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Full name Charles Kevin Coventry

Born March 8, 1983, Kwekwe, Midlands

Current age 26 years 124 days

Major teams Zimbabwe, Matabeleland, Westerns, Zimbabwe Cricket Academy

Nickname Chappie

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Legbreak

Fielding position Wicketkeeper

Relation Father - CK Coventry

Charles Kevin Coventry
Batting and fielding averages
Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St
Tests 2 4 0 88 37 22.00 93 94.62 0 0 14 1 3 0
ODIs 11 10 0 199 74 19.90 232 85.77 0 1 19 7 5 0
First-class 40 74 1 1889 106 25.87 1 10 54 2
List A 55 52 5 1471 102* 31.29 1 11 27 1
Twenty20 7 7 2 166 49* 33.20 127 130.70 0 0 7 11 6 0
Bowling averages
Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10
Tests 2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
ODIs 11 - - - - - - - - - - - -
First-class 40 210 155 2 1/26 77.50 4.42 105.0 0 0
List A 55 24 30 0 - - - 7.50 - 0 0 0
Twenty20 7 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Career statistics
Test debut Zimbabwe v India at Bulawayo, Sep 13-16, 2005 scorecard
Last Test Zimbabwe v India at Harare, Sep 20-22, 2005 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut England v Zimbabwe at Bristol, Jul 6, 2003 scorecard
Last ODI West Indies v Zimbabwe at Georgetown, May 7, 2006 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class debut 1998/99
Last First-class Centrals v Westerns at Harare, May 5-8, 2009 scorecard
List A debut 2001/02
Last List A Easterns (Zimbabwe) v Westerns at Harare, Mar 7, 2009 scorecard
Twenty20 debut Easterns (Zimbabwe) v Westerns at Bulawayo, May 13, 2009 scorecard
Last Twenty20 Northerns (Zimbabwe) v Westerns at Bulawayo, May 16, 2009 scorecard
Profile

Charles "Chappie" Coventry is an aggressive middle-order batsman who can open in one-day cricket and also keep wicket. He was Zimbabwe's youngest first-class player at 15 years 303 days, for Matabeleland in 1998, although that was due to being in the right place when a selected player withdrew at the last minute. Son of international umpire Charles Coventry, he learned his cricket at Whitestone School and Christian Brothers College in Bulawayo, and plays for Bulawayo Athletic Club. He played for the national Under-19 team in the World Cup in 2002, when he was also a student at the CFX Academy. He bats in glasses and most of his successes have been in one-day cricket; he has yet to learn to build major innings in first-class cricket. He favours the lofted drive but as yet lacks the discipline required of a consistently successful batsman. Despite this, he played two Tests against India in September 2005, after the withdrawal of most of Zimbabwe's top players, and did no worse than anybody else. However, coach Kevin Curran reports that he was sent back from the West Indies tour for disciplinary reasons. He went to play club cricket in England and it remains to be seen whether he has a future in Zimbabwe cricket.
John Ward June 2006

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May 5, 2006

Charles Coventry

Charles Coventry

© Craig Cozier

Sep 4, 2005

Charles Coventry celebrates a crucial half century against India, Zimbabwe v India, Harare, September 4, 2005

Charles Coventry celebrates a crucial half century against India

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Sep 4, 2005

Charles Coventry played a fine innings of 74 to take Zimbabwe to 250, Zimbabwe v India, Harare, September 4, 2005

Charles Coventry made a fine 74 to take Zimbabwe to 250

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