Elton Chigumbura

Elton Chigumbura
Personal information
Born (1986-03-14) 14 March 1986 (age 38)[1]
Kwekwe, Zimbabwe
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 61)6 May 2004 v Sri Lanka
Last Test12 November 2014 v Bangladesh
ODI debut (cap 78)20 April 2004 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI26 October 2018 v Bangladesh
ODI shirt no.47
T20I debut (cap 3)28 November 2006 v Bangladesh
Last T20I10 November 2020 v Pakistan
T20I shirt no.47
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2002/03–2004/05Mashonaland
2005/2006Manicaland
2006/07–2008/09Northerns
2009/10–2020/21Mashonaland Eagles
2010Northamptonshire
2010/11Southern Rocks
2013Sylhet Royals
2013/14Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club
2014Barbados Tridents
2014/15Kala Bagan Krira Chakra
2015Chittagong Vikings
2016Quetta Gladiators
2017Speenghar Tigers
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 14 213[2] 107 339
Runs scored 569 4,340 5,600 7,252
Batting average 21.07 25.23 32.18 28.00
100s/50s 0/3 2/19 6/37 4/39
Top score 86 117 186 117
Balls bowled 1,806 4,339 11,048 6,550
Wickets 21 101 209 167
Bowling average 46.00 42.31 28.88 37.24
5 wickets in innings 1 0 4 1
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 5/54 4/28 5/33 6/24
Catches/stumpings 6/– 72/– 51/– 110/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 11 February 2024

Elton Chigumbura (born 14 March 1986) is a Zimbabwean former cricketer, who played for the national cricket team between 2004 and 2020.[3]

He was educated at Churchill School (Harare) and made his debut at the age of 18, amidst the rebel crisis and played 14 Test matches. Chigumbura was the most capped player in the Zimbabwean ODI squad at the time, with more than 200 caps.

In May 2015, Chigumbura made his maiden ODI century, against Pakistan in Lahore, in his 174th ODI match.[4] With more than 4,000 runs and 100 wickets in ODIs, he is widely regarded as one of Zimbabwe's greatest all-rounders. In June 2016, during India's tour to Zimbabwe, he played in his 200th ODI match, with 197 of these for Zimbabwe and three for Africa XI.[5]

In November 2020, Chigumbura retired from international cricket following the conclusion of the T20I series against Pakistan.[6]

  1. ^ "Elton Chigumbura". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  2. ^ Including 3 matches for African XI
  3. ^ "Chigumbura steps down as Zimbabwe captain". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  4. ^ "Malik ton, Riaz aggression give Pakistan big win". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  5. ^ "Debutant openers for India for the first time in 40 years". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  6. ^ "ICC congratulates Chigumbura for a fine career". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 10 November 2020.