Timothy Grant Southee (born 11 December 1988) is a New Zealand international cricketer who plays all forms of the game. He is a right-arm fast-medium bowler and a hard-hitting lower order batsman. He is known for his swing bowling.He is also the current vice-captain of the international team. He was one of New Zealand's youngest cricketers, debuting at 19 years old in February 2008. On his Test debut against England he took 5 wickets and made 77 off 40 balls in the second innings. He plays for Northern Districts in the Plunket Shield, Ford Trophy and Super Smash as well as Northland in the Hawke Cup. He was named as New Zealand's captain for the first T20I against West Indies in place of Kane Williamson, who was rested before long 2017-18 home season. Blackcaps won that match by 47 runs.

Tim Southee

Southee in 2009
Personal information
Full name	Timothy Grant Southee
Born	(1988-12-11) 11 December 1988 (age 29) Whangarei, Northland, New Zealand
Nickname	TNT (along with Trent Boult)
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium-fast
Role	Bowler, Vice-captain
International information
National side	New Zealand (2008–present)
Test debut (cap 237)	22 March 2008 v England
Last Test	30 March 2018 v England
ODI debut (cap 150)	15 June 2008 v England
Last ODI	10 March 2018 v England
ODI shirt no.	38
T20I debut (cap 30)	5 February 2008 v England
Last T20I	21 February 2018 v Australia
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2006–present	Northern Districts
2011	Chennai Super Kings
2011	Essex
2014—2015	Rajasthan Royals
2016—2017	Mumbai Indians
2017	Middlesex
2018—present	Royal Challengers Bangalore
Career statistics
Competition Tests ODI FC LA Matches 60 133 96 147 Runs scored 1459 626 2170 780 Batting average 17.57 12.27 17.78 12.78 100s/50s 0/4 0/1 1/6 0/2 Top score 77* 55 156 66* Balls bowled 13334 6669 19880 7396 Wickets 220 176 363 195 Bowling average 30.82 34.14 27.60 34.13 5 wickets in innings 7 2 16 2 10 wickets in match 1 0 1 0 Best bowling 7/64 7/33 8/27 7/33 Catches/stumpings 38/– 37/– 48/– 42/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 3 April 2018

Southee is known for his ability to generate late outswing at a brisk pace, and later with off cutting slower balls almost like a faster off-spinner on a damp wicket and death bowling. He was the third-highest wicket-taker at the 2011 ICC World Cup (18 wickets at 17.33). He also impressed at the 2015 ICC World Cup, taking 7 wickets in a round robin league match against England.