Jamie How

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Jamie How
New Zealand
Personal information
Batting style	Right-hand batsman
Bowling style	Right-arm medium
Career statistics
	Tests	ODIs
Matches	7	20
Runs scored	262	718
Batting average	23.81	42.23
100s/50s	0/1	1/6
Top score	92	139
Overs	-	-
Wickets	-	-
Bowling average	-	-
5 wickets in innings	-	-
10 wickets in match	-	n/a
Best bowling	-	-
Catches/stumpings	8/-	5/-
As of 10 March 2008 Source: Cricinfo

Jamie Michael How (born 19 May 1981 in New Plymouth) is a cricketer who plays Test match, One Day International and Twenty20 International cricket for New Zealand. He attended Palmerston North Boys' High School . In New Zealand domestic cricket, he plays for and captains Central Districts. How is a steady scoring, right-handed opening batsman and occasional medium pace bowler. He made his first-class debut in 2000-2001 and his international debut in 2005-2006.

[edit] International Career

How forced his way into international contention through a series of good seasons for Central Districts. He made his international debut in a one-day international match against Sri Lanka in Queenstown on 31 December 2005.

How scored a masterful 116-ball 139 in chasing the massive total of 340 against England at Napier in 2008. This was his maiden ODI hundred. The match was eventually tied as he was run out in the final over.

He was selected to make his Test debut in the first Test against the West Indies on 9 March 2006 as an opening batsmen. He struggled in his first few matches, failing to reach fifty in his first ten innings and was dropped from the team at the end of 2006. On his return to Tests in March 2007-2008, he posted his first half-century, a fluent 92 in the first Test against England at Hamilton.

As of 10 March 2008 he had played four Twenty20 Internationals scoring 55 runs at an average of 13.75.