Brendon John Diamanti (born 30 April 1981) is a former New Zealand international

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er who played limited over cricket internationally and for

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and

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domestically. Diamanti was awarded a player's contract for 2006-07.

International career

On 21 January 2009, Diamanti was selected for the New Zealand squad for the one-day series against Australia in February 2009, and made his debut in the final match of the series on 13 February 2009. Diamanti played in the

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* * 1981 births Living people New Zealand cricketers New Zealand One Day International cricketers New Zealand Twenty20 International cricketers Canterbury cricketers Central Districts cricketers Cricketers from Blenheim, New Zealand New Zealand people of Italian descent People educated at Marlborough Boys' College South Island cricketers {{NewZealand-cricket-bio-1980s-stub