He scored centuries (100 or more runs in a single innings) in Test cricket and One Day International (ODI) matches on 11 and 16 occasions, respectively.
[a] Described by BBC Sport as "one of the best one-day batsmen New Zealand has ever produced",[2][3] Astle is the fourth-highest run-scorer for his country in international cricket.
[4] Astle made his ODI debut against the West Indies at Eden Park, Auckland, in January 1995.
[2] His first century came the same year against India at the Vidharba Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur.
[9] Astle made his Test debut against Zimbabwe in 1996, a year after he started playing international cricket.