016.

Tim Southee was named New Zealand’s captain for a T20I series against England in October 2019. Tim Southee will take his 300th Test wicket in December 2020. Tim Southee took 8 wickets in 7 matches in the ICC Men’s World T20.

2.Tim has always been athletic and started playing rugby at the age of 15

Tim Southee at a training session at the Adelaide Oval. Photo by Yellow Monkey/Blnguyen- Wikimedia commons

Southee was also a productive rugby player by the age of 15 — a sport that is more popular in New Zealand than the gentleman’s game. Southee, on the other hand, ended up choosing cricket and rapidly rose to the top. In the 2008 Under-19 World Cup, where the Kiwis reached the semi-finals, he was named tournament MVP. His six-for against Auckland in the Plunket Shield boosted his chances of earning a New Zealand cap.

3.His two different debuts in the World Cup U-19 as a teenager

Tim Southee, then 17, represented New Zealand in the 2006 U19 World Cup in Bangladesh. Southee took five wickets in the world championship, but New Zealand lost to Nepal in the final.

Southee became the heart and soul of the youth team two years later, and despite the Kiwis’ disappointing performance, Southee picked up 17 wickets and was the tournament’s second highest wicket taker.

4.Southee’s life as young boy and his high school experience as an athlete

Tim Southee began playing cricket when he was eight years old. He went to Whangarei Boys School in Auckland and then to King’s College in Auckland. Southee has been interested in rugby and cricket since he was a child. Tim Southee has played for the Auckland Secondary School rugby team. He played school cricket and was recognized for his late swinging skill from the start.

5.Southee’s unique skills he has when playing cricket

Southee is a medium fast out-swinging right-arm bowler. Southee’s careful sharpness and well-hidden variants have enabled him to blossom into an authentic spearhead, despite not being as quick as fellow new-ball bowler Trent Boult (and not bowling at 136-141 km/h for long spells in tests).

When Southee was first called up to the national team in 2008, Richard Hadlee said of him, “He runs in fairly straightforward, he gets through his play nicely, and he moves the ball, especially away from the batsman.”

He also identified himself as the new opening bowling attack partnership with Boult, taking 46% of all wickets between them since 2013, particularly after Chris Martin’s retirement.

He bowls more cross-seam deliveries in seaming conditions or with an older ball. He bowls cutters similar to a fast off spinner on damp pitches. They are well supported in Tests by Neil Wagner’s short left-arm seam deliveries.

6.Tim showcased his amazing sportsmanship as a right-arm swinger

Tim Southee at a training session at the Adelaide Oval. Photo by Yellow Monkey/Blnguyen- Wikimedia commons

Tim Southee, a right-arm swing bowler, made a big impression on the global scene. He was only 19, had only one T20I cap under his belt, and was coming off a Player-of-the-Tournament performance at the 2008 Under-19 World Cup when he was given his Test debut against England in Napier. Southee responded with 5 for 55 before smashing 77 off 40 balls with nine sixes in the second innings.

7.He has played in many World Cup tournaments throughout his career

In international cricket, Southee has 18 five-wicket hauls. He took his first five-wicket haul against England at McLean Park in Napier in 2008, becoming the sixth New Zealander to do so, with figures of 5/55 in the first innings. His best Test innings figures are 7/64 against India in Bangalore in 2012.

His best ODI figures were 7/33 against England at the 2015 Cricket World Cup. His best T20I figures are 5/18 against Pakistan in 2010.

8.Southee’s IPL professional career from 2011 to 2022 

Tim Southee was acquired by the Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL 2011 mega auction. Southee appeared in three matches and took four wickets.

Tim Southee returned to the IPL in 2014 after being signed by the Mumbai Indians. Southee remained with Mumbai until the 2016 IPL season.

Tim Southee was signed by Chennai Super Kings in 2017. He played 11 games in two seasons, but only took 8 wickets.

Tim Southee was signed by Royal Challengers Bangalore for the 2019 IPL season but did not appear in many games.

Tim Southee was signed by Kolkata Knight riders in the TATA IPL 2022 mega auction for 1.50 crores.

9.Tim was once assigned as captain of his team

Tim Southee at a training session at the Adelaide Oval. Photo by Yellow Monkey/Blnguyen- Wikimedia commons

For the first T20I against the West Indies, Southee was designated stand-in captain. He made his T20I captaincy breakthrough on December 29, 2017. New Zealand won the match under his captaincy. Southee led New Zealand in the first T20I against Pakistan after Kane Williamson was ruled out with an injury. New Zealand won by seven wickets.

Southee was named captain for the ODI series against England at home after regular captain Kane Williamson was ruled out with an injury. Southee made his ODI captaincy debut for New Zealand against England on February 28.

He was appointed stand-in T20I captain for New Zealand against Sri Lanka in August 2019, while usual captain Kane Williamson was benched. Kane Williamson was ruled out of the T20I series against England in October 2019 due to a hip injury, and Southee was promoted to captain in his place.

10.His family and relationship status

Tim Southee recently married his long-term girlfriend Brya Fahy in March 2022. The couple has two children: a son and a daughter.