Career
Although he is a left-arm medium-pace bowler, he bats right-handed. Bates has the record of most runs conceded in a game of domestic Twenty20 cricket with 64 runs scored off his 4 overs bowled, although getting 3 wickets in his last over. Bates made his ODI and T20I debut for the New Zealand Blackcaps in February 2012 against Zimbabwe.
He is the brother of former All Black Steven Bates.
