Graeme Napier

  • Full Name Graeme R Napier
  • Born 06 January 1980, Essex, England
  • Province Central Stags
  • Style All-rounder
    Right-hand bat
    Right-arm medium
Graeme R Napier

Club: Hutt Districts

State Wellington Firebirds debut: v State Otago Volts 2007/08 (State Twenty20)
Best bat: 50 v State Central Stags 2008/09 (State Shield)
Best bowl: 4 for 40 v State Auckland Aces 2008/09 (State Shield)

State Wellington Firebirds’ overseas player Graham Napier entered the 2008/09 New Zealand domestic one-day and Twenty20 season with a reputation as a hard hitting, explosive batsman but ended it as the country’s leading one-day bowler.

Napier’s 21 wickets at an average of 20.80 from 10 State Shield games earned him top spot in the inaugural State MVP competition by the time he left the team at the end of February for England Lions and Essex county commitments.

A powerfully built and aggressive opening bowler, Napier took regular wickets throughout the State Shield and State Twenty20 competition, but generally remained subdued with the bat and passed 50 just once.

Napier made international cricket headlines in July 2008 with a head spinning Twenty20 innings 152 off just 52 balls for Essex against Sussex, afterwards receiving a congratulatory phone call from pop star Elton John.

Napier replaced fast bowler Charlie Shreck as the State Wellington Firebirds’ overseas player in 2008/09.

MVP Summary

Overall Summary Pts Rank
Batting 28.41 720
Bowling 259.13 7
Fielding 10.00 315
Captain 0.00 193
Wins 11.00 82
Played 21.00 97
Points 329.54 11
Average 15.69 180
Overall Summary Pts Rank
Batting 18.57 970
Bowling 159.45 44
Fielding 6.00 610
Captain 0.00 252
Wins 12.00 66
Played 19.00 135
Points 215.02 88
Average 11.32 455
State Shield 2008/09 Summary Pts Rank
Batting 21.67 36
Bowling 105.81 3
Fielding 4.00 26
Captain 0.00 8
Wins 4.00 31
Played 10.00 10
Points 145.48 2
Average 14.55 2
Overall Summary Pts Rank
Batting 4.43 1632
Bowling 90.28 169
Fielding 6.00 630
Captain 0.00 480
Wins 8.00 217
Played 11.00 510
Points 119.71 357
Average 10.88 513
HRV Cup Twenty20 Summary Pts Rank
Batting 4.43 101
Bowling 90.28 1
Fielding 6.00 41
Captain 0.00 19
Wins 8.00 2
Played 11.00 4
Points 119.71 6
Average 10.88 14
HRV Cup Twenty20 Summary Pts Rank
Batting 4.43 102
Bowling 90.28 2
Fielding 6.00 42
Captain 0.00 20
Wins 8.00 1
Played 11.00 3
Points 119.71 5
Average 10.88 13
Overall Summary Pts Rank
Batting 14.14 1112
Bowling 69.17 256
Fielding 0.00 2051
Captain 0.00 612
Wins 4.00 735
Played 8.00 966
Points 95.30 508
Average 11.91 405
Men's 1-Day Summary Pts Rank
Batting 14.14 92
Bowling 69.17 9
Fielding 0.00 157
Captain 0.00 32
Wins 4.00 55
Played 8.00 53
Points 95.30 14
Average 11.91 34
Men's 1-Day Summary Pts Rank
Batting 14.14 91
Bowling 69.17 10
Fielding 0.00 158
Captain 0.00 31
Wins 4.00 56
Played 8.00 54
Points 95.30 13
Average 11.91 33
State Twenty20 2008/09 Summary Pts Rank
Batting 4.23 52
Bowling 72.78 2
Fielding 5.00 15
Captain 0.00 9
Wins 4.00 16
Played 7.00 2
Points 93.02 2
Average 13.29 6
State Championship 2008/09 Summary Pts Rank
Batting 2.51 95
Bowling 80.54 15
Fielding 1.00 70
Captain 0.00 36
Wins 3.00 27
Played 4.00 62
Points 91.05 34
Average 22.76 11
Overall Summary Pts Rank
Batting 0.49 2235
Bowling 1.90 1457
Fielding 0.00 2461
Captain 0.00 2433
Wins 0.00 2473
Played 1.00 2466
Points 2.39 2432
Average 2.39 2225
Overall Summary Pts Rank
Batting 0.49 2234
Bowling 1.90 1456
Fielding 0.00 2460
Captain 0.00 2432
Wins 0.00 2474
Played 1.00 2467
Points 2.39 2433
Average 2.39 2226
HRV Cup Twenty20 Summary Pts Rank
Batting 0.49 143
Bowling 1.90 96
Fielding 0.00 164
Captain 0.00 163
Wins 0.00 169
Played 1.00 167
Points 2.39 163
Average 2.39 147
HRV Cup Twenty20 Summary Pts Rank
Batting 0.49 144
Bowling 1.90 95
Fielding 0.00 163
Captain 0.00 164
Wins 0.00 170
Played 1.00 168
Points 2.39 164
Average 2.39 148

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