Seth Rance

Seth Rance (born 23 August 1987) is a New Zealand cricketer who played domestically for Central Districts (the Central Stags) until late 2022. He made his international debut for the New Zealand cricket team in May 2017.^[1]

Seth Rance

Personal information
Full name	Seth Hayden Arnold Rance
Born	(1987-08-23) 23 August 1987 (age 37) Wellington, New Zealand
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	New Zealand (2017–2019)
ODI debut (cap 192)	14 May 2017 v Ireland
Last ODI	17 May 2017 v Bangladesh
T20I debut (cap 76)	29 December 2017 v West Indies
Last T20I	6 September 2019 v Sri Lanka
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2008/09–2022/23	Central Districts
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA Matches 2 8 49 72 Runs scored – 10 910 283 Batting average – 3.33 17.50 10.48 100s/50s – 0/0 0/4 0/0 Top score – 8 71 45 Balls bowled 105 162 8,017 3,286 Wickets 1 10 152 114 Bowling average 110.00 24.50 27.55 23.91 5 wickets in innings 0 0 7 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling 1/44 3/26 6/26 4/25 Catches/stumpings 3/– 0/– 17/– 16/–
Source: Cricinfo, 4 October 2024

Domestic career

Along with Brent Arnel, he was the joint-highest wicket-taker in the 2016–17 Super Smash, with fifteen dismissals.^[2] In June 2018, he was awarded a contract with Central Districts for the 2018–19 season.^[3]

In December 2021, in the 2021–22 Super Smash, Rance took his first five-wicket haul in T20 cricket.^[4]

Renowned for his prodigious late in-swing deliveries, Rance announced his retirement from New Zealand Domestic representative cricket in April 2024, after more than a year struggling to return to top form from a ruptured latissimus dorsi tendon.^[5]

International career

In April 2017, he was named in New Zealand's One Day International (ODI) squad for the 2017 Ireland Tri-Nation Series.^[6] He made his ODI debut for New Zealand against Ireland on 14 May 2017.^[7] He made his T20I debut for New Zealand against the West Indies on 29 December 2017.^[8]

References

1. "Seth Rance". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
2. "Records: Super Smash, 2016/17 Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
3. "Central Districts drop Jesse Ryder from contracts list". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
4. "Super Smash: Seth Rance zaps Otago Volts with five-wicket haul as Central Stags stay top". Stuff. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
5. "Central Districts Cricket Association".
6. "Latham to lead NZ in Ireland, uncapped Rance in squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
7. "Ireland Tri-Nation Series, 2nd Match: Ireland v New Zealand at Dublin (Malahide), May 14, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
8. "1st T20I, West Indies tour of New Zealand at Nelson, Dec 29 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. 29 December 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2017.

External links

• Seth Rance at ESPNcricinfo