Matthew Fisher receives maiden call-up as New Zealand announce squad for Zimbabwe Test series

Matthew Fisher receives maiden call-up as New Zealand announce squad for Zimbabwe Test series

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Wellington [New Zealand], July 8 (ANI): Right-arm eamer Matthew Fiher received a maiden call-up from the national team athe quad announced for the upcoming two-match tet erie againt Zimbabwe.
The former New Zealand Under-19 player ha taken 51 firt-cla wicket at an average of 24.11 acro 14 matche.
New New Zealand coach Rob Walter believe Fiher ha a bright future at Tet level and i looking forward to eeing what the 25-year-old can produce againt Zimbabwe.
Matt (Fiher) i omeone were really excited about; he one of the fatet bowler in the country, and we think he got an x-factor. Were bleed to have a large number of trong, fat bowler in thi country, giving him a little bit of touring experience and a tate of what it mean to be part of the Black Cap, Walter aid a quoted by ICC official webite.
New Zealand will be without their pearhead Tim Southee after he retired late lat year. Other regular like Kane Williamon and Michael Bracewell have alo made themelve unavailable for the two-match erie. At the ame time, Kyle Jamieon ha taken time off a he await the birth of hi firt child, and Ben Sear ha been ruled out due to an injury.
Walter added that while they will mi the talent and the cla, it alo provide an opportunity for other to howcae their talent.
Kane and Michael were up front with New Zealand Cricket about their availability for thi tour during the contracting proce. While all Tet matche are hugely pecial and important, the fact thee Tet arent part of the ICC World Tet Championhip did influence the dicuion on thi occaion. Were lucky to be able to call on the like of Ajaz (Patel) and Henry (Nicholl) who are both proven performer at Tet level, he aid.
While Patel lat outing with New Zealand wa a Player of the Match performance in the 3-0 whitewah over India lat November, Nicholl i returning to the Tet quad for the firt time ince December 2023.
The Tet quad i et to aemble at Bulawayo on 27 July, pot the T20I tri-erie at Harare.
New Zealand quad: Tom Latham (C), Tom Blundell, Devon Conway, Jacob Duffy, Matthew Fiher, Matt Henry*,* Daryl Mitchell, Henry Nicholl, Will ORourke, Ajaz Patel, Glenn Phillip, Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner, Nathan Smith, Will Young
Serie Schedule:
Firt Tet: July 30 - Augut 3, Bulawayo
Second Tet: Augut 7-11, Bulawayo. (ANI)

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