Shayne O'Connor

{{short description|New Zealand cricketer (born 1973)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}

{{Use New Zealand English|date=July 2013}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Shayne O'Connor

| image =

| country = New Zealand

| fullname = Shayne Barry O'Connor

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|11|15|df=y}}

| birth_place = Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand

| batting = Left-handed

| bowling = Left-arm fast-medium

| club1 = Central Otago

| year1 = {{nowrap|1994/95–1995/96}}

| club2 = Otago

| year2 = 1994/95–2002/03

| international = true

| internationalspan = 1997–2001

| testdebutdate = 18 September

| testdebutyear = 1997

| testdebutagainst = Zimbabwe

| testcap = 202

| lasttestdate = 8 November

| lasttestyear = 2001

| lasttestagainst = Australia

| odidebutdate = 20 May

| odidebutyear = 1997

| odidebutagainst = Sri Lanka

| odicap = 103

| lastodidate = 4 November

| lastodiyear = 2000

| lastodiagainst = South Africa

| columns = 4

| column1 = Test

| matches1 = 19

| runs1 = 103

| bat avg1 = 5.72

| 100s/50s1 = 0/0

| top score1 = 20

| deliveries1 = 3,667

| wickets1 = 53

| bowl avg1 = 32.52

| fivefor1 = 1

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 5/51

| catches/stumpings1 = 6/–

| column2 = ODI

| matches2 = 38

| runs2 = 24

| bat avg2 = 3.42

| 100s/50s2 = 0/0

| top score2 = 8

| deliveries2 = 1,487

| wickets2 = 46

| bowl avg2 = 30.34

| fivefor2 = 2

| tenfor2 = 0

| best bowling2 = 5/39

| catches/stumpings2 = 11/–

| column3 = FC

| matches3 = 73

| runs3 = 790

| bat avg3 = 12.53

| 100s/50s3 = 0/0

| top score3 = 47

| deliveries3 = 14,199

| wickets3 = 278

| bowl avg3 = 23.67

| fivefor3 = 16

| tenfor3 = 2

| best bowling3 = 6/31

| catches/stumpings3 = 27/–

| column4 = LA

| matches4 = 104

| runs4 = 264

| bat avg4 = 8.80

| 100s/50s4 = 0/0

| top score4 = 22

| deliveries4 = 4,854

| wickets4 = 145

| bowl avg4 = 26.88

| fivefor4 = 2

| tenfor4 = 0

| best bowling4 = 5/39

| catches/stumpings4 = 24/–

| date = 4 May

| year = 2017

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/newzealand/content/player/38060.html Cricinfo

}}

Shayne Barry O'Connor (born 15 November 1973) is a former New Zealand international cricketer, who played in 19 Test matches and 38 One Day Internationals between 1997 and 2001.[https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/shayne-o-connor-38060 Shayne O'Connor], CricInfo. Retrieved 28 November 2023. After playing domestically for Otago between the 1994–95 and 2002–03 seasons, he retired from professional cricket after the 2003 Cricket World Cup.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/149530.html |title=Two legends make their entrance |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|date=13 November 2008 |accessdate=20 November 2018}}

O'Connor was born at Hastings in the Hawke's Bay Region into a farming family. He was educated at Napier Boys' High School.Anendra Singh (2014) [https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/cricket-ex-black-cap-shayne-oconnors-son-trek-from-otago/5VURXG4IWGSXPJ5MIDUQX376XA/ Cricket: Ex-Black Cap, Shayne O'Connor's son trek from Otago], Hawke's Bay Today, 27 January 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2023.McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 101. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. {{isbn|978 1 905138 98 2}} ([https://archive.acscricket.com/cricketers_series/new_zealand_cricketers_1863-64_2010/index.html Available online] at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 5 June 2023.) He played for Central Districts age-group sides and the national under-19 side before making his senior representative debut for Otago during the 1994–95 season. In a career which lasted until the end of the 2002–03 season, O'Connor played in 78 top-level matches for Otago, taking 230 wickets for the side in first-class and List A matches. He also played Hawke Cup cricket for Central Otago.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/5/5600/5600.html Shayne O'Connor], CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 November 2023. {{subscription required}}

O'Connor played 57 times for the New Zealand national cricket team, including taking a five-wicket haul in the semi-final of the 2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy.Seconi A (2017) [https://www.odt.co.nz/sport/cricket/five-carried-day Five-for carried the day], Otago Daily Times, 1 June 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2023. He retired from cricket at the age of 29 in 2003, opting to take up an opportunity to establish a business at Alexandra in Central Otago.McConnell L (2003) [https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/o-connor-s-retirement-a-blow-for-new-zealand-130704 O'Connor's retirement a blow for New Zealand], CricInfo. Retrieved 28 November 2023. In 2023 he volunteered to act as a match referee in domestic cricket, with New Zealand Cricket suffering from a shortage of available officials. Ahead of the 2024–25 season he was formally appointed to the match referees panel.Seconi A (2024) [https://www.odt.co.nz/sport/cricket/o’connor-appointed-nzc’s-match-referees-panel O’Connor appointed to NZC’s match referees panel], Otago Daily Times, 30 July 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.