Jamie Michael How (born 19 May 1981) is a former

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er who has played

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and

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cricket for

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. He attended

Palmerston North Boys' High School Palmerston North Boys' High School is a traditional boys school located in Palmerston North, New Zealand. Location Palmerston North Boys' High School has a campus located on Featherston Street between Rangitikei and North Streets in the central ...

. In New Zealand domestic cricket, he plays for and captains

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. How is a steady scoring, right-handed opening batsman and occasional off-spin bowler. He made his first-class debut in 2000–2001 and his international debut in 2005–2006.

Domestic career

In 2013, in a

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match against

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, How scored 222 from 138 deliveries, becoming the second-equal highest scorer ever in List A cricket history.

International career

How forced his way into international contention through a series of good seasons for Central Districts. He made his international debut in a One Day International match against

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in Queenstown on 31 December 2005. How scored a brilliant 116-ball 139, his maiden ODI century, in chasing the massive total of 340 against

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at Napier in 2008. How was eventually run out on the second-last ball of the New Zealand innings. The match was eventually tied. He along with

Peter Ingram Peter John Ingram (born 25 October 1978) is a former New Zealand cricketer, who played for Central Districts. He is a right-handed batsman primarily, and is an occasional right arm off spin bowler. He is the fastest male cricketer to earn his ...

set the record opening stand in T20 cricket in 2012 (201) He was also selected to make his Test debut in the first Test against the

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on 9 March 2006 as an opening batsman. He struggled in his first few matches, failing to reach fifty in his first ten innings and was dropped from the team at the end of 2006. On his return to Tests in March 2007 – 2008, he posted his first half-century, a fluent 92 in the first Test against England at

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. His second-innings 68 at

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a couple of months later laid the foundation for New Zealand to save the Test match.

Personal life

He attended

Palmerston North Boys High School Palmerston North Boys' High School is a traditional boys school located in Palmerston North, New Zealand. Location Palmerston North Boys' High School has a campus located on Featherston Street between Rangitikei and North Streets in the central ...

References

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* * *https://www.nzcpa.co.nz/news/jamie-how-to-retire-after-ford-trophy-competition {{DEFAULTSORT:How, Jamie 1981 births Living people New Zealand cricketers New Zealand One Day International cricketers New Zealand Test cricketers New Zealand Twenty20 International cricketers Central Districts cricketers Cricketers from New Plymouth People educated at Palmerston North Boys' High School Cricketers at the 2011 Cricket World Cup North Island cricketers