Paul John Wiseman (born 4 May 1970) is a former New Zealand

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er. "Wiz", as he was nicknamed, was an off spinner who took 9–13 for

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against

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in Christchurch to record the second best figures for a New Zealand bowler. Internationally, however, he was unable to forge a significant career due to the incumbency of first-choice spinner Daniel Vettori.

Domestic career

Wiseman spent a year as a professional with the

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side

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in 2005 and made connections with English county cricket

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in 2006 whilst playing for

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in the

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, playing four games for their second XI before making his debut against

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in the penultimate Championship game of the 2006 season. He was also signed for the following 2 seasons, however at the end of 2009 – after being overlooked through most of the season with Ian Blackwell and Gareth Breese fighting it out for the spinners berth – he retired from all first class cricket at the age of 39.

International career

On his Test Match debut, he took five wickets in the second innings against Sri Lanka in Colombo in 1998.

After cricket

Wiseman returned to New Zealand taking up the position of Network Coach for Canterbury Cricket in October 2009. He led both the Canterbury Under 17 and Under 19 teams to wins at their National tournaments in the 2009/10 season. Wiseman is the coach of the

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References

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Domestic career

International career

After cricket

See also

References