In late July and early August the Australian Institute of Sport hosted a four-team tournament including "emerging players" teams from New Zealand, India and South Africa. The tournament combined both Twenty20 matches (New Zealand played two) and one-day matches (six). Southee played all eight matches for New Zealand, finishing with 12 wickets – twice as many as any of his teammates – at 28.66.Statistics – highest wicket-takers at Cricket Australia Emerging Players Tournament 2009 (on ESPNCricinfo.c) He scored runs quickly with 55 off 56 balls in the one-days matches.Statistics – highest runs scorers in one-day matches, Cricket Australia Emerging Players Tournament 2009 (on ESPNCricinfo) New Zealand won only one game.
