Full name Terrence Duffin
Born March 20, 1982, Kwekwe, Midlands
Current age 27 years 247 days
Major teams Zimbabwe, Matabeleland Tuskers, Midlands, Zimbabwe Cricket Academy
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 2 | 4 | 0 | 80 | 56 | 20.00 | 179 | 44.69 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| ODIs | 23 | 23 | 0 | 546 | 88 | 23.73 | 993 | 54.98 | 0 | 3 | 57 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| First-class | 48 | 91 | 4 | 2478 | 144 | 28.48 | 2 | 17 | 32 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 58 | 56 | 5 | 1323 | 88 | 25.94 | 0 | 8 | 27 | 0 | ||||
| Twenty20 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 105 | 40 | 21.00 | 108 | 97.22 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| ODIs | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| First-class | 48 | 36 | 19 | 0 | - | - | - | 3.16 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| List A | 58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Twenty20 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 | Zimbabwe v Kenya at Bulawayo, Feb 25, 2006 scorecard |
| Last ODI | Ireland v Zimbabwe at Kingston, Mar 15, 2007 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| First-class debut | 2000/01 |
| Last First-class | Southern Rocks v Matabeleland Tuskers at Masvingo, Oct 22-25, 2009 scorecard |
| List A debut | 2000/01 |
| Last List A | Southern Rocks v Matabeleland Tuskers at Masvingo, Oct 27, 2009 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Eagles v Zimbabweans at Kimberley, Sep 13, 2006 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | Centrals v Southerns at Harare, Mar 21, 2008 scorecard |
A solid and stocky left-hand opening batsman, Terry Duffin is a Mashonaland Districts player who made his name at Plumtree High School. He played for the national Under-19 side in 1998 and 2000 (injured in 1999) and progressed to the CFX Academy in 2001, where he captained the side on his first-class debut. He was posted to the Midlands and played there for three seasons. In 2004-05 he moved to Matabeleland, seeking greater stimulation, and at last began to realise his potential with a good season. He was selected for the team to tour Bangladesh that season, although not playing in an international match, and might well have made his debut against New Zealand the following year were it not for injury. When the dust settled after the bitter player dispute in 2005-06, Duffin was one of the last left standing, and after signing a new contract with the board was appointed to succeed Tatenda Taibu as national captain. Coach Kevin Curran nominated him for the job after noting that he was one of the more mature players who commanded respect from the others. In the Caribbean his limitations as a batsman were exposed, and while he was able to survive, he played a responsible role but showed no signs of being able to score runs at anywhere near the rate needed in ODIs. Even so, it was surprsingly when he was dismissed as captain on the eve of the series against Bangladesh in July 2006.
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