Keegan Meth

Keegan Orry Meth (born 8 February 1988) is a Zimbabwean cricketer. He plays domestically for the Matabeleland Tuskers and has represented Zimbabwe in One Day Internationals (ODIs). An all-rounder, he bowls right-arm medium-fast and generally bats in the lower middle order.

Keegan Meth
Personal information
Full nameKeegan Orry Meth
Born (1988-02-08) 8 February 1988
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
BattingRight hand bat
BowlingRight arm medium fast
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
Test debut17 April 2013 v Bangladesh
Last Test29 April 2013 v Bangladesh
ODI debut25 February 2006 v New Zealand
Last ODI3 February 2012 v New Zealand
ODI shirt no.11
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2009-presentMatabeleland Tuskers
2008Westerns
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 2 11 2 32
Runs scored 72 106 6 1029
Batting average 24.00 13.25 6.00 24.50
100s/50s 0/0 0/1 0/0 0/5
Top score 31* 53 6* 94
Balls bowled 324 406 42 5234
Wickets 4 6 0 128
Bowling average 24.50 69.83 - 17.14
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 10
10 wickets in match 0 - 0 2
Best bowling 2/41 2/52 0/30 7/42
Catches/stumpings 0/- 1 1/0 12/-
Source: Cricinfo, 8 May 2013

Early life and education

He attended Whitestone School, Falcon College, St Georges College Harare and subsequently Christian Brothers College. His academic performance was poor, but he excelled in sport.

Career

He made his debut for Zimbabwe in 2006, in a One Day International (ODI) against Kenya at Bulawayo. He was aged 18 at the time.[1]

He lost three teeth, suffered a broken jaw, and lacerations to his lip when he was struck by a ball hit by Nasir Hossain off his own bowling while playing in the last ODI of the UCB Cup on August 21, 2011 against Bangladesh.

Meth made his test debut against Bangladesh in 2013 along with Richmond Mutumbami and Timycen Maruma. He finished with match figures of 2/57 (32 overs) and made 52 runs in the match.

References

  1. "Keegan Meth: Zimbabwe". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 January 2012.


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