New Zealand batsman Jesse Ryder has made a remarkable comeback to first-class cricket, scoring a century in his first innings since March, a week after the expiry of a doping ban and seven months since he was the victim of a near-fatal assault.

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Jesse Ryder scores century in comeback innings

New Zealand batsman Jesse Ryder has made a remarkable comeback to first-class cricket, scoring a century in his first innings since March, a week after the expiry of a doping ban and seven months since he was the victim of a near-fatal assault.

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Ryder scored 117 from 164 balls for his new province Otago against his former team Wellington on Monday, the second day of a first-class match at the Basin Reserve. After resuming at 48 not out, Ryder reached his 14th first-class hundred from 151 balls with 19 fours.

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Ryder was banned for six month in April after testing positive for two banned substances contained in an over-the-counter weight-loss product. In March he was assaulted after leaving a bar in Christchurch and was placed in an induced coma while recovering from serious head and lung injuries.

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The 29-year-old Ryder has scored three centuries in 18 Tests for New Zealand. He last played for the Black Caps in a limited-overs international against South Africa in February, 2012 after which he was censured for drinking alcohol while injured.

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