Richard Ngarava Explained

Richard Ngarava
Birth Date:29 December 1997
Birth Place:Harare, Zimbabwe
Batting:Left-handed
Bowling:Left-arm fast-medium
Role:Bowler
Country:Zimbabwe
International:true
Testdebutdate:29 April
Testdebutyear:2021
Testdebutagainst:Pakistan
Testcap:116
Lasttestdate:4 February
Lasttestyear:2023
Lasttestagainst:West Indies
Odidebutdate:16 February
Odidebutyear:2017
Odidebutagainst:Afghanistan
Odicap:133
Lastodidate:11 January
Lastodiyear:2024
Lastodiagainst:Sri Lanka
Odishirt:39
T20idebutdate:29 September
T20idebutyear:2019
T20idebutagainst:Singapore
T20icap:55
Lastt20idate:14 July
Lastt20iyear:2024
Lastt20iagainst:India
T20ishirt:39
Club1:Mountaineers
Year1:2017
Club2:Galle Titans
Year2:2023
Columns:4
Column1:Test
Matches1:4
Runs1:50
Bat Avg1:6.20
100S/50S1:0/0
Top Score1:19
Deliveries1:648
Wickets1:5
Bowl Avg1:73.80
Fivefor1:0
Tenfor1:0
Best Bowling1:2/104
Catches/Stumpings1:1/0
Column2:ODI
Matches2:44
Runs2:168
Bat Avg2:11.20
100S/50S2:0/0
Top Score2:35
Deliveries2:1,957
Wickets2:56
Bowl Avg2:31.05
Fivefor2:1
Tenfor2:0
Best Bowling2:5/32
Catches/Stumpings2:7/–
Column3:T20I
Matches3:55
Runs3:51
Bat Avg3:3.92
100S/50S3:0/0
Top Score3:11
Deliveries3:1,192
Wickets3:63
Bowl Avg3:22.80
Fivefor3:0
Tenfor3:0
Best Bowling3:3/11
Catches/Stumpings3:8/–
Column4:FC
Matches4:25
Runs4:269
Bat Avg4:12.80
100S/50S4:0/0
Top Score4:35
Deliveries4:3,429
Wickets4:70
Bowl Avg4:24.70
Fivefor4:0
Tenfor4:0
Best Bowling4:4/14
Catches/Stumpings4:15/0
Date:14 July 2024
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/806241.html ESPNcricinfo
Club3:Sylhet Strikers
Year3:2024

Richard Ngarava (born 29 December 1997) is a Zimbabwean cricketer.[1] He made his Twenty20 debut for Zimbabwe against Free State in the 2016 Africa T20 Cup on 9 September 2016.[2] Earlier, he was part of Zimbabwe's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[3]

Career

He made his List A debut for Zimbabwe A against Afghanistan A during Afghanistan's tour to Zimbabwe on 3 February 2017.[4] Following the List A matches, Ngarava was added to Zimbabwe's One Day International (ODI) squad for the five-match series against Afghanistan.[5] He made his ODI debut for Zimbabwe against Afghanistan at the Harare Sports Club on 16 February 2017.[6] Also in February 2017, he was named in an academy squad by Zimbabwe Cricket to tour England later that year.[7]

He made his first-class debut for Rising Stars in the 2017–18 Logan Cup on 4 October 2017.[8] In June 2018, he was named in a Board XI team for warm-up fixtures ahead of the 2018 Zimbabwe Tri-Nation Series.[9]

In September 2018, he was named in Zimbabwe's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup tournament.[10] Later the same month, he was named in Zimbabwe's Test squad for the series against Bangladesh.[11] However, he was later ruled out of the Test series due to injury.[12]

In September 2019, he was named in Zimbabwe's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the 2019–20 Singapore Tri-Nation Series.[13] He made his T20I debut for Zimbabwe, against Singapore, in the Singapore Tri-Nation Series on 27 September 2019.[14] In February 2021, Ngarava was named in Zimbabwe's Test squad for their series against Afghanistan.[15] In April 2021, he was named in Zimbabwe's Test squad, for the series against Pakistan.[16] He made his Test debut for Zimbabwe, against Pakistan, on 29 April 2021.[17]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Richard Ngarava . 3 February 2017 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  2. Web site: Africa T20 Cup, Pool C: Zimbabwe v Free State at East London, Sep 9, 2016 . 3 February 2017 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  3. Web site: All 16 squads confirmed for ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2016 . International Cricket Council . 9 January 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160128180224/http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2016/media-releases/91398/all-16-squads-confirmed-for-icc-u19-cricket-world-cup-2016 . 28 January 2016 . dmy-all .
  4. Web site: Afghanistan A tour of Zimbabwe, 4th unofficial ODI: Zimbabwe A v Afghanistan A at Harare, Feb 3, 2017 . 3 February 2017 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  5. Web site: Ngarava, Mumba added to Zimbabwe squad for Afghanistan ODIs . 15 February 2017 . 15 February 2017 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  6. Web site: Afghanistan tour of Zimbabwe, 1st ODI: Zimbabwe v Afghanistan at Harare, Feb 16, 2017 . 16 February 2017 . 16 February 2017 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  7. Web site: ZC announces 16-member Academy squad for England tour . 17 February 2017 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  8. Web site: Logan Cup at Kwekwe, Oct 4-7 2017 . 4 October 2017 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  9. Web site: Graeme Cremer, Sikandar Raza left out of T20 practice matches . 8 June 2018 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  10. Web site: Musakanda to captain Zimbabwe Select in Africa T20 Cup . Cricket South Africa . 3 September 2018.
  11. Web site: Brendan Taylor, Sean Williams return as Zimbabwe name squads for South Africa, Bangladesh tours . International Cricket Council . 13 September 2018.
  12. Web site: Chris Mpofu replaces injured Richard Ngarava for Bangladesh Tests . ESPN Cricinfo . 28 October 2018.
  13. Web site: Sikandar Raza out of Zimbabwe T20 squad over disciplinary issues . ESPN Cricinfo . 6 September 2019.
  14. Web site: 3rd Match (N), Singapore Twenty20 Tri-Series at Singapore, Sep 29 2019 . ESPN Cricinfo . 27 September 2019.
  15. Web site: No Brendan Taylor, Craig Ervine in Zimbabwe squad for Afghanistan Tests . ESPN Cricinfo . 16 February 2021.
  16. Web site: Jongwe, Ngarava among five uncapped players for Pakistan Tests . CricBuzz . 26 April 2021.
  17. Web site: 1st Test, Harare, Apr 29 - May 3 2021, Pakistan tour of Zimbabwe . ESPN Cricinfo . 29 April 2021.