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January 23, 2012
Sam Wells, the 27-year-old Otago allrounder, has been added to the New Zealand squad for the one-off Test against Zimbabwe after impressing in the warm-up match in Gisborne. Wells, a left-hand batsman and right-arm medium-pace bowler, made his first-class debut in 2007 and has played 21 first-class games, in which he averages 38.10 with the bat, with two centuries.
In this season's Plunket Shield, he was the leading run-getter for Otago, but was not even in the top 15 in the overall list. He took just two wickets in the season, and has a first-class bowling average of 34.27. He was given an opportunity to play for a New Zealand XI side against the touring Zimbabweans, scored 65 in the first innings, helping to take the team out of a sticky situation, and grabbed a wicket with the ball.
Wells' inclusion takes the squad up to 13 members, with seven batsmen available. John Wright, the Nez Zealand coach, said Wells had been added to give the squad some balance.
"Sam is a talented allrounder and we are confident if the opportunity arises he will perform well at international level for New Zealand," Wright said. "He has impressed during the three-day match in Gisborne with the bat and his skills with the ball will give good balance to the side."
The Test against Zimbabwe begins January 26 in Napier.
New Zealand Test Squad: Ross Taylor (capt), Trent Boult, Doug Bracewell, Dean Brownlie, Martin Guptill, Chris Martin, Brendon McCullum, Tim Southee, Daniel Vettori, Kruger van Wyk (wk), BJ Watling (wk), Kane Williamson, Sam Wells
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