Zimbabwe / Players
Full name Edward Charles Rainsford
Born December 14, 1984, Kadoma, Mashonaland
Current age 24 years 331 days
Major teams Zimbabwe, Centrals, Mid West Rhinos, Midlands, Zimbabwe A, Zimbabwe Provinces, Zimbabwe XI
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Relation Sister - YB Rainsford
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODIs | 36 | 21 | 12 | 40 | 9* | 4.44 | 118 | 33.89 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| First-class | 42 | 64 | 17 | 522 | 51 | 11.10 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 58 | 37 | 17 | 121 | 31* | 6.05 | 256 | 47.26 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Twenty20 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 12 | 8.25 | 28 | 117.85 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODIs | 36 | 36 | 1757 | 1286 | 35 | 3/16 | 3/16 | 36.74 | 4.39 | 50.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 42 | 5694 | 2854 | 139 | 6/20 | 20.53 | 3.00 | 40.9 | 6 | 7 | 1 | ||
| List A | 58 | 2697 | 1990 | 58 | 4/32 | 4/32 | 34.31 | 4.42 | 46.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Twenty20 | 9 | 9 | 184 | 278 | 4 | 3/48 | 3/48 | 69.50 | 9.06 | 46.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODI debut | Zimbabwe v Australia at Harare, May 29, 2004 scorecard |
| Last ODI | Zimbabwe v Bangladesh at Bulawayo, Aug 18, 2009 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| First-class debut | 2001/02 |
| Last First-class | Southern Rocks v Mid West Rhinos at Masvingo, Oct 14-17, 2009 scorecard |
| List A debut | 2002/03 |
| Last List A | Southern Rocks v Mid West Rhinos at Masvingo, Oct 19, 2009 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Eagles v Zimbabweans at Kimberley, Sep 13, 2006 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | Centrals v Easterns (Zimbabwe) at Bulawayo, May 15, 2009 scorecard |
Ed Rainsford is a tall right-arm seam bowler who won early selection for the Zimbabwe national squad against Sri Lanka in 2004 when the 'rebel' players withdrew. He played five ODIs during that dispute, but never really made an impression. Zimbabwe's continuing player drain led to his recall to national colours in 2006. He has developed an excellent yorker, which works best with left-handers as his stock delivery swings the ball into them. Rainsford grew up in the Midlands town of Kadoma, and despite attending a minor cricket-playing junior school showed little interest in the game until he was 11, when his father, who had played at school himself, coached him and fired his enthusiasm. One of his older brothers played for Midlands in the early nineties before the Logan Cup acquired first-class status. After five years in the first team at Jameson High in Kadoma, he was so 'hungry' for cricket that he would catch a lift three times a week to Kwekwe, 45 miles away, to practise with the National League club team there. This led to selection for Midlands in the Logan Cup, as well as the Under-19 World Cup team and the CFX Academy in 2004. More recently he has been troubled by a bad stress fracture in the back. He performed commendably on the West Indies tour, but still tended to be inconsistent and left early to fulfil a club contract in England. He was less impressive in outings against Bangladesh and an Australian Academy side later in the year.
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Oct 9, 2009
Ed Rainsford congratulates Vusi Sibanda on his double hundred
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Jan 12, 2009
Ed Rainsford celebrates Mahela Jayawardene's wicket
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Jan 12, 2009
Ed Rainsford picked up 3 for 41
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