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When Tom Latham was first called up to play for New Zealand, in ODIs against Zimbabwe in 2012, the news came to him as a massive surprise. He had made a hundred for Canterbury but had otherwise played only a handful of List A games. Four years on, at the end of New Zealands tour of India this season, Latham was the sides highest run-getter - 244 runs at a strike rate of nearly 90 - in the five-match one-day series.The son of Rocking Rod Latham, who is remembered for his attacking batting in the 1992 World Cup, has always been known for his more orthodox style of play.Id probably say Im more of a traditionalist than a flamboyant [batsman], Latham says. Im probably more technically correct than maybe he was, but its cool to look back and see what he did in the game and now see what I am doing.He believes his father is more suited to T20 than him. During the World Cup he played, in 92, [Mark] Greatbatch started something off, I guess, and it is pretty cool to look back and see the way he played.Latham was about 15 when he decided to commit to a future in cricket over rugby, after he made a New Zealand Under-19 side to tour England. He and his older brother Matt used to play rugby and cricket growing up, and being an All Black was a childhood dream, but the cricket call-up changed things. I suppose when your name is put for New Zealand, thats where the dream started, he says. So I decided to finish rugby and put all my time to cricket. I think that was a good decision.Rod coached his sons teams when they were young, but Latham now relies on his father more for parental-type advice than for coaching. Hess [Mike Hesson] and Craig McMillan here, and Bob Carter and Paul Wiseman back home are the coaches I have worked with growing up. They are the guys I talk to a lot about batting and have a lot of sessions [with] back home.I suppose its nice to lean on his [Rod Lathams] advice. When something is going wrong, because he has been at that level, been there done that, he knows the pressures of international cricket.Unlike his father, who got his first chance at international cricket when he was nearly 30, Latham junior was only 19 when he won his first New Zealand cap. But an earlier start didnt mean an easier one. Latham batted in every position from one to nine, and was the teams reserve wicketkeeper, without ever being a certainty in the XI.It was nice to get that opportunity at an early age and have a taste for it early on and see the standard of where I needed to get there, Latham says. I suppose that was a unique situation [batting from one to nine]. I was sort of a utility guy; I wasnt necessarily first choice in the team, but managed to fill a lot of spots, whether it was at the top of the order or in the middle or with the gloves.The ride got smoother when he made his Test debut. New Zealand had been struggling to find a consistent opening combination and Latham gave them some relief with three 70-plus scores in his first five Test innings, in the West Indies in 2014. In each of those innings Latham batted for four hours or longer. Later that year he scored his maiden Test hundred, against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi, and followed it up with another century in the next Test, in Sharjah.When you miss out, that makes you hungry to get back in the side, and its only in the last couple of years that I have been a full member of the side, he says. Its been really nice I got the opportunity to open, and I certainly feel that position suits my game a lot, and its been a good couple of years.This period has also been marked by Lathams increasing prowess overseas - four of his five Test hundreds have come outside New Zealand. On the difficult tour of India, not only did Latham do well in the ODIs, he was also easily New Zealands best batsman in the Tests. He occupied the crease for 18 hours, nearly six and a half more than the captain, Kane Williamson, second on the list, did.Latham cant quite explain his success abroad, but says he formulates a game plan and sticks to it.As soon as I go outside my game plan, thats when things seem to go wrong. For me, especially at the Test level, its about sticking it out there and spending as much time at the crease [as possible].So what is his game plan?I dont want let too much into my secret, but its having shots you want to score from certain bowlers.Obviously, as youve seen here [in India] and in the UAE, I love playing the sweep shot. Its one of my favourite shots and a shot that seems to work really well for me.I wouldnt say Ive put a massive focus on it. Its just a shot that comes naturally to me. I probably find playing that easier than going down the ground.Latham places emphasis also on emotional equanimity, especially in conditions where there is either exaggerated swing or turn. The attritional nature of his game, he says, requires both physical and mental fitness. Its about sticking to your game plan and believing in that plan to work, [even if] you have faced 30 dots, he says. You have to keep calm. What happened the ball before doesnt matter now. Youve got to regroup and focus on the next ball. The more times