Malcolm Waller

Malcolm Waller

Zimbabwean Right Handed Bat

Personal Information

Full Name Malcolm Noel Waller
Date of Birth September 28, 1984
Nationality Zimbabwean
Role Batsman/Right hand bat, Right arm off break Bowler
Family Andy Waller (Father), Nathan Waller (Cousin)

Batting Stats

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Game Type Mat Inn R BF NO Avg S/R 100s 50s H 4s 6s Ct St
ODIs 79 72 1259 1639 6 19.07 76.81 0 5 99 130 12 22 0
TESTs 14 28 577 1136 1 21.37 50.79 0 4 72 68 1 10 0
T20Is 32 31 613 443 8 26.65 138.37 0 1 68 42 28 9 0
T20s 88 80 1546 1133 19 25.34 136.45 0 4 78 116 66 40 1
LISTAs 165 147 3434 4057 14 25.81 84.64 2 21 115 312 44 63 0
FIRSTCLASS 78 136 4649 8159 11 37.19 56.98 11 22 208 551 32 55 0

Bowling Stats

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Game Type Mat Inn O R W Avg E/R Best 5w 10w
ODIs 79 30 111 566 10 56.60 5.09 2/44 0 0
TESTs 14 9 76 218 8 27.25 2.86 6/124 0 0
T20Is 32 3 5 42 0 0 8.40 0 0 0
T20s 88 20 39.1 296 12 24.66 7.55 3/23 0 0
LISTAs 165 0 416 2054 61 33.67 4.93 4/29 0 0
FIRSTCLASS 78 95 769.4 2457 62 39.62 3.19 6/105 1 0

Malcolm Waller: A Brief Biography

Malcolm Waller Biography


Malcolm Noel Waller was born on 28th September 1984 in Harare, Zimbabwe.


Coming in the middle order to bat, Malcolm is also an off-spinner who plays all formats of the game.


He comes from a cricketing family, his father Andy played for Zimbabwe in the 1980s and 90s, Waller’s cousin Nathan Waller has also represented Zimbabwe in their under-19 team.


Background


In 2000, Malcolm played for Zimbabwe under-15 side and went on to play for Mashonaland in 2004. His performances were pretty ordinary until he joined Harare Sports Club in 2007 and one his displays in the Vigne Cup helped him get selected for the national side’s series against Bangladesh in 2008-09.


Debut


In January 2009 Waller made his ODI debut against Bangladesh, he managed to score a 24 off 48 balls and Zimbabwe won the match by 2 wickets with 4 balls remaining.


Two years later Malcolm made his Test debut in November against New Zealand, he was 72 not out from 133 balls in the first innings, however could only score 29 off 62 in the second before getting out LBW to Daniel Vettori.


Rise to Glory


After Waller’s debut against Bangladesh, he played a great knock of 63 against Kenya later that season helping Zimbabwe win the series.


In 2011 Waller contributed a 99 not out off 74 balls score to chase down a total of 328 made by New Zealand at Bulawayo in the third ODI.


Low Points


In December 2014, Waller faced a suspension from ICC for suspect bowling action and couldn't feature in any matches till August 2015.