Full name Elton Chigumbura
Born March 14, 1986, Kwekwe, Midlands
Current age 23 years 255 days
Major teams Zimbabwe, Africa XI, Mashonaland A, Mashonaland Eagles, Northerns (Zimbabwe), Zimbabwe Under-19s
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 6 | 12 | 0 | 187 | 71 | 15.58 | 466 | 40.12 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| ODIs | 103 | 96 | 9 | 2093 | 79 | 24.05 | 2479 | 84.42 | 0 | 12 | 165 | 67 | 34 | 0 |
| T20Is | 7 | 7 | 1 | 80 | 30 | 13.33 | 59 | 135.59 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| First-class | 57 | 101 | 5 | 3319 | 186 | 34.57 | 2 | 24 | 23 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 150 | 138 | 17 | 3116 | 97* | 25.75 | 0 | 18 | 48 | 0 | ||||
| Twenty20 | 22 | 22 | 4 | 374 | 103* | 20.77 | 281 | 133.09 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 19 | 7 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 6 | 8 | 829 | 498 | 9 | 5/54 | 6/133 | 55.33 | 3.60 | 92.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| ODIs | 103 | 77 | 2755 | 2697 | 73 | 4/28 | 4/28 | 36.94 | 5.87 | 37.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| T20Is | 7 | 7 | 120 | 162 | 11 | 4/31 | 4/31 | 14.72 | 8.10 | 10.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 57 | 6633 | 3610 | 119 | 5/33 | 30.33 | 3.26 | 55.7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| List A | 150 | 4014 | 3843 | 106 | 4/23 | 4/23 | 36.25 | 5.74 | 37.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Twenty20 | 22 | 19 | 348 | 424 | 27 | 5/13 | 5/13 | 15.70 | 7.31 | 12.8 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Test debut | Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka at Harare, May 6-8, 2004 scorecard |
| Last Test | South Africa v Zimbabwe at Centurion, Mar 11-13, 2005 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka at Bulawayo, Apr 20, 2004 scorecard |
| Last ODI | South Africa v Zimbabwe at Centurion, Nov 10, 2009 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| T20I debut | Bangladesh v Zimbabwe at Khulna, Nov 28, 2006 scorecard |
| Last T20I | Canada v Zimbabwe at King City (NW), Oct 13, 2008 scorecard |
| T20I statistics | |
| First-class debut | 2001/02 |
| Last First-class | Mashonaland Eagles v Southern Rocks at Harare, Sep 30-Oct 3, 2009 scorecard |
| List A debut | 2002/03 |
| Last List A | Mountaineers v Mashonaland Eagles at Mutare, Nov 21, 2009 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Eagles v Zimbabweans at Kimberley, Sep 13, 2006 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | Northerns (Zimbabwe) v Westerns at Bulawayo, May 16, 2009 scorecard |
Elton Chigumbura, who was fast-tracked into the Zimbabwe national side in the absence of the 'rebel' players, made his first-class debut for Mashonaland in the Logan Cup at the age of only 15. In Zimbabwean domestic cricket he is a genuine allrounder, an aggressive batsman at No. 4 or No. 5 and a seam bowler who comes on as first or second change. He is a product of the ZCU development programme and took to the game at Chipembere Primary School in the Highfield township of Harare. A protégé of coach Stephen Mangongo, he won a ZCU scholarship to Churchill High School and plays for Takashinga Sports Club. He has represented Zimbabwe in two Under-19 World Cups and is in his fourth year with that squad. He took four wickets in the Zimbabwe's sensational victory over Australia in the Under-19 World Cup in Bangladesh, and despite looking out of his depth on Test debut against Sri Lanka, he appeared a much-improved player by the time of the Champions Trophy five months later. He was forced to sit out much of 2005 after sustaining a stress fracture of the back during the South Africa tour in March of that year. When fit, he is Zimbabwe's fastest current bowler at more than 140 km/h, but played as a specialist batsman on the West Indies tour due to his injury. His only success was an innings of 60 off 59 balls in the fourth ODI, but coach Kevin Curran noted his increasing maturity and greater self-discipline. He particularly enjoys the lofted drive and is a very good, athletic outfielder.
Steven Price September 2006
- All-round Chigumbura seals victory (Oct 27, 2009)
- Mountaineers race to third straight win (Oct 5, 2009)
- Eagles gift Rhinos their second win (Sep 27, 2009)
- Zimbabwe keep series hopes flickering (Aug 14, 2009)
- Northerns romp to second successive win (Apr 5, 2009)
Oct 27, 2009
Elton Chigumbura took three top-order wickets and smashed an unbeaten 60 to flatten Bangladesh
© Associated Press
Jan 12, 2009
Elton Chigumbura is is stumped off Muttiah Muralitharan
© AFP
Jan 11, 2009
Elton Chigumbura defends
© AFP
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