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Full name Tatenda Taibu
Born May 14, 1983, Harare
Current age 22 years 61 days
Major teams Zimbabwe, Mashonaland, Mashonaland A
Also known as Tibbly
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Fielding position Wicketkeeper
class mat inns no runs hs ave bf sr 100 50 4s 6s ct
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Tests 20 38 2 1039 153 28.86 2587 40.16 1 6 125 2 39 4
ODIs 79 66 15 1296 96* 25.41 2086 62.12 0 6 86 12 70 8
First-class 66 109 13 3010 175* 31.35 5 14 163 15
List A 117 101 26 2017 121* 26.89 1 8 109 18
class mat balls runs wkts bbi bbm ave econ sr 4 5 10
Tests 20 48 27 1 1/27 1/27 27.00 3.37 48.00 0 0 0
ODIs 79 84 61 2 2/42 2/42 30.50 4.35 42.00 0 0 0
First-class 66 924 431 22 8/43 19.59 2.79 42.00 1 1 0
List A 117 445 277 12 4/25 4/25 23.08 3.73 37.08 1 0 0
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Test debut Zimbabwe v West Indies at Bulawayo - Jul 19-22, 2001
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Last Test South Africa v Zimbabwe at Centurion - Mar 11-13, 2005
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ODI debut Zimbabwe v West Indies at Harare - Jun 23, 2001 scorecard
Last ODI South Africa v Zimbabwe at Port Elizabeth - Mar 2, 2005
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First-class span 1999/00 - 2004/05
List A span 2001 - 2004/05
Barely five foot tall and light on his feet, Tatenda
Taibu is a throwback to the traditional style of wicketkeeper, and
his importance to Zimbabwean cricket was underlined when he was
named as vice-captain for the tour of England in 2003, when only 19
years old. Earmarked as the long-term successor to club colleague
Andy Flower, Taibu was plucked from Churchill Boys High School to
tour the West Indies in 1999-00, after impressing onlookers with his
natural ability. Three months later he was in England, on stand-by
at Trent Bridge after injury put Flower's dual role in doubt. He had
yet to play domestic first-class cricket at this stage - his debut
for Mashonaland had to be put on hold after he turned up at the
wrong ground - but he has toured South Africa with the Zimbabwe
U19s, and was one of Zimbabwe's few bright spots in the 2003 World
Cup and their tour to England later that year. A promising batsman,
albeit with a penchant for cross-batted strokes, he is steadily
improving at Test and ODI level. In April 2004, he was appointed
captain of Zimbabwe following the resignation of Heath Streak, and
he led a woefully inexperienced by example in the face of repeated
heavy defeats. |
