| Shayne O'Connor | |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Fullname: | Shayne Barry O'Connor |
| Birth Date: | 15 November 1973 |
| Birth Place: | Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand |
| Batting: | Left-handed |
| Bowling: | Left-arm fast-medium |
| Club1: | Central Otago |
| Club2: | Otago |
| Year2: | 1994/95–2002/03 |
| International: | true |
| Internationalspan: | 1997–2001 |
| Testdebutdate: | 18 September |
| Testdebutyear: | 1997 |
| Testdebutagainst: | Zimbabwe |
| Testcap: | 202 |
| Lasttestdate: | 8 November |
| Lasttestyear: | 2001 |
| Lasttestagainst: | Australia |
| Odidebutdate: | 20 May |
| Odidebutyear: | 1997 |
| Odidebutagainst: | Sri Lanka |
| Odicap: | 103 |
| Lastodidate: | 4 November |
| Lastodiyear: | 2000 |
| Lastodiagainst: | South Africa |
| Columns: | 4 |
| Matches1: | 19 |
| Runs1: | 103 |
| Bat Avg1: | 5.72 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 20 |
| Deliveries1: | 3,667 |
| Wickets1: | 53 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 32.52 |
| Fivefor1: | 1 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 5/51 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 6/– |
| Matches2: | 38 |
| Runs2: | 24 |
| Bat Avg2: | 3.42 |
| 100S/50S2: | 0/0 |
| Top Score2: | 8 |
| Deliveries2: | 1,487 |
| Wickets2: | 46 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 30.34 |
| Fivefor2: | 2 |
| Tenfor2: | 0 |
| Best Bowling2: | 5/39 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 11/– |
| Matches3: | 73 |
| Runs3: | 790 |
| Bat Avg3: | 12.53 |
| 100S/50S3: | 0/0 |
| Top Score3: | 47 |
| Deliveries3: | 14,199 |
| Wickets3: | 278 |
| Bowl Avg3: | 23.67 |
| Fivefor3: | 16 |
| Tenfor3: | 2 |
| Best Bowling3: | 6/31 |
| Catches/Stumpings3: | 27/– |
| Matches4: | 104 |
| Runs4: | 264 |
| Bat Avg4: | 8.80 |
| 100S/50S4: | 0/0 |
| Top Score4: | 22 |
| Deliveries4: | 4,854 |
| Wickets4: | 145 |
| Bowl Avg4: | 26.88 |
| Fivefor4: | 2 |
| Tenfor4: | 0 |
| Best Bowling4: | 5/39 |
| Catches/Stumpings4: | 24/– |
| Date: | 4 May |
| Year: | 2017 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/newzealand/content/player/38060.html Cricinfo |
Shayne Barry O'Connor (born 15 November 1973) is a former New Zealand international cricketer, who played in 19 Test matches and 38 One Day Internationals between 1997 and 2001.[1] After playing domestically for Otago between the 1994–95 and 2002–03 seasons, he retired from professional cricket after the 2003 Cricket World Cup.[2]
O'Connor was born at Hastings in the Hawke's Bay Region into a farming family. He was educated at Napier Boys' High School.[3] [4] He played for Central Districts age-group sides and the national under-19 side before making his senior representative debut for Otago during the 1994–95 season. In a career which lasted until the end of the 2002–03 season, O'Connor played in 78 top-level matches for Otago, taking 230 wickets for the side in first-class and List A matches. He also played Hawke Cup cricket for Central Otago.[5]
O'Connor played 57 times for the New Zealand national cricket team, including taking a five-wicket haul in the semi-final of the 2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy.[6] He retired from cricket at the age of 29 in 2003, opting to take up an opportunity to establish a business at Alexandra in Central Otago.[7] In 2023 he volunteered to act as a match referee in domestic cricket, with New Zealand Cricket suffering from a shortage of available officials. Ahead of the 2024–25 season he was formally appointed to the match referees panel.[8]