you can do that then it means hopefully you can score a lot of runs.Ive done a little bit of work growing up in certain camps and winter-training groups arranged by New Zealand Cricket, a bit of mental stuff.He says the conditions in India were the toughest he has faced and that its difficult to replicate this sort of environment while training back at home.If you look at the scores I got in the Test matches [three fifties without a hundred], maybe I did run out of steam a little bit. I dont think you can train for that back home in conditions that are so different. Its about staying hydrated and being as fit as possible.When you want to win games of cricket, you need those big scores. I have been in that position a lot this tour, and hopefully whenever I am in that position next time, I can kick on. Its about doing things for longer over here. If you can keep [the bowlers] out for as long as possible, they are human and they will bowl bad balls. I suppose thats the biggest learning for me - trying to do things for a little bit longer.But its not that Latham altered his technique to get runs in the ODIs. What he altered was his mindset, while playing county cricket for Kent earlier this year. I wouldnt say I have done a huge focus on one-day cricket. Its been more just groove the technical thing. Its more of a mindset change than a technical change, he says. I was lucky enough to go over and play county cricket this year and found it really good just playing day in and day out and not training too much.You are itching to play all three formats. For me, thats been a big thing coming over here and improving my strike rate early on. Not necessarily my strike rate, but just a little more intent at the crease. I feel like Ive done that recently well.New Zealands journey to the World Cup final last year played an important role as well in kindling Lathams desire to be a regular in the ODI set-up. Though part of the World Cup squad, he didnt get a game. But he wouldnt trade the experience for anything. We had a hell of a side out there. It was an amazing six weeks for us. When you are in your own tricky situations, you draw experiences from them and believe that things can be done. Its very motivating to want to play 50-over cricket.As a young keeper, Latham grew up idolising Adam Gilchrist and Brendon McCullum, and he says it was surreal when he first got to share the dressing room with McCullum. More recently, Latham has benefited from his interactions with Williamson and Hesson.Over the last two to three years, its been a nice time for New Zealand cricket. We have played some very good cricket and its an amazing culture weve got there. There are no rules or anything like that - we are all adults. What Brendon and Kane, and all of those guys, have brought to this group is belief.With Kane [the conversations are] probably more about batting, and Kane is quite hooked about batting. I suppose weve got a similar sort of mindset on things and just to share ideas and see what hes working on. A lot of things have come in handy - I am not going to say what, but its just good to chat about cricket; its a game we all love and we are all trying to better.When its pointed out that some of his shots, like the back-foot punch, bear likeness to Kumar Sangakkaras, Latham smiles and says he has read people say as much on social media. Hes another one I have looked up to. Its about trying to take little things they do and have your own spring on things. Id certainly love to sit down with him, if I ever get a chance, and just talk batting.Latham says outside of cricket hes a quiet person who loves to spend time outdoors, mostly playing golf. But hed also like to be a role model for youngsters in the way former All Blacks captain Richie McCaw was for him. He has been pretty inspirational for a lot of New Zealanders, winning two World Cups back to back, and what he has done as a player is pretty cool.If I carry on playing for the Black Caps, hopefully I can inspire people and they can look up to me. And it goes for everyone. We are all trying to do our best for our country and the support we get is amazing. Hopefully that continues.NFL China Jerseys . Its an influence in football and a big part of the game. China Jerseys Outlet . -- Kyrie Irvings last-minute 3-pointer helped seal another victory for Cleveland -- and the Cavaliers longest winning streak since LeBron James left. https://www.chinajerseysreview.com/ . 