craig ervine Profile - ICC Profile, Age, Career Info & Stats.
craig ervine is a cricketer(sportsman) from Zimbabwe. His ICC profile, age, career info & stats are given below.
Full Name
Craig Richard Ervine
Born
August 19, 1985, Harare
Age
38 years old
Batting Style
Left hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right arm Offbreak
Playing Role
Middle order Batter
Batting Stats
Test | ODI | T20I | IPL | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mat | 20 | 116 | 64 | - |
Inn | 40 | 112 | 63 | - |
Runs | 1332 | 3294 | 1313 | - |
Avg | 35.05 | 33.27 | 22.25 | - |
SR | 50.36 | 76.18 | 105.8 | - |
HS | 160 | 130 | 68 | - |
NO | 2 | 13 | 4 | - |
100s | 3 | 4 | 0 | - |
50s | 5 | 19 | 8 | - |
4s | 150 | 324 | 131 | - |
6s | 11 | 38 | 27 | - |
Bowling Stats
Test | ODI | T20I | IPL | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mat | 20 | 116 | 64 | - |
Inn | - | - | - | - |
Balls | - | - | - | - |
Runs | - | - | - | - |
Wkt | - | - | - | - |
BBI | - | - | - | - |
BBM | - | - | - | - |
Eco | - | - | - | - |
Avg | - | - | - | - |
5W | - | - | - | - |
10W | - | - | - | - |
Teams he has played for:
- SM Ervine
- RM Ervine
- NB Ervine
- R Ervine
- Zimbabwe
- Hampshire 2nd XI
- Matabeleland Tuskers
- Midlands
- Southern Rocks
- Zimbabwe A
- Zimbabwe President's XI
- Zimbabwe Select XI
- Zimbabwe Under-19s
- Zimbabwe XI
Heres what CricBuzz says about him.
Spells with English clubs Bexhill and Lordhood, and a spell with Irish club Lisburn in Belfast ensured that he got sufficient match practice and he returned to Zimbabwe, and signed up for the Southern Rocks. He was their leading run-scorer with 575 runs at 33.82 and topped their ODI run charts as well.
He was selected for the 2010 T20 World Cup in the Caribbean and soon made his ODI debut against India in the same year. A talented middle-order batsman, Ervine like his brother, is a solid accumulator of runs. He relies on placing the ball in the gaps and runs hard between the wickets. Ervine had a pretty good 2011 World Cup, but despite his efforts, his side couldn't reach the knock-out stages of the competition.
He also featured in the 2012 T20 World Cup in Sri Lanka but failed to make much of an impact. Just like any other Zimbabwe cricketer, Craig Ervine's career has suffered several bouts of inconsistency.
Ervine chose to leave Zimbabwe in 2013, citing financial insecurity, and secured an Irish passport using his great grandfather’s connection. He played for Northern Knights - an Irish franchise team, and then had a stint at Perth where he tried his hand at club cricket in Australia.
However, Ervine made himself available for selection for Zimbabwe once again ahead of the 2015 World Cup, and was picked for that tournament. He was the third highest run getter for Zimbabwe in WC 2015 and scored a crucial 42 against UAE in what was their only win of the tournament.
Ervine has since been a constant feature of the Zimbabwe side, playing all formats. In 2017, Ervine’s crowning moment in whites arrived as he scored a superb century at the R Premadasa Stadium, but despite that Zimbabwe couldn’t win that match.
Having become a senior member of the side, Ervine was handed over captaincy in February 2020, firstly in Tests where he captained in a one off game against Bangladesh. In 2021, he was handed over the reins of limited overs captaincy as well, taking over from Sean Williams.
Interesting fact: Ervine suffered a freak accident when he was in his early teens. He slipped and fell on a piece of broken glass and it required a three hour corrective surgery on his right hand. Initial diagnosis suggested an amputation, but thankfully that wasn't required.
Heres what ESPNcricinfo says about him.
Few people in Zimbabwe cricket circles were surprised when Craig Ervine found his way into Zimbabwe colours. A stylish left-handed middle-order batsman, Ervine hails from a family with a strong cricketing tradition - his father and uncle both played first-class cricket, albeit briefly, in the late 1970s, his older brother Sean had a promising fledgling international career with Zimbabwe before heading to England to become a reliable cog in Hampshire's middle order, and even younger brother Ryan has turned out for the Southern Rocks franchise on occasion.
But it is somewhat surprising that Ervine is playing cricket at all, as a freak accident in his early teens - he slipped and fell on a broken glass in his family's living room - required a three-hour reconstructive operation to his right hand. The injury had been so severe that amputation was considered an option in the initial diagnosis. Ervine's recovery from the injury focused his ambitions, and mid-way through his A level studies at Lomagundi College on the outskirts of Chinhoyi he won a place at the Zimbabwe Cricket Academy. Ervine soon found his way into the Midlands, and Zimbabwe Under-19 and A sides before heading to England to expand his horizons and improve his game.
After spells with English clubs Bexhill and Lordhood, and a stint with Irish club Lisburn in Belfast, Ervine returned to Zimbabwe and took up a contract with Masvingo-based franchise Southern Rocks. Ervine was their leading run-scorer in the 2009-10 Logan Cup and topped their one-day averages as well. His returns in the domestic Twenty20 competition were more modest, but a call-up to Zimbabwe's squad for the World Twenty20 in the Caribbean followed.
Ervine's returns from Zimbabwe's trip to the Caribbean in early 2013 suggested a career heading in the right direction. He averaged 60.50 in the ODIs against West Indies, and was the leading run-scorer across all three formats on the tour. When Zimbabwe returned home, however, Ervine refused a paltry winter contract offer from ZC and instead left the country to play club cricket for Lisburn and Grade Cricket for Morley in Western Australia. It appeared another bright talent had been lost to Zimbabwean cricket, but after an 18-month break Ervine once again made himself available for Zimbabwe ahead of the 2014-15 season. The 2015 World Cup was surely a motivation for his move, and Ervine was included in Zimbabwe's squad for that tournament.
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