travis friend Profile - ICC Profile, Age, Career Info & Stats.
travis friend is a cricketer(sportsman) from Zimbabwe. His ICC profile, age, career info & stats are given below.
Full Name
Travis John Friend
Born
January 07, 1981, Kwekwe, Midlands
Age
42 years old
Also Known As
Testosterone,Chunks
Batting Style
Right hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right arm Fast medium
Playing Role
Bowling Allrounder
Batting Stats
Test | ODI | T20I | IPL | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mat | 13 | 51 | - | - |
Inn | 19 | 39 | - | - |
Runs | 447 | 548 | - | - |
Avg | 29.8 | 16.12 | - | - |
SR | 43.82 | 75.69 | - | - |
HS | 81 | 91 | - | - |
NO | 4 | 5 | - | - |
100s | 0 | 0 | - | - |
50s | 3 | 3 | - | - |
4s | 54 | 54 | - | - |
6s | 3 | 6 | - | - |
Bowling Stats
Test | ODI | T20I | IPL | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mat | 13 | 51 | - | - |
Inn | 19 | 45 | - | - |
Balls | 2000 | 1930 | - | - |
Runs | 1090 | 1779 | - | - |
Wkt | 25 | 37 | - | - |
BBI | 31 / 5 | 55 / 4 | - | - |
BBM | 57 / 7 | 55 / 4 | - | - |
Eco | 3.27 | 5.53 | - | - |
Avg | 43.6 | 48.08 | - | - |
5W | 1 | 0 | - | - |
10W | 0 | 0 | - | - |
Teams he has played for:
- Zimbabwe
- Derbyshire
- Derbyshire 2nd XI
- Midlands
- Zimbabwe Cricket Academy
Heres what CricBuzz says about him.
He later moved to the United Kingdom permanently where he signed up for English county cricket side Derbyshire, where Zimbabwe coach David Houghton was the director of cricket. Injuries, which had hampered his international career affected his progress at Derbyshire and he was not able to secure a contract extension the following season. That saw him turn to club cricket in Birmingham where he played for three seasons.
He points out that being sacked by his own cricket board made him rethink a second career to fall back on in future. Already armed with two Advanced Level passes in Art as well as Geography from Saint George’s College in Harare and a private pilot certificate he had acquired in 2001 while still playing cricket in Zimbabwe, Friend embarked on steps to become a commercial pilot in 2006. His flight training took over a year and he secured his UK flying licence in 2007. While Friend soars higher piloting the planes, his achievement should serve as inspiration to other cricketers.
Heres what ESPNcricinfo says about him.
Tall, well-built and known as Chunks to his mates, Travis Friend is a bowler of genuine pace who first played for Zimbabwe in a one-day international at the age of 19, despite only changing from legspin two years earlier. But he picked up a stress fracture in the back, perhaps due to over-bowling in New Zealand and India in 2000-01. He recovered, and quickly made an impact in the Test arena, taking 5 for 31 as Bangladesh were skittled for 107 on the first day of the Test series in November 2001. A useful batsman who drives well off the front foot, Friend is a modest and approachable individual.
His career turned after he was one of the 15 rebels involved in the dispute which followed the sacking of Heath Streak in April this year - he left Zimbabwe and his international career looks finished. Like other players who could no longer enjoy cricket in Zimbabwe, he signed for an English county, Derbyshire in his case, to continue his first-class career.
Geoffrey Dean November 2004