Tim Anderson (cricketer)

Tim Anderson
Personal information
Full name
Timothy Robert Anderson
Born (1978-12-13) 13 December 1978 (age 45)
Palmerston North, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLegbreak
RelationsRobert Anderson (father)
Mac Anderson (grandfather)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1997/98–2002/03Central Districts
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 16 1
Runs scored 56 2
Batting average 5.09 2.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 14 2
Balls bowled 2,713 25
Wickets 42
Bowling average 36.19
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 6/37
Catches/stumpings 4/– 0/–
Source: Cricinfo, 17 January 2022

Timothy Robert Anderson (born 13 December 1978) is a New Zealand former cricketer. He played in one List A and 16 first-class matches for Central Districts from 1997 to 2003.[1]

A leg-spin bowler, Anderson's best first-class bowling figures were 6 for 37 against Auckland in February 2001.[2] He played Hawke Cup cricket for Northland and Nelson between 1995 and 2004.[3]

Anderson completed a business degree at Lincoln University, worked for a time in banking, then returned to Northland to start a mortgage-broking company in Whangārei with his father, the former Test cricketer Robert Anderson.[4] As of 2024 he is the director of Zest Brokers in Whangārei, where he lives with his wife and their three children.[5]

  1. ^ "Tim Anderson". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Palmerston North, February 01-02, 2001, Shell Trophy". Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Hawke Cup Matches played by Tim Anderson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  4. ^ Thorley, Peter (8 February 2008). "Return brings good spin". Northern Advocate. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Tim Anderson". Zest Brokers. Retrieved 8 February 2024.