Jesse Ryder

Jesse Daniel Ryder is a former international New Zealand cricketer. He is a middle-order batsman for Tests and is an opening batsman in ODIs. Ryder has previously represented his country in the Under-19 Cricket World Cup of 2002. He played his domestic cricket with Wellington after crossing there from Central Districts in 2004 and is a member of their first-class and List A teams. In 2014 he had a successful county season for Essex County Cricket Club and returned in 2015. Ryder broke some records: broke Shahid Afridi's record of fastest ODI hundred by one ball, scoring his in 36 balls. He became the first New Zealander since Nathan Astle to score two centuries in two consecutive Test matches. He was injured from October 2009 to March 2010 and so did not play for New Zealand. In April 2010 he played a first class game for Wellington and scored 103. In December 2012 despite good form, scoring 162 balls from 174 balls, Ryder said he was still not ready to return to international cricket. In January 2014, Ryder and Corey Anderson set the New Zealand team record for the most sixes in an ODI innings.