Kyle Jamieson (born 30 December 1994) is a New Zealand

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er. He made his international debut for the

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in February 2020 against

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. In May 2020,

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awarded him with a central contract, ahead of the 2020–21 season.

Early life

Jamieson attended

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school and was part of New Zealand's squad for the

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. In his youth, Jamieson played

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at the

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academy, but chose cricket over

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as he was a proficient fast bowler.

Career

A right-arm fast-medium bowler and useful lower-order batsman, Jamieson is six feet eight inches tall, the tallest person ever to play international cricket for New Zealand. He started out as a batting all-rounder, but in 2012, he was slowly converted to become a bowler under the tutelage of bowling coach,

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, brother of

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. He made his

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debut for

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on 4 December 2016 in the 2016–17 Super Smash. In June 2018, he was awarded a contract with Canterbury for the 2018–19 season. On 1 January 2019, in the match between

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and

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in the 2018–19 Super Smash, Jamieson took the best figures by a bowler in a T20 match in New Zealand, and the third-best figures ever, when he took six wickets for seven runs from his four overs. He was the leading wicket-taker in the 2018–19 Super Smash, with 22 dismissals in ten matches. In December 2019, Jamieson was added to New Zealand's

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squad for their series against Australia, but did not play. In January 2020, he was named in New Zealand's

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(ODI) squad for their series against India. He made his ODI debut for New Zealand, against

, on 8 February 2020, and was named the player of the match. Jamieson made his Test debut for New Zealand, against

, on 21 February 2020. In the next match, Jamieson took his first

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in Test cricket. In October 2020, in the second round of matches in the

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, Jamieson took a

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against

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. In November 2020, Jamieson was named in New Zealand's

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(T20I) squad for the series against the West Indies. He made his T20I debut for New Zealand on 27 November 2020, against the

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. In January 2021, Jamieson took his best figures in a Test match with 11 for 117 in the second Test against

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. In February 2021, Jamieson was bought by the

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in the IPL auction ahead of the

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. In June 2021, Jamieson was signed by

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to play matches for them following the conclusion of the

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. In the 2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship Final, Jamieson was named as the man of the match, after taking seven wickets, including a

in the first innings. In August 2021, Jamieson was named in New Zealand's squad for the

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. In the annual

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in January 2022, Jamieson was named in the

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for the year 2021.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jamieson, Kyle 1994 births Living people New Zealand cricketers New Zealand Test cricketers New Zealand One Day International cricketers New Zealand Twenty20 International cricketers Auckland cricketers Canterbury cricketers Royal Challengers Bangalore cricketers Cricketers from Auckland