Tim Southee Wiki/ Biography
When someone with the craze of cricket thinks of out-swinger, Tim Southee is the one that comes in mind. Despite being a bowler with the new ball, he has learned to make his move using a fine old-ball with the pace variations and same old reverse swings being the best weapon for him. It won’t be bad to say that Tim Southee is one of the gems which is found to be in the team of New Zealand of this millennium. Tim Southee net worth in 2019 is $1.4 Million.
The real name of Tim Southee is Timothy Grant Southee, his close friends and family members call him by Timmy or TNT. He is a fast bowler in New Zealand Cricket team. Tim Southee height is 6 feet and 3 inches with a body weight of 78 kg. Born on the 11th of December 1988, Tim Southee age is 30 years old.
He was born in a Christian family who lived in Whangarei, Northland, New Zealand. His father was such a nice guy. He was the one who brought up Tim to be a fine batsman by teaching him cricket in his early ages. His mother was a house woman. He used to play rugby and cricket in school and later on became a fine cricketer and even the youngest cricketer of New Zealand. His favorite bowler is Shane bond, and the favorite batsman is Brendon McCullum.
Other basic facts
- Age (as in 2019): 30 years
- Hometown: Whangarei, Northland, New Zealand
- Zodiac sign/ Sun sign: Sagittarius
- Hair color: Blonde
- Eye Colour: Light Blue
- Body Measurements: chest – 40 inches; Waist – 32 inches; Biceps – 14 inches
- Height: 191 cm or 6′ 3″ inches or 1.91 m
- Weight: almost 78 kgs or 172 lbs
- Nickname: Timmy, TNT
- Jersey Number: 38
- International Debut: ODI debut – 15 June 2008 v England; Test debut – 22 March 2008 v England; T20 debut – 5 February 2008 v England
- Net Worth(Approx): $1.4 million
- Salary: Na
Education Background
He used to study in Whangarei Boys High school and then went to King’s College, Auckland for higher studies. He was very good in his studies but being a younger cricket star, he didn’t pursue his education but worked hard to improve his performance as a cricketer.
Family
Tim is the younger child of father Murray Southee and mother Joanne Southee. They both helped Tim to pursue his dreams and becoming the youngest cricket player in New Zealand at the age of 19. He has an elder brother named Mark Southee and Sister Jane Southee.
Tim Southee Career & Achievements
Southee started his career by playing for New Zealand’s Under-19 team from 2006 to 2009. Southee was only 17 years old when he debuted in 2006 ICC World Cup against Bangladesh. He also got a chance to perform against Pakistan, Ireland and other teams with an average score of more than 25 per innings. By the time of second under-19 world cup, Tim had already played in 2 Twenty20 international matches. His aggressive way of bowling earned him the title of player of the tournament, and then he took 17 wickets by giving an average of 3 runs per over. He made his ODI debut in 2008 against England and T20 debut in also 2008 and against England.
Up till now he has played with so many teams and has been performing with brightly with several teams like New Zealand’s under 19, Chennai Super Kings, Essex, Rajasthan Royals, and Northern Knights, etc. Tim has set various records, and one of them is seven wickets over 33 runs. His favorite ball to play is Yorker and the team against whom he wants to perform outstandingly is Australia. Most of the achievements of New Zealand’s team or taking the team under spotlights have a mark of Tim Southee. He has the ability to judge and read the surface very carefully and quickly. Therefore, he can easily adjust his pace and other swing variations.
He was first time picked by Chennai Super Kings for IPL, and luckily he helped them win their first game. He fought through them and took the team into finals. Later on, after a few years, he was then replaced by Doug Bollinger. Soon after that he left and stayed out for 2,3 years. He was brought back to the field by Rajhastan Royals who bought him at 1.2 INR Crore.
Later on, Royal Challengers Bangalore searched for the gems in Kiwis and found him and bought him at his base price of 1 Crore. He worked hard and became the only death bowler of RCB, and due to this high-level performance, he managed to keep his place in RCB’s squad.
Tim is an out-swing bowler with Right Arm Medium swing. He has an aggressive style of playing cricket. Best things about him are his bowling action. Running nicely towards the batsman and then moving the ball nicely away from the batsman. He is a new-ball bowler.
Due to his awesome performance, Southee was nominated to be the captain for Kiwis for first T20 innings again West Indies. Later on, he was made the captain of ODI because of the captain’s injury and made his debut as captain for New Zealand.
House, Car and Bike’s Collection
Tim Southee has a fine collection of cars. These include Hilux S4S, Porsche 911, a Jaguar and many others. He has a very beautiful house made on the edge of the beach in his home town.
Tim Southee Net worth
Tim Southee net worth ought to be around 1.4 Million Dollars. But that’s not accurate as there are many different ideas about his income and he does not like to talk about that on media.
Tim Southee Wife
Tim doesn’t have a girlfriend. He is married, and his wife’s name is Brya Fahy. They have a son named Cooper. Cooper was born in 2012
Some Interesting and Unknown Facts about Tim Southee
- He does not smoke or do other drugs.
- Tim occasionally drinks alcohol, but that doesn’t affect his performance for even a bit.
- Tim is known as the youngest players of New Zealand’s Cricket Team.
- Being a well-known and famous cricket player, Tim is also a very good rugby player. He used to play rugby in his school and won some prices in that too.
- After Dion Nash, he is the only bowler to take ten wickets in Lord’s series in his debut Test match.
- The first wicket taken by Tim Southee was of Paul Collingwood.
