Craig Ervine

Craig Ervine
Personal information
Full name Craig Richard Ervine
Born (1985-08-19) 19 August 1985
Harare, Zimbabwe
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Batting Left-handed
Bowling Right arm off-break
Role Middle-order batsman
Relations Sean Ervine (brother)
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 75) 4 August 2011 v Bangladesh
Last Test 26 December 2017 v South Africa
ODI debut (cap 109) 28 May 2010 v India
Last ODI 6 October 2018 v South Africa
ODI shirt no. 77
T20I debut (cap 24) 3 May 2010 v Sri Lanka
Last T20I 15 November 2015 v Bangladesh
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2003/04 Midlands (squad no. 24)
2009/10–2010/11 Southern Rocks
2011/12–2017/18 Matabeleland Tuskers
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 15 80 65 150
Runs scored 941 2,142 4,517 4,183
Batting average 33.60 32.45 41.06 36.06
100s/50s 2/3 2/12 9/24 6/24
Top score 160 130* 215 130*
Balls bowled 0 0 210 158
Wickets – – 3 1
Bowling average – – 47.66 125.00
5 wickets in innings – – 0 0
10 wickets in match – – 0 0
Best bowling – – 2/44 1/25
Catches/stumpings 15/– 37/– 54/– 64/–
Source: CricInfo, 6 October 2018

Craig Richard Ervine (born 19 August 1985) is a Zimbabwean international cricketer. Ervine is a left-handed batsman. he was born at Harare and has played Test and limited overs cricket for the Zimbabwe national cricket team and first-class cricket for a variety of Zimbabwean sides in the Logan Cup.

Domestic career

Ervine has played for Midlands in Zimbabwe.[1] In February 2010, Ervine signed for the Zimbabwean domestic circuit with Southern Rocks. On debut against the Mid West Rhinos, Ervine made a top score of 100, his first first-class century. He has played for the Matabeleland Tuskers since the 2011/12 season.[1]

International career

On 2 August 2015, Ervine scored his first ODI century against New Zealand, an unbeaten 130 runs in a match which Zimbabwe won chasing more than 300 runs.[2]

On 6 August 2016 Ervine scored his maiden Test century, playing against New Zealand at Harare.[3][4]

On Zimbabwe's 2017 tour of Sri Lanka in 2017 Ervine scored a match winning 69 runs to level the five-match series 2-2.[5] Zimbabwe won the 5th ODI and won the first ever series against Sri Lanka as well.

Ervine's second Test century came against Sri Lanka on 14 July 2017 at the R Premadasa Stadium.[6]

Personal life

Ervine's father Rory and uncle Neil both played first-class cricket for Rhodesia B in the 1977/78 Castle Bowl competition[7][8] and another uncle, Gordon Den, played for Rhodesia and Eastern province in the 1960s.[9] Den's father, Ervine's grandfather, Alexander Den is recorded as having made one appearance for Rhodesia against the touring Australian national side in 1936.[10]

Ervine's brother, Sean Ervine also played for Zimbabwe and, after leaving the country in 2004, forged a successful career in English county cricket with Hampshire. Another brother Ryan played domestic limited overs cricket in Zimbabwe in 2009/10[11]

Ervine almost had a hand amputated in his early teens following a freak accident where he slipped and fell on broken glass in his family's living room. The injury required a three-hour reconstructive operation to his right hand.[12]

References

  1. 1 2 Craig Ervine, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-09-02. (subscription required)
  2. ↑ "Ervine ton lifts Zimbabwe to stirring win". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "Ervine ton stalls dominant New Zealand". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Zimbabwe's sixth straight loss to New Zealand". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "Calm Ervine helps Zimbabwe draw level". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  6. ↑ "Ervine's 151* headlines Zimbabwe's day". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  7. ↑ Rory Ervine, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-09-02. (subscription required)
  8. ↑ Neil Ervine, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-09-02. (subscription required)
  9. ↑ Gordon Den, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-09-02. (subscription required)
  10. ↑ Alexander Den, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-09-02. (subscription required)
  11. ↑ Ryan Ervine, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-09-02. (subscription required)
  12. ↑ Craig Ervine, CricInfo. Retrieved 0218-09-02.
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