Craig Evans (Zimbabwean sportsman)

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Craig Evans
Personal information
Full name
Craig Neil Evans
Born29 November 1969 (1969-11-29) (age 55)
Harare, Zimbabwe
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Relations Brad Evans (son)
International information
National side
Test debut11 September 1996 v  Sri Lanka
Last Test9 October 2003 v  Australia
ODI debut25 October 1992 v  India
Last ODI1 December 2002 v  Pakistan
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI
Matches353
Runs scored52764
Batting average 8.6618.19
100s/50s0/00/2
Top score2296*
Balls bowled54964
Wickets 021
Bowling average 40.38
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match0
Best bowling3/11
Catches/stumpings 1/–12/–
Source: CricInfo, 11 February 2006

Craig Neil Evans (born 29 November 1969) is a Zimbabwean cricketer.

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Evans played in three Tests, against Sri Lanka, India and Australia, but was considered as a specialist at the one-day game. He appeared in the 1996 Cricket World Cup, with his highest international score 96 not out against Sri Lanka at SSC, Colombo in the Singer World Series in 1996.

In February 2020, he was named in Zimbabwe's squad for the Over-50s Cricket World Cup in South Africa. [1] [2] However, the tournament was cancelled during the third round of matches due to the coronavirus pandemic. [3]

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References

  1. "2020 over-50s world cup squads". Over-50s Cricket World Cup. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  2. "Over-50s Cricket World Cup, 2019/20 - Zimbabwe Over-50s: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  3. "Over-50s World Cup in South Africa cancelled due to COVID-19 outbreak". Cricket World. Retrieved 15 March 2020.