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| Full name | Simon Bryan Keene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (2000-10-21)21 October 2000 (age 24) Auckland, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-armmedium-fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021/22–present | Auckland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,19 May 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Simon Brian Keene[1] (born 21 October 2000) is a New Zealand cricketer who has played fivefirst-class and twoList A matches. Abowler who can bat, Keene has had success playing forthe Auckland cricket team. He was the equal third-highest wicket-taker in the2021–22 Plunket Shield season. His 25 wickets in the season were at the cost of just 14.28 runs apiece.
Before his senior career for Auckland, Keene played sevenYouth ODIs forthe New Zealand national under-19 cricket team in January 2020, including three matches in theUnder-19 Cricket World Cup. In total, he scored 42runs at abatting average of 7.00 and took 3wickets at abowling average of 43.00.[2] In the next season, he played two matches for a New Zealand XI, consisting of mostly young players not appearing for their province in theSuper Smash, against thePakistan Shaheens. In the matches, on 3 January and 5 January, Keene took 4 wickets in total.[3][4]
Keene made his senior debut as a 20-year-old on 11 February 2022 in the Plunket Shield,batting at 9 and bowling second change. In the game, for Auckland againstOtago, he took match figures of 7 wickets for 38 runs conceded (7–38).[5]
One week later, Keene played twoList A matches inthe Ford Trophy for Auckland. On debut, he took 4–47 off 10overs to help Auckland to a win. In the second game Keene did not get any wickets, but he did take acatch and wasnot out in a closerun chase.[6][7] As he did not play in the final of the Ford Trophy, which Auckland won, Keene has not played any further one-day games.[8]
From 3–6 March, Keene played for Auckland againstCanterbury in the Plunket Shield. He scored0 runs in his sole innings, but took 8 wickets including 6–44 to secure a win for Auckland.[9] His next game was on 28 March, againstWellington; he took 6–51 and 2–38 in Auckland's win.[10] The following week he played again, this time againstCentral Districts, with his first senior cricket fifty – 65 off 108deliveries – but took no wicket in 20 overs.[11] Keene played also in the final match of the season, against Canterbury, ending up with match figures of 2–70.[12]
Keene received his first professional contract, for Auckland, ahead of the 2022–23 cricket season.[13]