Fraser Sheat

Fraser Sheat is a promising seam-bowling all-rounder playing for Canterbury in New Zealand domestic cricket.

The kiwi pacer always seemed destined for the big time having dominated through the age groups. In 2016, he was the National 1st XI Cup Player of the Tournament and was awarded the NZC Young Cricketer of the Year.

A year later, Sheat made his Canterbury debut in both the Plunket Shield (first-class), and Ford Trophy (List A) competitions, playing alongside the likes of Blackcaps stars Tom Latham and Henry Nicholls. He is now into his fifth Canterbury contract and has forged quite a reputation.

Sheat became the fastest Canterbury player to take 50 first-class wickets and now boasts 89 poles at 25.95 in 29 Plunket Shield matches going into the 2023/24 season.

Over the past few seasons, Sheat has really excelled, bagging 18 wickets at 20.38 (2019/20), and 27 wickets at 20.92 (2020/21). His contributions during the latter, including 2 five-wicket hauls, were instrumental in Canterbury’s Plunket Shield title that season.

Sheat’s success to date has been with the ball but he aspires to become a genuine all-rounder in domestic cricket. He boasts a highest first-class score of 60* and has been involved in two record partnerships for Canterbury, namely the highest 9th wicket and 10th wicket partnerships – 138* v CD in 2021/22 (contribution 60*), and 57* v Auckland (List A) in 2017/18 (contribution 35*).

The Canterbury all-rounder is a quality prospect who also impressed abroad for Middleton in the Sussex Premier League. He was one of the best seamers in the competition, and also produced plenty of runs for good measure.

Sheat is now eager to explore further overseas opportunities moving forward. A class act, and serious prospect for the future.

Check out a few video clips of Sheat in action below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCaLPXnD-Ys
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ClFGAWc4qw