Paul John Wiseman (born 4 May 1970) is a New Zealand former international

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er. "Wiz", as he was nicknamed, was an

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ner who took nine wickets in an innings for

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against

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to record the second best bowling figures in New Zealand domestic cricket. Internationally, however, he was unable to forge a significant career due to the incumbency of first-choice spinner

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.http://www.espncricinfo.com/newzealand/content/player/38753.html Paul Wiseman],

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. Retrieved 2024-02-24. Wiseman was a member of the New Zealand team that won the

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Domestic career

Wiseman was born at

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in 1970 and educated at Long Bay College in the city.McCarron A (2010) ''New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010'', p. 142. Cardiff:

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. Retrieved 2023-06-05.) He played for Auckland age-group sides during the 1989–90 season before making his

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debut for the

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in January 1992. He played for the side for three seasons before moving to play for

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in 1994–95. After 85 matches for Otago across seven seasons, Wiseman moved to play for

in 2001–02, playing another 85 matches for the side in the five seasons he played.Paul Wiseman
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Cricket Club and for Lancashire League sides

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, Wiseman spent the 2005 season as the professional with the

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. He made connections with

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, playing Second XI cricket for the county in 2005 before making his

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debut the following season. He signed for the side for the following two seasons and played 45 top-level matches for the side between 2006 and 2008. At the end of the 2009, having been overlooked for the spinners berth throughout the season in the county First XI, he retired from professional cricket at the age of 39.

International career

On his Test Match debut, he took five wickets in the second innings against Sri Lanka in Colombo in 1998.

After cricket

Wiseman returned to New Zealand taking up the position of Network Coach for Canterbury Cricket in October 2009. He led both the Canterbury Under 17 and Under 19 teams to wins at their National tournaments in the 2009/10 season. Wiseman is the coach of the

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for the

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in South Africa.Jesse Tashkoff to lead New Zealand in U19 World Cup
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wiseman, Paul 1970 births Living people Auckland cricketers Canterbury cricketers Durham cricketers New Zealand expatriate cricketers in England New Zealand One Day International cricketers New Zealand Test cricketers New Zealand cricketers Otago cricketers Cricketers at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for New Zealand Cricketers who have taken five wickets on Test debut Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in cricket South Island cricketers Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

Domestic career

International career

After cricket

See also

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