20 Facts About Neil Wagner

Neil Wagner was born on 13 March 1986 and is a New Zealand former Test cricketer who played for New Zealand and Northern Districts cricket teams.

Neil Wagner was born at Pretoria and attended Afrikaanse Hoer Seunskool as a high school student where he played for the 1st team alongside AB de Villiers and Faf du Plessis.

Neil Wagner is a left-handed batsman and left-arm medium-fast bowler who toured Zimbabwe and Bangladesh with South African Academy sides and was twelfth man in two Test matches for South Africa.

Neil Wagner played a total of 190 matches for Otago and took a total of 579 wickets.

On 6 April 2011, Neil Wagner took four wickets in four balls against Wellington when he dismissed Stewart Rhodes, Joe Austin-Smellie, Jeetan Patel and Ili Tugaga.

Neil Wagner then took the wicket of Mark Gillespie with the sixth ball of the same over: five wickets in one 6-ball over, the first time this has been achieved in first-class cricket.

Neil Wagner was born to South African parents but he has New Zealand heritage through his grandmother.

Neil Wagner produced consistent performances over the next two years, including a man-of-the-match eight-wicket haul against India at Eden Park.

Neil Wagner returned to the side during the Sri Lankan tour of New Zealand in late 2015.

Neil Wagner produced a series of strong performances, and New Zealand comfortably won the series.

Neil Wagner bowled well, taking seven wickets including six in the first innings.

Since then, Neil Wagner has been a regular starter in the New Zealand Test side.

Neil Wagner continued his fine form during New Zealand's tour of Zimbabwe in 2016, and won the player of the series award.

Neil Wagner took 11 wickets in the two-match series, including a five-wicket haul in the first Test.

In December 2020, in the second match against the West Indies, Neil Wagner played in his 50th Test.

In May 2021, Neil Wagner was named in New Zealand's squad for the Test series against England and the World Test Championship final against India.

Neil Wagner played in all three Tests, finishing the tour with 10 wickets, including three in New Zealand's World Test Championship victory.

Neil Wagner retired from playing test cricket at the age of 37 years in February 2024.

Neil Wagner finished his career with Northern Districts in 2025.

Neil Wagner has signed to play cricket for Durham between June and September 2025.