Roger Graham Twose (born 17 April 1968) is an English-born New Zealand former

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er, who played 16

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and 87

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s for

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in the mid-1990s. In February 2021, Twose was appointed as the director of

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. Twose was a member of the New Zealand team that won the

2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy The 2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy was the second edition of the One Day International cricket tournament. Later renamed as ''ICC Champions Trophy'', it was held in Kenya (which helped to increase the popularity of cricket in Kenya). New Zealand were c ...

Early life and education

Twose was born in

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in England. He was educated at

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International career

After playing for

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, Twose moved to play for Northern Districts in New Zealand in 1991–92. Later, he played for Wellington as well. Twose performed well in New Zealand for several seasons, eventually being selected for a national cap on New Zealand's 1995 tour to India. In the 1998/1999 season, Twose returned to the New Zealand side and soon became recognised as one of the best one day batsmen in the world, known as "the switch-hitter". Twose followed strong performances against India and South Africa by being New Zealand's most successful batsman at the

1999 Cricket World Cup The 1999 ICC Cricket World Cup, also branded as England '99, was the seventh edition of the Cricket World Cup, organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC). It was hosted primarily by England, with selected matches also played in Wales, ...

, scoring 318 runs at an average of 79.50. Following his retirement from Test cricket, Twose continued to perform consistently in the One Day International arena, rising to 2nd in the world batting rankings. He reached his peak on New Zealand's 2000 tour of South Africa when he finally scored his first and only century after 75 matches. His performances resulted in one of New Zealand cricket's cult mantras ''"We need sixes, fours and Twose to win"''. His blistering innings of 87 against Pakistan in the

semi final allowed New Zealand to defeat a strong looking Pakistan, and he also contributed to their win against India in the Final. New Zealand seized that year's Champion's Trophy to win their first major ICC Tournament.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Twose, Roger 1968 births Living people People educated at King's College, Taunton Central Districts cricketers New Zealand One Day International cricketers New Zealand Test cricketers New Zealand cricketers Northern Districts cricketers Warwickshire cricketers Wellington cricketers Devon cricketers English emigrants to New Zealand North Island cricketers Cricketers from Torquay