Ben Lister

Ben Lister
Personal information
Full name
Benjamin George Lister
Born (1996-01-01) 1 January 1996
Henderson, Auckland, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeft-arm medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 211)5 May 2023 v Pakistan
Last ODI15 September 2023 v England
ODI shirt no.17
T20I debut (cap 95)1 February 2023 v India
Last T20I20 April 2024 v Pakistan
T20I shirt no.17
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2017/18–presentAuckland (squad no. 12)
2024Nottinghamshire
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 3 12 32 56
Runs scored 10 1 216 108
Batting average 10.00 0.50 10.80 10.80
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 5* 1 42 30
Balls bowled 156 221 4,407 2,591
Wickets 4 11 78 70
Bowling average 39.50 28.72 25.70 33.22
5 wickets in innings 0 0 1 2
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 3/69 3/35 5/29 6/51
Catches/stumpings 0/– 6/– 17/– 19/–
Source: Cricinfo, 4 March 2025

Benjamin George Lister (born 1 January 1996) is a New Zealand cricketer. He made his first-class debut for Auckland in the 2017–18 Plunket Shield season on 7 November 2017. The following week, he took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket, with figures of five wickets for 29 runs against Northern Districts.

He made his List A debut for Auckland in the 2017–18 Ford Trophy on 3 December 2017. He made his Twenty20 debut for Auckland in the 2017–18 Super Smash on 13 December 2017. In June 2018, he was awarded a contract with Auckland for the 2018–19 season. In September 2018, he was named in the Auckland Aces' squad for the 2018 Abu Dhabi T20 Trophy. On 17 November 2019, in the 2019–20 Ford Trophy, Lister took his first five-wicket haul in List A cricket. He finished as the leading wicket-taker in the tournament, with 23 dismissals in eleven matches.

In June 2020, he was offered a contract by Auckland ahead of the 2020–21 domestic cricket season. In October 2020, in the opening round of the 2020–21 Plunket Shield season, Lister became the first COVID-19 replacement in a cricket match. Lister replaced Mark Chapman, who reported feeling unwell, inline with the updated International Cricket Council (ICC) playing conditions for a substitute due to COVID.

Lister signed to play in the English T20 Blast for Nottinghamshire in 2024.