Full Name
Benjamin Vincent Sears
Born
11 February 1998
Place Of Birth
Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
Role
Bowler
Batting Style
Right Handed Bat
Bowling Style
Right-arm fast
Country
New Zealand
Ben Sears
Ben Sears
Ben Sears
Ben Sears is a young, fast-bowling cricketer from New Zealand, known for his searing pace (often over 140kph) and bounce, who plays for the BLACKCAPS and Wellington Firebirds, making his international debut in T20Is in 2021 and later Test/ODI debuts, rising from Hutt International Boys' School and Wellington's age-group sides, and also studies Law. He's a right-arm fast bowler and right-handed batsman, with a strong domestic record and potential compared to Lockie Ferguson, despite earlier injury setbacks.
Table of Content
Stats
| Match | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyderabad Kingsmen vs Rawalpindi Pindiz · Match 39 | T20 | April 26, 2026 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Hyderabad Kingsmen vs Rawalpindi Pindiz · Match 24 | T20 | April 16, 2026 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Quetta Gladiators vs Rawalpindi Pindiz · Match 18 | T20 | April 10, 2026 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
| New Zealand vs South Africa · 4th T20I | T20I | March 22, 2026 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| New Zealand vs South Africa · 1st T20I | T20I | March 15, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Wellington Firebirds vs Northern Districts · 16th Match | T20 | January 11, 2026 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 200.00 |
| Match | Format | Date | Over | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyderabad Kingsmen vs Rawalpindi Pindiz · Match 39 | T20 | April 26, 2026 | 4 | 0 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12.25 |
| Rawalpindi Pindiz vs Multan Sultans · Match 31 | T20 | April 21, 2026 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9.67 |
| Hyderabad Kingsmen vs Rawalpindi Pindiz · Match 24 | T20 | April 16, 2026 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.00 |
| Quetta Gladiators vs Rawalpindi Pindiz · Match 18 | T20 | April 10, 2026 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10.25 |
| New Zealand vs South Africa · 5th T20I | T20I | March 25, 2026 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9.25 |
| New Zealand vs South Africa · 4th T20I | T20I | March 22, 2026 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.50 |
| Series | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan Super League 2026 | T20 | Mar 26, 2026 - May 3, 2026 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12.50 |
| South Africa tour of New Zealand 2026 | T20I | Mar 15, 2026 - Mar 25, 2026 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Super Smash 2025 | T20 | Dec 26, 2025 - Jan 31, 2026 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 120.00 |
| Australia tour of New Zealand 2025 | T20I | Oct 1, 2025 - Oct 4, 2025 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Major League Cricket 2025 | T20 | Jun 12, 2025 - Jul 14, 2025 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 150.00 |
| County Championship Division One 2025 | FIRSTCLASS | Apr 4, 2025 - Sep 27, 2025 | 30 | 41 | 5 | 1 | 73.17 |
| Series | Format | Date | Over | M | R | W | BBi | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan Super League 2026 | T20 | Mar 26, 2026 - May 3, 2026 | 15 | 0 | 147 | 5 | 3/41 | 9.80 |
| South Africa tour of New Zealand 2026 | T20I | Mar 15, 2026 - Mar 25, 2026 | 18 | 0 | 116 | 8 | 3/14 | 6.44 |
| Super Smash 2025 | T20 | Dec 26, 2025 - Jan 31, 2026 | 30.1 | 0 | 269 | 15 | 4/25 | 8.92 |
| Australia tour of New Zealand 2025 | T20I | Oct 1, 2025 - Oct 4, 2025 | 3.1 | 0 | 46 | 1 | 1/45 | 14.53 |
| County Championship Division One 2025 | FIRSTCLASS | Apr 4, 2025 - Sep 27, 2025 | 38 | 6 | 172 | 7 | 4/45 | 4.53 |
| Pakistan tour of New Zealand 2025 | ODI | Mar 16, 2025 - Apr 5, 2025 | 18.2 | 0 | 93 | 10 | 5/34 | 5.07 |
| Format | Matches | Innings | Runs | BF | HS | AVG | SR | Not Out | 4s | 6s | 50s | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEST | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | 0.0000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODI | 4 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 11.0000 | 64.7000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20 | 73 | 30 | 104 | 101 | 17 | 9.4500 | 102.9700 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| T20I | 27 | 9 | 23 | 33 | 7 | 7.6600 | 69.6900 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 37 | 17 | 88 | 113 | 19 | 8.8000 | 77.8700 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First Class | 23 | 35 | 263 | 1028 | 41 | 12.5200 | 25.5800 | 14 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Format | Matches | Innings | Overs | Balls | Runs | Wkts | AVG | Econ | SR | Bbi | Bbm | 4w | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEST | 1 | 2 | 33.00 | 198 | 161 | 5 | 32.2000 | 4.8700 | 39.6000 | 4/90 | 5/161 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| ODI | 4 | 4 | 34.20 | 206 | 197 | 10 | 19.7000 | 5.7300 | 20.6000 | 5/34 | 5/34 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| T20 | 73 | 70 | 237.20 | 1424 | 1966 | 94 | 20.9100 | 8.2800 | 15.1000 | 4/16 | 4/16 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| T20I | 27 | 25 | 84.10 | 505 | 685 | 31 | 22.0900 | 8.1300 | 16.2000 | 3/14 | 3/14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 37 | 37 | 279.40 | 1678 | 1578 | 50 | 31.5600 | 5.6400 | 33.5000 | 5/34 | 5/34 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| First Class | 23 | 40 | 515.00 | 3090 | 1948 | 70 | 27.8200 | 3.7800 | 44.1000 | 6/43 | 7/128 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Series | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan tour of New Zealand, 2025 | MIXED | Mar 16, 2025 - Apr 5, 2025 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 175.00 |
Matches
Bangladesh Bangladesh
New Zealand New Zealand
Hyderabad Kingsmen Hyderabad Kingsmen
Rawalpindi Pindiz Rawalpindi Pindiz
News
Records And Awards
Pace: He is one of the few New Zealand bowlers who can consistently hit speeds north of 140 kph, often compared to the likes of Lockie Ferguson and Adam Milne.
Test Debut: He made his Test debut against Australia in March 2024, where he took a five-wicket haul in the match (5 wickets total across both innings).
ODI Performance: He has a best bowling figure of 5 for 34 in ODIs.
Domestic Title: He won the four-day Plunket Shield title with Wellington in 2024.
Central Contract: In 2024, he was awarded his maiden New Zealand central contract.
Recent International Match
- His most recent confirmed international match was a T20I against Australia on October 4, 2025, at Bay Oval.
International Debuts
T20I: vs. Bangladesh, September 3, 2021, in Mirpur.
Test: vs. Australia, March 8, 2024, at Hagley Oval.
ODI: vs. Pakistan, February 8, 2025, at Gaddafi Stadium.
Major Represented Teams
International: New Zealand (Test, ODI, T20I)
Domestic/Franchise:
Wellington (various formats since 2018/19)
New Zealand Under-19s
Yorkshire (County Championship in 2025)
Washington Freedom (Major League Cricket)
