Mr Tim Southee, of Hamilton, ONZM for services to cricket
Mr Tim Southee is a former New Zealand international cricketer who has captained the New Zealand cricket team in all formats of the game, and is the Black Caps’ all-time leading international wicket-taker with 770 dismissals across all formats. He appeared in four ICC Cricket World Cups, seven T20 World Cups, two Champions Trophy tournaments, and a World Test Championship Final. He played 394 matches for the Black Caps, claiming 776 wickets, scoring 3,288 runs, and taking 195 catches. He is the only player in world cricket to claim more than 300 Test wickets, 200 ODI wickets and 100 T20 wickets and is the leading T20 international wicket-taker of all time. Mr Southee represents Northern Districts in domestic competitions and competed for various teams in the T20 Indian Premier League.