Dion Nash

Dion Nash

Personal information
Full name	Dion Joseph Nash
Born	(1971-11-20) 20 November 1971 Auckland, New Zealand
Batting style	Right-handed batsman
Bowling style	Right-arm fast medium
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	New Zealand
Test debut (cap 180)	7 Nov 1992 v Zimbabwe
Last Test	8 Nov 2001 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 79)	31 Oct 1992 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI	6 Feb 2002 v South Africa
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1990/91-1991/92	Northern Districts
1992/93-1993/94	Otago
1994/95-1997/98	Northern Districts
1995-1996	Middlesex
1998/99-2001/02	Auckland
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 32 81 120 162 Runs scored 729 624 3555 2002 Batting average 23.51 15.59 27.13 20.85 100s/50s 0/4 0/0 5/16 0/6 Top score 89* 42 135* 88 Balls bowled 6196 3416 15689 6532 Wickets 93 64 255 143 Bowling average 28.48 40.96 28.09 32.74 5 wickets in innings 3 0 10 1 10 wickets in match 1 - 1 - Best bowling 6/27 4/38 7/39 5/44 Catches/stumpings 13/0 25/0 46/- 50/-
Source: CricketArchive

Dion Joseph Nash (born 20 November 1971 in Auckland, New Zealand) played for the New Zealand cricket team, captaining the team in 1999 with the injury of regular captain Stephen Fleming. On the 1995 tour to South Africa, Nash was suspended for smoking cannabis along with future captain Stephen Fleming and team-mate Matthew Hart.

Nash was a right-arm fast medium bowler, taking 93 Test wickets in a career spanning from 1992 to 2001.

In June 2005, Nash was named as one of the national selectors. In 2008 he became a batsman/bowler for the official New Zealand Beach Cricket Team.

Nash also played Australian rules football in the Auckland Australian Football League where he was a premiership player with the Mt Roskill Saints.

Personal life

He is married to former New Zealand netballer Bernice Mene.

External links

• Cricinfo Player Profile: Dion Nash
• The Dion Nash Site

Preceded by Stephen Fleming

New Zealand national cricket captain 1998/9

Succeeded by Stephen Fleming