Keith Dabengwa
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| Keith Dabengwa | ||||
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 Zimbabwe |
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| Batting style | Left-hand bat | |||
| Bowling style | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| Tests | ODIs | |||
| Matches | 3 | 13 | ||
| Runs scored | 90 | 147 | ||
| Batting average | 15.00 | 24.50 | ||
| 100s/50s | 0/0 | 0/0 | ||
| Top score | 35 | 32 | ||
| Balls bowled | 438 | 345 | ||
| Wickets | 5 | 7 | ||
| Bowling average | 49.80 | 43.57 | ||
| 5 wickets in innings | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10 wickets in match | 0 | n/a | ||
| Best bowling | 3/127 | 3/19 | ||
| Catches/stumpings | 1/- | 6/- | ||
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As of 8 November 2007 |
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Keith Mbusi Dabengwa (born August 17, 1980 in Bulawayo) is a Zimbabwean cricketer.
Dabengwa is a useful all-rounder who made his First class debut for Matabeleland in 2000, taking 5 for 76, he then spent a season at the CFX Academy being named student of the year before returning to Matabeleland. He continued steadily without many spectacular performances but in 2004/05 he got selected in Zimbabwe A squad for their tours of Namibia and Bangladesh. In the first match against Bangladesh A he took 5-19 and scored 50*.
In 2005 Dabengwa scored his highest first class score of 161 against Midlands this has been his only century to date. Following this, he gained a place in the national squad and made his Test debut against New Zealand in Bulawayo taking 2 for 87 and scoring 21 runs starting his scoring with a six, a rare feat managed by only a handful of cricketers. [1] He played in Zimbabwe's next two Tests against India (these were Zimbabwe's last). Between those games there was a Tri Series with India and New Zealand in this Dabengwa made his ODI debut (as a super sub) against India in Harare.
Dabengwa has continued to be on the fringes of the Zimbabwe team demonstrated by his inclusion in the 2007 World Cup squad but failing to play a game. He now plays for Westerns since the revamp of domestic Zimbabwean cricket (see Logan Cup for details).
In one Logan Cup match in 2007 he took his career best innings figures of 7 for 1. They are the best bowling figures of anyone in first class history to have taken seven wickets in an innings. The record was previously held by Fred Spofforth who took 7 for 3.[2] It should be noted however that there have been inaccuracies in the scoreboards provided by Zimbabwe Cricket and thus a question mark exists over Dadengwa's feat.
Dabengwa played for Lymington Cricket Club for the 2006 season. [3]
[edit] References
- ^ Ask Steven - A six to start, and was Gilchrist's squash ball legal?
- ^ Ask Steven - Most runs, most spectators, and most letters in a name
- ^ Lymington Cricket Club - Season 2006 Fixtures and Results
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