The New Zealander talks about scoring a century in his first Test, missing – and watching – a Cricket World Cup, dealing with injury, tweeting fans and golf

Jimmy Neesham’s Test career started with a bang. He made a century in his first Test match and, during that innings, was stood at the other end as his captain, Brendon McCullum became the first New Zealander to score a triple-century. In Neesham’s next Test, his first overseas, he also made a century too. Easy game, cricket.

Less than a year later, however, he was left out of McCullum’s freewheeling side for the 2015 World Cup, which was held in Australia and New Zealand: a tournament that swept a nation in a way that cricket never had before. And Neesham was lying on his living room floor clutching his injured back. Slowly but surely, he has battled back and is now eyeing an international recall by playing for Derbyshire in the T20 Blast.

Fortunately, Neesham has a sense of humour. He is one of the few cricketers to engage with fans humorously on Twitter and, during that World Cup particularly, he was on magnificent online form. This week he chats to us about the internet, his career and as what he would change about cricket. He’s just as fun in person, and we hope you enjoy it.

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