Shane Bond retires from international cricket
Published:Friday | May 14, 2010 | 9:31 AM
Shane Bond, one of the finest fast bowlers ever to appear for New Zealand, has announced his retirement from all cricket at the age of 34.
He excelled in One-Day and 20/20 internationals, but persistent injuries limited him to just 18 Test caps.
Bond took 147 wickets in 82 one-day internationals at an economy rate of 4.28 per over and 25 in 20/20 internationals, going for exactly seven runs an over.
He made his Test debut against Australia in 2001 in Tasmania, with Steve Waugh his first victim, and went on to take a further 86 wickets in the five-day game.