Jamie How Biography

Full Name  : Jamie Michael How 

Date of Birth : 19th May 1981

Place of Birth  : New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand 

Batting Style  : Right-Handed Batsman 

Bowling Style : Right-Arm Medium 

Role  : Opening Batsman 

Test Debut (cap 232)  : 9th  March 2006 v West Indies 

ODI Debut (cap 143)  : 31st December 2005 v Sri Lanka 

Jamie Michael How (born 19 May 1981 in New Plymouth) is a cricketer who plays Test match, One Day International and Twenty20 International cricket for New Zealand.  Jamie How attended Palmerston North Boys' High School. In New Zealand domestic cricket, he plays for and captains Central Districts. Jamie How is a steady scoring, right-handed opening batsman and occasional off-spin bowler.  Jamie How made his first-class debut in 2000-2001 and his international debut in 2005-2006.

International Career

Jamie How forced his way into international contention through a series of good seasons for Central Districts.  Jamie How made his international debut in a One Day International match against Sri Lanka in Queenstown on 31 December 2005.

Jamie How scored a brilliant 116-ball 139, his maiden ODI century, in chasing the massive total of 340 against England at Napier in 2008.  Jamie How was eventually run out on the second-last ball of the New Zealand innings. The match was eventually tied.

Jamie Howwas selected to make his Test debut in the first Test against the West Indies on 9 March 2006 as an opening batsman.  Jamie How struggled in his first few matches, failing to reach fifty in his first ten innings and was dropped from the team at the end of 2006. On his return to Tests in March 2007-2008, he posted his first half-century, a fluent 92 in the first Test against England at Hamilton.  Jamie How second-innings 68 at Lord's a couple of months later laid the foundation for New Zealand to save the Test match.

As of 10 March 2008 he had played four Twenty20 Internationals scoring 55 runs at an average of 13.75 and a top score of 31.