Zimbabwe
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
| 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 |
| 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |
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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