Blair Marshall Tickner (born 13 October 1993) is a New Zealand

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er who plays for

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. He made his international debut for the

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in February 2019.

Domestic career

In November 2017, he took at

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in the first innings for Central District's match against

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in the

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. In the 2017–18 Super Smash, he was the leading wicket-taker, with twenty-one dismissals in eleven matches. In June 2018, he was awarded a contract with Central Districts for the 2018–19 season.

International career

In January 2019, he was named in New Zealand's

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(T20I) squad for their series against India. He made his T20I debut against

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on 10 February 2019. In February 2020, Tickner was called up to New Zealand's

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(ODI) squad for the third match against India. In November 2020, Tickner was named in the

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for practice matches against the touring West Indies team. In August 2021, Tickner was named in New Zealand's ODI squad for their tour of Pakistan. In February 2022, Tickner was named in New Zealand's

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squad for their series against South Africa. The following, Tickner was named in New Zealand's

(ODI) squad for their home series against the Netherlands. He made his ODI debut on 29 March 2022, for New Zealand against the

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. In May 2022, Tickner was named in New Zealand's Test squad for their tour of England.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tickner, Blair 1993 births Living people New Zealand cricketers New Zealand One Day International cricketers New Zealand Twenty20 International cricketers Central Districts cricketers Cricketers from Napier, New Zealand