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Chris Mpofu

Zimbabwe

Full name Christopher Bobby Mpofu

Born November 27, 1985, Plumtree, Matabeleland

Current age 23 years 349 days

Major teams Zimbabwe, Mashonaland, Matabeleland, Matabeleland Tuskers, Westerns

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm medium

Batting and fielding averages

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct
Tests	6	12	6	17	7	2.83	100	17.00	0	0	2	0	0
ODIs	37	22	12	23	4	2.30	123	18.69	0	0	1	0	5
T20Is	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
First-class	51	89	30	489	36	8.28	1694	28.86	0	0			11
List A	69	40	18	141	21	6.40	339	41.59	0	0			10
Twenty20	15	7	4	66	27*	22.00	71	92.95	0	0	5	0	1

Bowling averages

	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w
Tests	6	8	830	556	8	4/109	5/156	69.50	4.01	103.7	1	0
ODIs	37	37	1763	1524	40	6/52	6/52	38.10	5.18	44.0	1	1
T20Is	3	3	54	48	4	3/16	3/16	12.00	5.33	13.5	0	0
First-class	51		7829	4145	116	4/39		35.73	3.17	67.4	6	0
List A	69		3247	2599	82	6/8	6/8	31.69	4.80	39.5	1	3
Twenty20	15	15	319	346	16	3/16	3/16	21.62	6.50	19.9	0	0

Career statistics

Test debut	Bangladesh v Zimbabwe at Chittagong (MAA), Jan 6-10, 2005 scorecard
Last Test	Zimbabwe v New Zealand at Bulawayo, Aug 15-17, 2005 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut	Zimbabwe v England at Harare, Nov 28, 2004 scorecard
Last ODI	South Africa v Zimbabwe at Centurion, Nov 10, 2009 scorecard
ODI statistics
T20I debut	Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe at King City (NW), Oct 10, 2008 scorecard
Last T20I	Canada v Zimbabwe at King City (NW), Oct 13, 2008 scorecard
T20I statistics
First-class debut	2003/04
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	Easterns (Zimbabwe) v Westerns at Harare, Mar 19, 2008 scorecard
Last Twenty20	Northerns (Zimbabwe) v Westerns at Bulawayo, May 16, 2009 scorecard

Profile

Among the clutch of players given their chance at international level because of the exodus of the rebels, Christopher Mpofu actually looks like he may be one of the few to have the abilities to make a decent career. A tall seam bowler, he hits the pitch hard and can get good away movement - but as with many young quick bowlers consistency is his major problem. Technically, he has a good action but a better brace of his front leg through his delivery stride would allow him to make the most of his height, rather than collapsing as he tends to do at the moment. He made his ODI debut against England in October 2004 and caused the England top-order a few anxious moments. His early Test appearances did not set the world alight, and he lost his place after taking 3 for 343 in four matches - but he has the basics and anyone with a semblance of talent should be encouraged and nurtured. One definite shortcoming, however, is his crease occupation. Not content with being stumped twice in an afternoon (for a pair) in the first Test against New Zealand in August 2005, he followed up by being run out for 3 in the second match, as he strolled down the pitch to congratulate his team-mate on reaching his half-century. He still tends to blow hot and cold and has few rivals in the race to be considered international cricket's worst batsman.
Andrew McGlashan January 2008