Michael Mason
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Michael James Mason currently living in Pahiatua
is a New Zealand cricketer, born in Carterton
. He plays Test
and One Day Internationals for New Zealand
. He plays domestic cricket for Central Districts. He has recently recovered from an operation on a hernia during late 2008, and is back playing domestic cricket.
He was part of the New Zealand squad for the 2007 Cricket World Cup
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He took 3 wickets against Essex and was 12th man against England Lions.
. NZ won with 227 but England only got 143.
Pahiatua
Pahiatua is a rural service town in the south-eastern North Island of New Zealand with an urban and rural population of over 4,000. It is between Masterton and Woodville on State Highway 2 and the Wairarapa Line railway, north of Masterton and east of Palmerston North...
is a New Zealand cricketer, born in Carterton
Carterton, New Zealand
Carterton is a small town in the Wellington Region of New Zealand and the seat of the Carterton District. It lies in a farming area of the Wairarapa in New Zealand's North Island. It is located southwest of Masterton and northeast of Wellington...
. He plays Test
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
and One Day Internationals for New Zealand
New Zealand cricket team
The New Zealand cricket team, nicknamed the Black Caps, are the national cricket team representing New Zealand. They played their first in 1930 against England in Christchurch, New Zealand, becoming the fifth country to play Test cricket. It took the team until 1955–56 to win a Test, against the...
. He plays domestic cricket for Central Districts. He has recently recovered from an operation on a hernia during late 2008, and is back playing domestic cricket.
He was part of the New Zealand squad for the 2007 Cricket World Cup
2007 Cricket World Cup
The 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup was the ninth edition of the ICC Cricket World Cup tournament that took place in the West Indies from 13 March to 28 April 2007, using the sport's One Day International format...
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New Zealand tour of England
Michael Mason was part of the New Zealand squad for the tour of England in 2008.He took 3 wickets against Essex and was 12th man against England Lions.
NZ A Match
In 2009, Mason was part of the NZ A match vs the England Lions at Pukekura ParkPukekura Park
thumb|right|The main lake at Pukekura, with Poet's Bridge and [[Mount Taranaki/Egmont|Mount Taranaki]] in the backgroundPukekura Park is a Garden of National Significance, covering 52ha near the heart of New Plymouth, Taranaki in New Zealand....
. NZ won with 227 but England only got 143.