Hamish Rutherford


Hamish Duncan Rutherford is a New Zealand cricketer who plays first-class cricket for Otago and represents New Zealand in international cricket. A left-handed batsman, occasional left-arm spin bowler and Twenty20 specialist, Rutherford is the son of former New Zealand Test captain Ken Rutherford and nephew of Ian Rutherford.

Domestic career

He was the leading run-scorer in the 2017–18 Plunket Shield season for Otago, with 577 runs in ten matches. In June 2018, he was awarded a contract with Otago for the 2018–19 season. He was also the leading run-scorer for Otago in the 2018–19 Ford Trophy, with 393 runs in seven matches, and the leading run-scorer for the team in the 2018–19 Super Smash, with 227 runs in nine matches.
In June 2020, he was offered a contract by Otago ahead of the 2020–21 domestic cricket season.

International career

He scored a century on his Test match debut against England, which is the seventh-highest score on debut. It is also second on the list for a left-handed debutant and a test opener on debut, in both cases behind Jacques Rudolph.