Cricinfo - Players and Officials

Live Scorecards
Fixtures | Results
3D Animation

England v New Zealand
West Indies v Australia
County Cricket 2008
Indian Premier League

Current and Future Tours

News
Photos | Wallpapers

Cricinfo Magazine

Match/series archive
Records
Statsguru
Players/Officials
Grounds

Women's Cricket
ICC
Rankings/Ratings

The Wisden Cricketer

Wisden Almanack

Games
Fantasy Cricket
Slogout

Daily Newsletter
Desktop Alerts
Toolbar

Canada players and officials - select an initial letter:
A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - Z

Ian Billcliff

Canada/New Zealand

Player profile

Full name Ian Shaw Billcliff
Born October 26, 1972, William's Lake, British Columbia
Current age 35 years 204 days
Major teams Canada, Auckland, Otago, Wellington
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Relations Brother - MR Billcliff

Batting and fielding averages

Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St

ODIs 13 13 0 452 93 34.76 658 68.69 0 4 38 7 3 0

First-class 45 82 4 1882 126 24.12 2 8 25 0

List A 78 76 3 2003 102* 27.43 1 15 20 0

Bowling averages

Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10

ODIs 13 - - - - - - - - - - - -

First-class 45 109 61 1 1/7 61.00 3.35 109.0 0 0

List A 78 30 27 0 - - - 5.40 - 0 0 0

Career statistics
ODI debut Bangladesh v Canada at Durban, Feb 11, 2003 scorecard

Last ODI Canada v New Zealand at Gros Islet, Mar 22, 2007 scorecard

ODI statistics

First-class debut 1990/91

Last First-class Canada v Bermuda at King City (NW), Aug 12-15, 2006 scorecard

List A debut 1991/92

Last List A Canada v New Zealand at Gros Islet, Mar 22, 2007 scorecard

Profile

Ian Billcliff was born in British Columbia, but grew up in Otago, New Zealand, where he learned his cricket. He made his debut for Otago in 1990-91, and made an immediate impression as a hard-hitting batsman, playing twice for New Zealand Under-19s, although he never was able to hold down a regular place even when he moved on to Wellington and finally Auckland. In all, he made only one first-class hundred. In the close season he played club cricket in England.

His career seemed over when he was invited to join the Canadian side ahead of the 2001 ICC Trophy, and he made an immediate impression, and also made a mark in the 2003 World Cup. His 42 was vital in Canada's remarkable win over Bangladesh, and he also made an impressive 71 in Canada's narrow loss to semi-finalists Kenya.

Still resident in New Zealand, his appearances for the national side are limited, although he was still an automatic choice for the 2007 World Cup despite only having played two ODIs for Canada in the preceding four years.
Martin Williamson February 2007