Full name : Grant David Elliott
Born : March 21, 1979, Johannesburg, Transvaal
Current age : 30 years
Major teams : New Zealand, Gauteng, Griqualand West, Transvaal, Wellington
Nickname : Shunt, Magic
Batting style : Right-hand bat
Bowling style : Right-arm fast-medium
Education : St Stithians
Profile
Johannesburg-born but based in Wellington, Grant Elliott left his native South Africa in 2001 looking for new horizons, and found them in March 2008 when he was named in New Zealand's 13-man squad for the first Test against England at Hamilton. He won his first Test cap in the final Test after Jacob Oram picked up an injury, but struggled to make an impression with one wicket and two batting failures. Six months earlier, having completed his residency qualification, he was handed a place in the 30-man preliminary squad for the ICC World Twenty20, but missed the final cut. A compact and correct batsman, and a genuine swing bowler who generates decent pace from a measured run-up, he enjoyed a productive season for Wellington in 2006-07, with 361 runs in seven matches at 45.12, including two of his three career centuries. He made one A team appearance for South Africa before switching his allegiance, but now provides the selectors with a handy back-up for their established allrounder, Oram.
