Zimbabwe / Players
Full name Matthew Walter Townshend
Born March 5, 1982, Mutare, Manicaland
Current age 27 years 264 days
Major teams Matabeleland, Zimbabwe Cricket Academy
Nickname Dobbo
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Education Christian Brothers College
Relation Father - DW Townshend, Uncle - TJ Townshend
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 9 | 14 | 3 | 137 | 32* | 12.45 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| List A | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 7* | 7.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mat | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 9 | 1070 | 695 | 14 | 3/61 | 49.64 | 3.89 | 76.4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| List A | 4 | 102 | 133 | 2 | 1/18 | 1/18 | 66.50 | 7.82 | 51.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class span | 1999/00 - 2001/02 |
| List A span | 1998/99 - 2003/04 |
Matthew Townshend learned his cricketing skills under the guidance of Dave Houghton and was one of the first intake when the Zimbabwe Academy opened in 1999. He toured Kenya with a Zimbabwean development team in 2000, but his bowling always suffered from a tendency to bowl too many wides and no-balls. Both his father Derrick and uncle Trevor played for Rhodesia in the late 1960s in the South African Currie Cup.
Martin Williamson
- Cricketers turn out for Bulawayo charity event (Mar 5, 2009)
- Former Zimbabwe international opens new academy (Jan 15, 2007)
- Mathew Townshend: updated biography (Feb 23, 2001)
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