Anton Devcich


Anton Paul Devcich is a New Zealand international cricketer, who plays limited over internationals. A left-handed batsman who occasionally bowls left-arm orthodox spin, at the domestic level he plays for Northern Districts.

Career

Devcich represented New Zealand at youth level, making five appearances at the Under-19 Cricket World Cup in 2004. He made his first-class debut against Otago a year later, he didn't take a wicket but from number nine scored 94 not out including 15 boundaries. He played three further first-class matches in the 2004-05 season but in five innings failed to pass 30.
He made List A and Twenty20 debuts the following season but has been unable to secure a first-team place with only sporadic appearances in all formats. In the 2017–18 Super Smash, he was the leading run-scorer, with 343 runs in ten matches.
In April 2018, he was named the Super Smash Player of the Year at the New Zealand Cricket Awards. In June 2018, he was awarded a contract with Northern Districts for the 2018–19 season.
He was the leading run-scorer for the Nangarhar Leopards in the 2018–19 Afghanistan Premier League, with 270 runs in nine matches. He was the leading wicket-taker for Northern Districts in the 2018–19 Ford Trophy, with twelve dismissals in seven matches.
In July 2019, he was selected to play for the Edinburgh Rocks in the inaugural edition of the Euro T20 Slam cricket tournament. However, the following month the tournament was cancelled.
In January 2020, Devcich conceded 6 sixes in an over against Leo Carter of Canterbury.