Craig Ervine Cricket Zimbabwe

Craig Ervine

ZimbabweLeft Handed Bat

Personal Information

Full Name Craig Richard Ervine
Date of Birth August 19, 1985
Age 37 Years
Nationality Zimbabwe
Birth Place Harare
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Role Middle-order batsman/Left-handed, Right arm off-break Bowler
Batting Style Left hand Bat
Bowling Style Right arm Offbreak
Debut May 3, 2010
Jersey No. 77
Family Sean Ervine (Brother), Rory Ervine (Father), Ryan Ervine (Brother)

Most Recent Matches

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Match R BF 4s 6s S/R O R W E/R
ZIM-A vs PKS 195 148 22 6 131.76 0 0 0 0
PKS vs ZIM-A 160 143 19 3 111.89 0 0 0 0
ZIM-A vs PKS 27 40 4 0 67.50 0 0 0 0
ZIM-A vs PKS 23 28 4 0 82.14 0 0 0 0
ZIM-A vs PKS 10 26 0 0 38.46 0 0 0 0

Batting Stats

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Game Type Mat Inn R BF NO Avg S/R 100s 50s H 4s 6s Ct St
ODIs 110 106 3035 4032 12 32.28 75.27 3 18 130 286 37 52 0
TESTs 20 40 1332 2645 2 35.05 50.35 3 5 160 150 11 17 0
T20Is 59 58 1232 1162 3 22.40 106.02 0 7 68 125 26 29 0
T20s 109 103 2335 1961 13 25.94 119.07 1 15 120 228 66 51 0
LISTAs 201 191 6114 0 32 38.45 0 11 32 168 0 0 87 0
FIRSTCLASS 89 160 6515 0 9 43.14 0 16 32 215 0 0 85 0

Bowling Stats

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Game Type Mat Inn O R W Avg E/R Best 5w 10w
ODIs 110 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TESTs 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T20Is 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T20s 109 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LISTAs 201 0 26.2 125 1 125.00 4.74 1/25 0 0
FIRSTCLASS 89 0 35 143 3 47.66 4.08 0 0 0
Craig Ervine: A Brief Biography

Craig Ervine Biography


Craig Richard Ervine is a Zimbabwean international cricketer, born on 19 August 1985 in Harare Primarily a left-handed batsman, he also bowls right arm off-break and has strong cricketing roots.


His brother Sean Ervine is an international cricketer, while his father and uncle both played first-class cricket. His younger brother Ryan played for the Southern Rocks franchise in Zimbabwe.


Background


Ervine received his education as Lomagundi at the outskirts of Chinhoyi. His stylish and swashbuckling batting earned him a place at the Zimbabwe Cricket Academy. He soon went on to play for the Zimbabwe U19 and Zimbabwe A sides.


Ervine was never meant to play cricket due to a serious accident in his teenage years. He slipped and collapsed on a glass roof and severely damaged his right arm. He had to undergo three hours of constructive surgery to make his right hand usable again.


He moved to England after playing for the U19 side in order to improve his game. He has represented the following teams - Matabeleland Tuskers, Bexhill, Lordhood, Lisburn, Midlands, Southern Rocks, Zimbabwe A, Zimbabwe Under-19s, Hampshire, and Zimbabwe XI.


Debut


Craig Ervine made his international debut in a T20 against Sri Lanka on 3 May 2010. He did not bat in that match as Sri Lanka won by 14 runs due to D/L method.


He made his ODI debut on 28 May 2010 against India at Bulawayo. He scored an impressive 67 out of 60 balls which helped Zimbabwe beat India by six wickets.


He made his test debut a year later on 4 August 2011 against Bangladesh. He scored six runs in the first innings and a steady 35 in the second. Zimbabwe went on to win the match by 130 runs.


Rise to Glory


Ervine’s international career experienced a slow growth. He played his way through as a middle-order batsman. He scored his first ODI century on 2 August 2015 against New Zealand and helped them overcome a mammoth 300+ score.

His first test century came on 6 August 2016 against New Zealand. The match was a one-sided affair as New Zealand won by a massive 254 runs. His other best test performance came against Sri Lanka.


One of Ervine’s top performances came against Sri Lanka in 2017. He scored a standout 69 runs in the 4th ODI to level the series 2-2. Zimbabwe then went on to win the 5th ODI to get their first ever series win over Sri Lanka.


He has played a total of 15 tests, 68 ODIs and 16 T20Is. He scored 941 runs at an average of 33.60 in tests and 1806 runs at an average of 32.25 in ODIs.


Domestic Career


Craig represented the Southern Rocks and topped the batting averages in his maiden season. He represented the Matabeleland Tuskers in Zimbabwe first-class cricket. He has also played for the Midlands team before playing for the Southern Rocks.

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Last Modified May 19, 2023 00:45 IST