| Ben Lister | |
| Fullname: | Benjamin George Lister |
| Birth Date: | 1 January 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Henderson, Auckland, New Zealand |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Left-arm medium |
| Role: | Bowler |
| International: | true |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Odidebutdate: | 5 May |
| Odidebutyear: | 2023 |
| Odidebutagainst: | Pakistan |
| Odicap: | 211 |
| Lastodidate: | 15 September |
| Lastodiyear: | 2023 |
| Lastodiagainst: | England |
| Odishirt: | 17 |
| T20idebutdate: | 1 February |
| T20idebutyear: | 2023 |
| T20idebutagainst: | India |
| T20icap: | 95 |
| Lastt20idate: | 20 April |
| Lastt20iyear: | 2024 |
| Lastt20iagainst: | Pakistan |
| T20ishirt: | 17 |
| Club1: | Auckland |
| Clubnumber1: | 12 |
| Club2: | Nottinghamshire |
| Year2: | 2024 |
| Columns: | 4 |
| Column1: | ODI |
| Matches1: | 1 |
| Runs1: | 1 |
| Bat Avg1: | – |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 1 |
| Deliveries1: | 60 |
| Wickets1: | 1 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 57.00 |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 1/57 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 0/– |
| Column2: | T20I |
| Matches2: | 10 |
| Runs2: | 0 |
| Bat Avg2: | 0.00 |
| 100S/50S2: | 0/0 |
| Top Score2: | 0 |
| Deliveries2: | 209 |
| Wickets2: | 10 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 30.60 |
| Fivefor2: | 0 |
| Tenfor2: | 0 |
| Best Bowling2: | 3/35 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 5/– |
| Column3: | FC |
| Matches3: | 29 |
| Runs3: | 203 |
| Bat Avg3: | 11.27 |
| 100S/50S3: | 0/0 |
| Top Score3: | 42 |
| Deliveries3: | 3,842 |
| Wickets3: | 67 |
| Bowl Avg3: | 27.13 |
| Fivefor3: | 1 |
| Tenfor3: | 0 |
| Best Bowling3: | 5/29 |
| Catches/Stumpings3: | 13/– |
| Column4: | LA |
| Matches4: | 43 |
| Runs4: | 95 |
| Bat Avg4: | 10.55 |
| 100S/50S4: | 0/0 |
| Top Score4: | 30 |
| Deliveries4: | 1,967 |
| Wickets4: | 50 |
| Bowl Avg4: | 35.92 |
| Fivefor4: | 2 |
| Tenfor4: | 0 |
| Best Bowling4: | 6/51 |
| Catches/Stumpings4: | 16/– |
| Date: | 30 August |
| Year: | 2023 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1125536.html Cricinfo |
Benjamin George Lister (born 1 January 1996) is a New Zealand cricketer.[1] He made his first-class debut for Auckland in the 2017–18 Plunket Shield season on 7 November 2017.[2] The following week, he took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket, with figures of five wickets for 29 runs against Northern Districts.[3]
He made his List A debut for Auckland in the 2017–18 Ford Trophy on 3 December 2017.[4] He made his Twenty20 debut for Auckland in the 2017–18 Super Smash on 13 December 2017.[5] In June 2018, he was awarded a contract with Auckland for the 2018–19 season.[6] In September 2018, he was named in the Auckland Aces' squad for the 2018 Abu Dhabi T20 Trophy.[7] On 17 November 2019, in the 2019–20 Ford Trophy, Lister took his first five-wicket haul in List A cricket.[8] He finished as the leading wicket-taker in the tournament, with 23 dismissals in eleven matches.[9]
In June 2020, he was offered a contract by Auckland ahead of the 2020–21 domestic cricket season.[10] [11] In October 2020, in the opening round of the 2020–21 Plunket Shield season, Lister became the first COVID-19 replacement in a cricket match.[12] Lister replaced Mark Chapman, who reported feeling unwell, inline with the updated International Cricket Council (ICC) playing conditions for a substitute due to COVID.[13]
Lister signed to play in the English T20 Blast for Nottinghamshire in 2024.[14] [15]
In January 2023, Lister earned his maiden call-up to the New Zealand cricket team for their Twenty20 International series against India.[16] He made his international debut on 1 February 2023 during the series.[17]
In March 2023, he was named in New Zealand's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Sri Lanka,[18] and in April was named in the squad for the series against Pakistan.[19] He made his ODI debut in the fourth ODI of the series, on 5 May 2023.[20]