Full name Craig Neil Evans
Born November 29, 1969, Salisbury (now Harare)
Current age 48 years 141 days
Major teams Zimbabwe, Mashonaland, Mashonaland Country Districts, Mashonaland Under-24s, Matabeleland
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Education Falcon College
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests ![]() |
3 | 6 | 0 | 52 | 22 | 8.66 | 161 | 32.29 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
ODIs ![]() |
53 | 47 | 5 | 764 | 96* | 18.19 | 1006 | 75.94 | 0 | 2 | 65 | 16 | 12 | 0 |
First-class | 55 | 93 | 6 | 3025 | 228* | 34.77 | 8 | 12 | 40 | 0 | ||||
List A | 104 | 93 | 12 | 1655 | 96* | 20.43 | 0 | 7 | 25 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests ![]() |
3 | 2 | 54 | 35 | 0 | - | - | - | 3.88 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ODIs ![]() |
53 | 34 | 964 | 848 | 21 | 3/11 | 3/11 | 40.38 | 5.27 | 45.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 55 | 2626 | 1228 | 38 | 6/37 | 32.31 | 2.80 | 69.1 | 1 | 0 | |||
List A | 104 | 1782 | 1530 | 40 | 4/50 | 4/50 | 38.25 | 5.15 | 44.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Test debut | Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe at Colombo (RPS), Sep 11-14, 1996 scorecard |
Last Test | Australia v Zimbabwe at Perth, Oct 9-13, 2003 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | Zimbabwe v India at Harare, Oct 25, 1992 scorecard |
Last ODI | Zimbabwe v Pakistan at Harare, Dec 1, 2002 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
First-class debut | 1990/91 |
Last First-class | Mashonaland v Midlands at Harare, Mar 19-20, 2004 scorecard |
List A debut | 1990/91 |
Last List A | Mashonaland v Midlands at Harare, Feb 12, 2004 scorecard |
A talented all-round sportsman, Craig Evans' career tells a story of a frustrating inability to turn potential into results at the top as a young man, a gradual drift into the fringes of selection, and a brief renaissance that, disappointingly, could not quite be turned into a World Cup farewell. A tall, strong, athletic figure, Evans was a scratch golfer and a rugby international for Zimbabwe, at fullback. Earmarked as a limited-overs specialist early in his career, he made his international debut at 22 in the solitary one-day game during India's inaugural visit in 1992, but it was not until 1996 that he made himself a regular in the one-day side, and he was part of Zimbabwe's squad for the World Cup that year.