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Full name Brighton Tonderai Watambwa
Born June 9, 1977, Salisbury (now Harare)
Current age 31 years 125 days
Major teams Zimbabwe,Mashonaland,Mashonaland A
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
6
8
5
11
4*
3.66
59
18.64
0
0
0
0
0
0
First-class
21
22
10
70
14*
5.83
0
0
5
0
List A
12
9
2
15
6*
2.14
0
0
3
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
6
9
931
490
14
4/64
6/112
35.00
3.15
66.5
1
0
0
First-class
21
3076
1720
66
6/96
26.06
3.35
46.6
3
0
List A
12
598
535
9
2/37
2/37
59.44
5.36
66.4
0
0
0
Career statistics
Test debut
Zimbabwe v Bangladesh at Bulawayo, Apr 19-22, 2001 scorecard
Last Test
India v Zimbabwe at Delhi, Feb 28-Mar 4, 2002 scorecard
Test statistics
First-class span
1997/98 - 2001/02
List A span
1997/98 - 2001/02
Profile
Brighton Watambwa burst onto the international scene in 2001 as a fast bowler, wayward but full of raw aggression and promise. In six Tests he did enough to show that he was one of Zimbabwe's rising stars, but off the field he clashed with the authorities, refusing to toe the line with the board's increasing politicisation. He was punished with an offer of a contract he considered derisory, and in 2002 he decided to turn his back on Zimbabwe and move to America where he soon found a place at the University of Miami. He continued playing cricket in Florida, and is likely to feature in the US team once his four-year qualification period ends.
Martin Williamson September 2005
