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Full name Elton Chigumbura
Born March 14, 1986, Kwekwe, Midlands
Current age 22 years 211 days
Major teams Zimbabwe,Africa XI,Mashonaland A,Zimbabwe Under-19s
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
6
12
0
187
71
15.58
466
40.12
0
1
28
3
2
0
ODIs
71
65
7
1409
77*
24.29
1742
80.88
0
7
106
39
25
0
T20Is
4
4
1
21
8
7.00
21
100.00
0
0
2
1
3
0
First-class
46
81
4
2526
186
32.80
2
19
17
0
List A
107
97
14
2147
97*
25.86
0
12
34
0
Twenty20
15
15
2
153
62
11.76
138
110.86
0
1
8
9
5
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
6
8
829
498
9
5/54
6/133
55.33
3.60
92.1
0
1
0
ODIs
71
46
1621
1661
41
3/25
3/25
40.51
6.14
39.5
0
0
0
T20Is
4
4
60
83
9
4/31
4/31
9.22
8.30
6.6
1
0
0
First-class
46
4806
2711
79
5/33
34.31
3.38
60.8
2
2
0
List A
107
2576
2573
62
3/25
3/25
41.50
5.99
41.5
0
0
0
Twenty20
15
14
246
288
21
5/13
5/13
13.71
7.02
11.7
2
1
0
Career statistics
Test debut
Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka at Harare, May 6-8, 2004 scorecard
Last Test
South Africa v Zimbabwe at Centurion, Mar 11-13, 2005 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka at Bulawayo, Apr 20, 2004 scorecard
Last ODI
Pakistan v Zimbabwe at Sheikhupura, Feb 2, 2008 scorecard
ODI statistics
T20I debut
Bangladesh v Zimbabwe at Khulna, Nov 28, 2006 scorecard
Last T20I
Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe at King City (NW), Oct 10, 2008 scorecard
T20I statistics
First-class debut
2001/02
Last First-class
Centrals v Northerns (Zimbabwe) at Kwekwe, May 10-13, 2008 scorecard
List A debut
2002/03
Last List A
Dolphins v Zimbabwe at Durban, Feb 20, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut
Eagles v Zimbabweans at Kimberley, Sep 13, 2006 scorecard
Last Twenty20
Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe at King City (NW), Oct 10, 2008 scorecard
Profile
Elton Chigumbura, who was fast-tracked into the Zimbabwe national side in the absence of the 'rebel' players, made his first-class debut for Mashonaland in the Logan Cup at the age of only 15. In Zimbabwean domestic cricket he is a genuine allrounder, an aggressive batsman at No. 4 or No. 5 and a seam bowler who comes on as first or second change. He is a product of the ZCU development programme and took to the game at Chipembere Primary School in the Highfield township of Harare. A protégé of coach Stephen Mangongo, he won a ZCU scholarship to Churchill High School and plays for Takashinga Sports Club. He has represented Zimbabwe in two Under-19 World Cups and is in his fourth year with that squad. He took four wickets in the Zimbabwe's sensational victory over Australia in the Under-19 World Cup in Bangladesh, and despite looking out of his depth on Test debut against Sri Lanka, he appeared a much-improved player by the time of the Champions Trophy five months later. He was forced to sit out much of 2005 after sustaining a stress fracture of the back during the South Africa tour in March of that year. When fit, he is Zimbabwe's fastest current bowler at more than 140 km/h, but played as a specialist batsman on the West Indies tour due to his injury. His only success was an innings of 60 off 59 balls in the fourth ODI, but coach Kevin Curran noted his increasing maturity and greater self-discipline. He particularly enjoys the lofted drive and is a very good, athletic outfielder.
Steven Price September 2006
