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Full name Edward Charles Rainsford

Born December 14, 1984, Kadoma, Mashonaland

Current age 24 years 208 days

Major teams Zimbabwe, Centrals, Midlands, Zimbabwe A, Zimbabwe Provinces

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium

Relation Sister - YB Rainsford

Edward Charles Rainsford
Batting and fielding averages
Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St
ODIs 34 19 10 39 9* 4.33 112 34.82 0 0 1 0 7 0
First-class 38 59 17 446 51 10.61 0 2 22 0
List A 54 34 14 89 9* 4.45 0 0 11 0
Twenty20 9 5 1 33 12 8.25 28 117.85 0 0 1 0 2 0
Bowling averages
Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10
ODIs 34 34 1649 1181 35 3/16 3/16 33.74 4.29 47.1 0 0 0
First-class 38 5054 2528 126 6/20 20.06 3.00 40.1 6 6 1
List A 54 2505 1802 56 4/32 4/32 32.17 4.31 44.7 1 0 0
Twenty20 9 9 184 278 4 3/48 3/48 69.50 9.06 46.0 0 0 0
Career statistics
ODI debut Zimbabwe v Australia at Harare, May 29, 2004 scorecard
Last ODI Kenya v Zimbabwe at Nairobi (Gym), Feb 4, 2009 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class debut 2001/02
Last First-class Centrals v Westerns at Harare, Apr 6-8, 2009 scorecard
List A debut 2002/03
Last List A South Zone v Zimbabwe President's XI at Cuttack, Mar 14, 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
Profile

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.
Steven Price September 2006

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Jan 12, 2009

Ed Rainsford celebrates Mahela Jayawardene's wicket, Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe, tri-series, 2nd match, Mirpur, January 12, 2009

Ed Rainsford celebrates Mahela Jayawardene's wicket

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Jan 12, 2009

Ed Rainsford picked up 3 for 41, Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe, tri-series, 2nd match, Mirpur, January 12, 2009

Ed Rainsford picked up 3 for 41

© AFP

Jan 10, 2009

Ed Rainsford jumps for joy after taking a wicket, Bangladesh v Zimbabwe, 1st ODI, Bangladesh tri-series, Mirpur, January 10, 2009

Ed Rainsford jumps for joy after taking a wicket

© AFP

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