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Prosper Utseya

Zimbabwe

Full name Prosper Utseya

Born March 26, 1985, Harare

Current age 24 years 244 days

Major teams Zimbabwe, Easterns (Zimbabwe), Mashonaland A, Mountaineers, Zimbabwe A, Zimbabwe Board XI, Zimbabwe Select XI, Zimbabwe Under-19s

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm offbreak

Batting and fielding averages

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct
Tests	1	2	0	45	45	22.50	58	77.58	0	0	5	1	2
ODIs	101	80	27	708	68*	13.35	1313	53.92	0	2	43	9	32
T20Is	7	5	3	30	13*	15.00	28	107.14	0	0	2	0	2
First-class	56	100	6	1887	115*	20.07	4614	40.89	1	10			25
List A	148	120	36	1150	68*	13.69			0	2			49
Twenty20	24	21	9	208	41*	17.33	231	90.04	0	0	12	7	8

Bowling averages

	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
Tests	1	1	72	55	0	-	-	-	4.58	-	0	0	0
ODIs	101	97	5097	3467	75	4/46	4/46	46.22	4.08	67.9	1	0	0
T20Is	7	7	162	143	9	3/25	3/25	15.88	5.29	18.0	0	0	0
First-class	56		10036	4633	159	7/56		29.13	2.76	63.1	7	7	2
List A	148		7310	4933	116	4/16	4/16	42.52	4.04	63.0	2	0	0
Twenty20	24	24	535	497	25	4/12	4/12	19.88	5.57	21.4	1	0	0

Career statistics

Only Test	Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka at Harare, May 6-8, 2004 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	Matabeleland Tuskers v Mountaineers at Bulawayo, Sep 30-Oct 3, 2009 scorecard
List A debut	2003/04
Last List A	South Africa v Zimbabwe at Centurion, Nov 10, 2009 scorecard
Twenty20 debut	Bangladesh v Zimbabwe at Khulna, Nov 28, 2006 scorecard
Last Twenty20	Centrals v Easterns (Zimbabwe) at Bulawayo, May 16, 2009 scorecard

Profile

An offspinner with real promise, Prosper Utseya was unexpectedly thrust into the Zimbabwe national team against Sri Lanka at the age of 19 when the rebel players withdrew, but was not given the chance to bat or bowl on his debut and it soon became clear that he was considered by the selectors a one-day specialist. Despite being given an extensive run in the side, he failed to make a mark with either bat or ball. But he really came to prominence in the Caribbean in 2006 when his mature bowling was a rare highlight for the Zimbabweans, with his flight and ability to turn the ball was widely praised and his economy rate was at times remarkable. It was, nevertheless, a surprise when he was appointed captain for the series against Bangladesh in July 2006. But the pressure, both on and off the pitch, soon got to him and his own performances fell away as his side endured a string of hefty defeats.

Like many other young black players, he was first introduced to the game at Chipembere Primary School in the Harare township of Highfield, and won a ZCU scholarship to Churchill High School. He played for Takashinga Sports Club first team since Form Two and made his first-class debut for Mashonaland A just before his 16th birthday, scoring a fifty in a tight situation in just his second match. In 2003-04 he was assigned to Manicaland to strengthen the provincial side there, and was selected for the CFX Academy in 2004.
Steven Price April 2007