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Full name Stuart Matsikenyeri
Born May 3, 1983, Harare
Current age 25 years 119 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
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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
