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Stuart Matsikenyeri

Zimbabwe

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Full name Stuart Matsikenyeri
Born May 3, 1983, Harare
Current age 25 years 117 days
Major teams Zimbabwe, Easterns (Zimbabwe), Manicaland, Zimbabwe Cricket Academy
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak

Batting and fielding averages
Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St
Tests 8 16 1 351 57 23.40 694 50.57 0 2 46 3 7 0
ODIs 72 70 5 1339 89 20.60 1949 68.70 0 7 143 7 22 0
T20Is 3 3 0 20 15 6.66 27 74.07 0 0 3 0 2 0
First-class 76 137 11 3519 201 27.92 5 17 54 0
List A 137 133 11 2732 96 22.39 0 17 42 0
Twenty20 15 15 2 275 61 21.15 230 119.56 0 2 24 9 7 0

Bowling averages
Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10
Tests 8 8 483 345 2 1/58 1/58 172.50 4.28 241.5 0 0 0
ODIs 72 29 758 663 13 2/33 2/33 51.00 5.24 58.3 0 0 0
T20Is 3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
First-class 76 3405 2358 54 5/41 43.66 4.15 63.0 1 0
List A 137 1428 1199 23 2/2 2/2 52.13 5.03 62.0 0 0 0
Twenty20 15 4 37 55 2 1/3 1/3 27.50 8.91 18.5 0 0 0

Career statistics
Test debut Zimbabwe v West Indies at Harare, Nov 4-8, 2003 scorecard
Last Test South Africa v Zimbabwe at Centurion, Mar 11-13, 2005 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut Zimbabwe v Pakistan at Bulawayo, Nov 23, 2002 scorecard
Last ODI Pakistan v Zimbabwe at Hyderabad (Sind), Jan 24, 2008 scorecard
ODI statistics
T20I debut Bangladesh v Zimbabwe at Khulna, Nov 28, 2006 scorecard
Last T20I England v Zimbabwe at Cape Town, Sep 13, 2007 scorecard
T20I statistics
First-class debut 1999/00
Last First-class Westerns v Easterns (Zimbabwe) at Bulawayo, May 17-20, 2008 scorecard
List A debut 2001
Last List A Northerns (Zimbabwe) v Easterns (Zimbabwe) at Harare, Jun 2, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut Eagles v Zimbabweans at Kimberley, Sep 13, 2006 scorecard
Last Twenty20 Titans v Zimbabwe at Centurion, Apr 11, 2008 scorecard

 Profile

A talented batsman but a modest, hardworking character, Stuart Matsikenyeri is the third of three school friends from Churchill Boys High School, Harare to represent Zimbabwe in international cricket. His debut came as an opening batsman against Pakistan at Bulawayo in November 2002. He played one match in the 2003 World Cup, and played in the NatWest Series in England later that year, scoring a vital 44 at Trent Bridge in a four-wicket win. Matsikenyeri is also a useful part-time offspinner, and learned his cricket in the black township of Highfield on the outskirts of Harare. He has represented Zimbabwe at U-16 and U-19 levels, and has also played club cricket in Australia - a vital step in his development.

But he has failed to really push on after the early promise and has struggled against high quality pace bowling, despite being strong on the cut and pull. He is an impressive fielder in a variety of positions but is generally used in the gully area.

In 2006 he declined to sign a new contract with the board, but, like several others, subsequently returned to the fold as the lure of a World Cup outings grew closer.
Andrew Miller September 2006

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Jan 24, 2008

Rao Iftikhar Anjum cleaned up Stuart Matsikenyeri
Rao Iftikhar Anjum cleaned up Stuart Matsikenyeri
© AFP

Sep 13, 2007

Elton Chigumbura and Stuart Matsikenyeri celebrate the dismissal of Darren Maddy
Elton Chigumbura and Stuart Matsikenyeri celebrate the dismissal of Darren Maddy
© Getty Images

Aug 25, 2007

Sean Williams brought up his fifty off 47 balls
Sean Williams brought up his fifty off 47 balls
© Getty Images

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