Nathan John Astle MNZM (born 15 September 1971) is a former New Zealand cricketer, who played all formats of the game. A right handed batsman who played as an opener in One Day Internationals (ODI), while batting in the middle order in Test matches. In a career that spanned 12 years, Astle played 81 Tests and 223 ODIs accumulating 4,702 and 7,090 runs respectively. As of 2013, he is New Zealand's second-most prolific run scorer. Astle collected 154 wickets with his medium-paced bowling at the international level. He holds two records – scoring the fastest double century in Test cricket and the second highest individual score in the fourth innings of a Test match. Both the records were achieved when he made 222 against England in Christchurch in 2002.[1]
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Nathan John Astle 15 September 1971 (age 53) Christchurch, New Zealand
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Zodiac | Virgo |
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