Brighton Watambwa

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Brighton Watambwa
Personal information
Full nameBrighton Tonderai Watambwa
Born (1977-06-09) 9 June 1977 (age 44)
Salisbury, Rhodesia
NicknameBulb, Spikey, Slim[1]
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut19 April 2001 v Bangladesh
Last Test28 February 2002 v India
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1997/98–2000/01Mashonaland A
1999/00–2001/02Mashonaland
Career statistics
Competition Test FC LA
Matches 6 21 12
Runs scored 11 70 15
Batting average 3.66 5.83 2.14
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 4* 14* 6*
Balls bowled 931 3,076 598
Wickets 14 66 9
Bowling average 35.00 26.06 59.44
5 wickets in innings 0 3 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 4/64 6/96 2/37
Catches/stumpings 0/– 5/– 3/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 11 June 2015

Brighton Tonderai Watambwa (born 9 June 1977) is a Zimbabwean cricketer who currently[when?] captains the Belgium national cricket team.[2]

A right-arm fast-medium bowler, Watambwa played six Tests for Zimbabwe between April 2001 and March 2002, taking 14 wickets. Domestically, he alternated between playing for Mashonaland and Mashonaland A.

Following a contract dispute with the Zimbabwe Cricket Union, Watambwa emigrated to the USA in the autumn of 2002.[3][4] After obtaining a degree from the University of Miami, he moved to Belgium in 2009, taking on a full-time job with Johnson & Johnson in Brussels[5] until 2015.

References[]

  1. ^ "Brighton Watambwa - a biography". ESPNcricinfo. 25 April 2002. Retrieved 9 March 2013.
  2. ^ "Zimbabwe's former cricketer Brighton Watambwa makes comeback by captaining Belgium". Cricket Country. 13 April 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Zimbabwe players emigrate to USA". ESPNcricinfo. 16 September 2002. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  4. ^ "The speed merchant Zimbabwe lost". ESPNcricinfo. 20 September 2005. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
  5. ^ Muchinjo, Enock (22 April 2014). "Meet the cricket captain of... eeh... Belgium!". Daily News. Harare. Retrieved 11 June 2015.


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