Stuart Matsikenyeri

Zimbabwe|Middle order Batter
Stuart Matsikenyeri
INTL CAREER: 2002 - 2015
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Full Name

Stuart Matsikenyeri

Born

May 03, 1983, Harare

Age

40y 321d

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Offbreak

Playing Role

Middle order Batter

RELATIONS

(brother)

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. Matsikenyeri is a short, wristy batsman with a low centre of gravity and a fierce cut shot, and is also a useful part-time offspinner. He learned his cricket in the black township of Highfield on the outskirts of Harare, representing Zimbabwe at U-16 and U-19 levels, and has also played club cricket in Australia - a vital step in his development.

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. 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. He stayed there and thereabouts for Zimbabwe, but his chances in the national side diminished as did his returns with the bat. There were some bright points - such as his record 188-run sixth wicket partnership against South Africa with Tatenda Taibu in 2009, but in 2013 Matsikenyeri, who was captain of Mashonaland Eagles at the time, followed Taibu into premature retirement. He left Zimbabwe for Johannesburg, where he played league cricket and coached at a prestigious high school, and surprised many when he returned to Zimbabwe to fight for a place at the 2015 World Cup. His experience clearly counted in his favour when he was included in Zimbabwe's squad for that tournament.
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Stuart Matsikenyeri Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
Tests81613515723.4069450.570246370
ODIs113110922249022.01307272.3901320918370
T20Is1010076327.608292.68006350
FC12522215633420130.59--935--820
List A226215234987110*25.97--230--780
T20s625879968919.52821121.31067833230

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests8848334521/581/58172.504.28241.5000
ODIs11338920778162/252/2548.625.0757.5000
T20Is10316230---8.62-000
FC125-41912856675/41-42.624.0862.5-10
List A226-18061486292/22/251.244.9362.2000
T20s62108111431/31/338.008.4427.0000
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Stuart Matsikenyeri made 11
Stuart Matsikenyeri was involved in a half-century opening stand
Stuart Matsikenyeri defends during the Rocks' innings
Stuart Matsikenyeri brought Zimbabwe back on track
Quick glovework from Mushfiqur Rahim has Stuart Matsikenyeri stumped
Stuart Matsikenyeri cuts loose