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Is this the highest identical number in an ODI? asked Rory Sackville from Australia Rather surprisingly perhaps, Mitchell Marshs performance for Australia against West Indies in the recent tri-series final in Bridgetown - he scored 32 then took 3 for 32 - isnt close to the top of this particular list for one-day internationals. There are 26 higher such doubles, nine of them 50 or higher. The highest of all was by Khurram Khan of the UAE, with 78 and 2 for 78 against Bangladesh in Lahore in June 2008. The highest for Australia was by Kepler Wessels, who scored 50 against West Indies in Perth in 1983-84 then, bowling what someone once described as nude seamers, took 2 for 50. The only other one higher than Marshs double was Brett Lees 38 not out and 4 for 38 against West Indies in Adelaide in 2004-05. In that match Lee and Jason Gillespie added 73 for the tenth wicket - then shared six wickets as Australia won by 73 runs.Was Jason Roys 162 the highest score by an opener in ODIs? asked Qudrat Ullah Rahimi from Pakistan Jason Roys 162 against Sri Lanka at The Oval last week was the highest score by an England opener in one-day internationals, beating Andrew Strauss 158 in the tie against India in Bangalore during the 2011 World Cup. Strauss occupies the next two places on Englands list, too, with 154 against Bangladesh at Edgbaston in 2010, and 152 against them at Trent Bridge in 2005 (England have only four of the 66 scores of 150-plus in ODIs). Overall, though, Roy is well down the list: there have been 31 higher scores by openers in one-day internationals, including all six of the formats double-centuries. The biggest of all is Rohit Sharmas 264, for India against Sri Lanka in Kolkata in November 2014.In one of the recent ODIs between England and Sri Lanka, the umpire was wearing some contraption on his hand. What was it? asked Surendra Daya from South Africa The thing youre referring to was worn by the Australian umpire Bruce Oxenford on his left arm during the second match of the recent one-day series between England and Sri Lanka, at Edgbaston. Its a plastic shield, designed to protect the umpire in the event of the ball being smashed back straight at him - he can try to parry the ball away with the shield. Oxenford wore it during a match in this years IPL, and also in one of the warm-up games for the World Twenty20 - but this was the first time it had been used in a full international match.Liam Plunkett took his 50th ODI wicket in the series against Sri Lanka, ten years after his debut. Is this the longest for anyone to achieve this feat? asked Durgesh Kulkarni from India Liam Plunkett reached 50 wickets when he dismissed Kusal Perera in the third match of the recent series against Sri Lanka, in Bristol. It took him 37 matches, spread over more than 10? years since his debut in December 2005. Thats the slowest in terms of time for England apart from Graeme Swann, who took about a month longer. Swann, though, went wicketless oon his debut, against South Africa in Bloemfontein in January 2000, then didnt play another ODI for more than seven years, taking 1 for 47 in his second game, against Sri Lanka in Dambulla in October 2007.dddddddddddd. Overall 11 men took more time than Plunkett to reach 50 wickets in ODIs. Pakistans Saleem Malik, who needed 203 matches spread over almost 12 years, took the longest of all. Most of the players concerned were not frontline bowlers, although there is a rather surprising name just above Plunkett: Imran Khan, Pakistans World Cup-winning captain in 1992, took five days longer to make it to a half-century of wickets, finally doing so in March 1985 after making his debut in 1974. He got there in style, though, with 6 for 14 against India in Sharjah - and it should be borne in mind that far fewer ODIs were played back then. Jonny Bairstow took 19 catches in the recent Test series against Sri Lanka. Was this a record for a three-Test series, or against Sri Lanka? asked Tushar Mukherjee from the United States The only wicketkeeper to make more dismissals in a three-Test series than Jonny Bairstows 19 was, by coincidence, a Sri Lankan: Amal Silva made 22 (21 catches and a stumping) against India in 1985-86. The only other keeper to make 19 dismissals in a three-Test series is Australias Ian Healy, at home to Sri Lanka in 1995-96 (17 catches and two stumpings). Gil Langley (for Australia in the 1956 Ashes series) and Junior Murray (for West Indies in Australia in 1992-93) both made 19 dismissals in three Tests, but those were five-match series in which they did not play in two of the games. The previous England record for a three-Test series was 17 (one stumping) by Geraint Jones at home to Sri Lanka in 2006.Which bowlers have the best figures on debut in Tests, ODIs and Twenty20s? asked Subas Karki from Nepal The best innings figures on debut in Tests remain 8 for 43, by the Australian medium-pacer Albert Trott against England in Adelaide in 1894-95. Trott also scored 110 runs in that match without being dismissed … but, remarkably, played only four more Tests - two of them for England! The best match figures by a debutant are 16 for 136, by legspinner Narendra Hirwani for India against West Indies in Madras (now Chennai) in 1987-88. He just shaded the Australian swing bowler Bob Massies equally remarkable first-up figures of 16 for 137, in the 1972 Ashes Test at Lords. The best bowling figures on one-day international debut are 6 for 16, by the South African fast bowler Kagiso Rabada against Bangladesh in Mirpur in July 2015. The only other man to take a six-for on ODI debut is another fast bowler, Fidel Edwards, with 6 for 22 for West Indies v Zimbabwe in Harare in November 2003. And the best by someone in their first T20 international is 5 for 13, by the Bangladesh slow left-armer Elias Sunny against Ireland in Belfast in July 2012.Send in your questions using our feedback form. ' ' '