Full name Gary Bazil Brent
Born January 13, 1976, Sinoia (now Chinhoyi), Mashonaland
Current age 42 years 103 days
Major teams Zimbabwe, Manicaland, Mashonaland, Mashonaland A, Mashonaland Under-24s, Young Mashonaland
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Relation Cousin - DJ Brent
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests ![]() |
4 | 6 | 0 | 35 | 25 | 5.83 | 151 | 23.17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
ODIs ![]() |
70 | 54 | 20 | 408 | 59* | 12.00 | 698 | 58.45 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 20 | 0 |
T20Is ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 | 5 | 40.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
First-class | 61 | 95 | 16 | 2066 | 130 | 26.15 | 2 | 8 | 30 | 0 | ||||
List A | 129 | 97 | 34 | 934 | 64 | 14.82 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 0 | ||||
T20s ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 | 5 | 40.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests ![]() |
4 | 6 | 818 | 314 | 7 | 3/21 | 3/89 | 44.85 | 2.30 | 116.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ODIs ![]() |
70 | 69 | 3390 | 2776 | 75 | 4/22 | 4/22 | 37.01 | 4.91 | 45.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
T20Is ![]() |
3 | 3 | 66 | 93 | 4 | 2/19 | 2/19 | 23.25 | 8.45 | 16.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 61 | 10157 | 4701 | 186 | 6/46 | 25.27 | 2.77 | 54.6 | 7 | 0 | |||
List A | 129 | 5823 | 4604 | 135 | 4/22 | 4/22 | 34.10 | 4.74 | 43.1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
T20s ![]() |
3 | 3 | 66 | 93 | 4 | 2/19 | 2/19 | 23.25 | 8.45 | 16.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Test debut | Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka at Bulawayo, Nov 18-22, 1999 scorecard |
Last Test | Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe at Colombo (SSC), Dec 27-31, 2001 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | Pakistan v Zimbabwe at Quetta, Oct 30, 1996 scorecard |
Last ODI | Pakistan v Zimbabwe at Sheikhupura, Feb 2, 2008 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
T20I debut | Bangladesh v Zimbabwe at Khulna, Nov 28, 2006 scorecard |
Last T20I | England v Zimbabwe at Cape Town, Sep 13, 2007 scorecard |
T20I statistics | |
First-class debut | 1994/95 |
Last First-class | Northerns (Zimbabwe) v Southerns at Harare, May 3-4, 2008 scorecard |
List A debut | 1995/96 |
Last List A | Zimbabwe v Eagles at Bulawayo, Mar 9, 2008 scorecard |
T20s debut | Bangladesh v Zimbabwe at Khulna, Nov 28, 2006 scorecard |
Last T20s | England v Zimbabwe at Cape Town, Sep 13, 2007 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
3/23, 51, 5/21 | Northerns | v Southerns | Harare | 3 May 2008 | FC |
1/13, 4/40 | Northerns | v Westerns | Harare | 24 Apr 2008 | FC |
2/17 | Zimbabwe | v Eagles | Bulawayo | 9 Mar 2008 | LA |
2/27, 5* | Zimbabwe | v Cape Cobras | Paarl | 5 Mar 2008 | LA |
4, 0/16 | Zimbabwe | v Warriors | East London | 4 Mar 2008 | LA |
0*, 1/47 | Zimbabwe | v Titans | Bulawayo | 24 Feb 2008 | LA |
3, 1/36 | Zimbabwe | v Dolphins | Durban | 20 Feb 2008 | LA |
4, 1/47 | Zimbabwe | v Lions | Potchefstroom | 19 Feb 2008 | LA |
2, 3/22 | Zimbabwe | v Cape Cobras | Harare | 17 Feb 2008 | LA |
2/37 | Zimbabwe | v Eagles | Kimberley | 13 Feb 2008 | LA |
Gary Brent was a steady, unpretentious wobbler of a seam bowler, possessed with tenacious accuracy, a useful inswinger and an excellent slower ball. His stop-start international career can be separated into two distinct phases. After making a nervous debut as a 20-year-old on the 1996-97 Pakistan tour, he spent seven years as a fringe player, performing steadily but never quite making the most of his opportunities. He was overlooked for the 2003 World Cup and then failed to make an impact in the NatWest Series in England. He did however make the squad for the 2003-04 tour to Australia. Brent then allied himself with the 15 rebel players whose dispute with the Zimbabwe board lead to their dismissal in 2004, and it seemed that this had brought his international career to an end.