Craig Ervine

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Craig Ervine
Personal information
Full nameCraig Richard Ervine
Born (1985-08-19) 19 August 1985 (age 35)
Harare, Zimbabwe
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight arm off-break
RoleMiddle-order batsman
RelationsSean Ervine (brother)
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 75)4 August 2011 v Bangladesh
Last Test22 February 2020 v Bangladesh
ODI debut (cap 109)28 May 2010 v India
Last ODI3 November 2020 v Pakistan
T20I debut (cap 24)3 May 2010 v Sri Lanka
Last T20I21 April 2021 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2003/04Midlands (squad no. 24)
2009/10–2010/11Southern Rocks
2011/12–2017/18Matabeleland Tuskers
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 18 96 25 74
Runs scored 1,208 2,616 502 5,137
Batting average 35.53 31.90 21.83 40.44
100s/50s 3/4 3/15 0/3 11/26
Top score 160 130* 68* 215
Balls bowled – – – 210
Wickets – – – 3
Bowling average – – – 47.66
5 wickets in innings – – – 0
10 wickets in match – – – 0
Best bowling – – – 2/44
Catches/stumpings 16/– 42/– 12/– 65/–
Source: CricInfo, 21 April 2021

Craig Richard Ervine (born 19 August 1985) is a Zimbabwean international cricketer who plays all formats of the game. Ervine is a left-handed batsman. he was born at Harare and has played Test and limited overs cricket for the Zimbabwe national cricket team and first-class cricket for a variety of Zimbabwean sides in the Logan Cup.

Domestic career[]

Ervine has played for Midlands in Zimbabwe.[1] In February 2010, Ervine signed for the Zimbabwean domestic circuit with Southern Rocks. On debut against the Mid West Rhinos, Ervine made a top score of 100, his first first-class century. He has played for the Matabeleland Tuskers since the 2011/12 season.[1]

In December 2018, during the opening round of the 2018–19 Logan Cup, Ervine scored his tenth century in first-class cricket.[2] He was the leading run-scorer in the 2018–19 Stanbic Bank 20 Series tournament, with 328 runs in six matches.[3] In December 2020, he was selected to play for the Tuskers in the 2020–21 Logan Cup.[4][5]

International career[]

On 2 August 2015, Ervine scored his first ODI century against New Zealand, an unbeaten 130 runs in a match which Zimbabwe won chasing more than 300 runs.[6]

On 6 August 2016 Ervine scored his maiden Test century, playing against New Zealand at Harare.[7][8]

On Zimbabwe's 2017 tour of Sri Lanka in 2017 Ervine scored a match winning 69 runs to level the five-match series 2-2.[9] Zimbabwe won the 5th ODI and won the first ever series against Sri Lanka as well.

Ervine's second Test century came against Sri Lanka on 14 July 2017 at the R Premadasa Stadium.[10] In January 2020, during the first Test against Sri Lanka, Ervine scored his 1,000th run in Test cricket.[11]

On 22 February 2020, he captained Test team in the one-off Test against Bangladesh,[12] after Sean Williams, Zimbabwe's regular Test captain, took leave ahead of the match for the birth of his first child.[13]

Education[]

Ervine studied for A-levels at Lomagundi College.[14]

Personal life[]

Ervine's father Rory and uncle Neil both played first-class cricket for Rhodesia B in the 1977/78 Castle Bowl competition[15][16] and another uncle, Gordon Den, played for Rhodesia and Eastern province in the 1960s.[17] Den's father, Ervine's grandfather, Alexander Den is recorded as having made one appearance for Rhodesia against the touring Australian national side in 1936.[18]

Ervine's brother, Sean Ervine also played for Zimbabwe and, after leaving the country in 2004, forged a successful career in English county cricket with Hampshire. Another brother Ryan played domestic limited overs cricket in Zimbabwe in 2009/10[19]

Ervine almost had a hand amputated in his early teens following a freak accident where he slipped and fell on broken glass in his family's living room. The injury required a three-hour reconstructive operation to his right hand.[14]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Craig Ervine, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-09-02. (subscription required)
  2. ^ "Carl Mumba's eight-for lifts Rhinos to the top of Logan Cup table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Domestic Twenty20 Competition, 2018/19: Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Logan Cup first class cricket competition gets underway". The Zimbabwe Daily. Archived from the original on 9 December 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Logan Cup starts in secure environment". The Herald. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Ervine ton lifts Zimbabwe to stirring win". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  7. ^ "Ervine ton stalls dominant New Zealand". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  8. ^ "Zimbabwe's sixth straight loss to New Zealand". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  9. ^ "Calm Ervine helps Zimbabwe draw level". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  10. ^ "Ervine's 151* headlines Zimbabwe's day". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  11. ^ "Steady start for Sri Lanka after Embuldeniya five-for". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  12. ^ "Captain Sean Williams To Miss Bangladesh Test For His Child's Birth". Pindula News. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  13. ^ "Zimbabwe name squad for Dhaka Test". BC Crictime. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  14. ^ Jump up to: a b Craig Ervine, CricInfo. Retrieved 0218-09-02.
  15. ^ Rory Ervine, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-09-02. (subscription required)
  16. ^ Neil Ervine, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-09-02. (subscription required)
  17. ^ Gordon Den, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-09-02. (subscription required)
  18. ^ Alexander Den, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-09-02. (subscription required)
  19. ^ Ryan Ervine, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-09-02. (subscription required)

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