Hamish Kyle Bennett (born 22 February 1987) is a New Zealand former international

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er who played for the New Zealand national cricket team. He played for

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in New Zealand domestic competitions. Earlier in his career he represented New Zealand in the

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in Sri Lanka.

Domestic career

Bennett initially played domestic cricket for

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. In June 2018 however, he was awarded a contract with Wellington for the 2018–19 season. He was the leading wicket-taker in the

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tournament, with 28 dismissals in twelve matches. He was also the leading wicket-taker in the 2019–20 Super Smash tournament, with seventeen dismissals in eleven matches. In June 2020, he was offered a contract by Wellington ahead of the 2020–21 domestic cricket season. He officially retired from all formats of cricket in April 2022

International career

He made his first One Day International (ODI) appearance against

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in October 2010, where he was New Zealand's best performing bowler, taking three

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s. The following month he made his only

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appearance in a drawn match against

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. After bowling fifteen wicketless overs in the first innings, he was unable to bowl in the second innings because of an injury. Bennett was included in to the New Zealand squad for

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held on the

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. He took four wickets against

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in Chennai where he adjudged man of the match award. He returned to the ODI team in January 2014 to play the third one-day match between New Zealand and

after being sidelined for two years due to a serious back injury. In January 2020, Bennett was named in New Zealand's

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(T20I) squad for their series against India, after last representing New Zealand in May 2017. He made his T20I debut on 24 January 2020.

Coaching

Bennett is the current bowling coach of the Wellington team.

References

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