Full name Njabulo Ncube
Born October 14, 1989, Bulawayo
Current age 29 years 127 days
Major teams Mountaineers, Westerns, Zimbabwe Under-19s, Zimbabwe XI
Playing role Bowler
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 8.50 | 23 | 73.91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
ODIs | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0* | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 59 | 72 | 22 | 427 | 29 | 8.54 | 710 | 60.14 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 16 | 26 | 0 |
List A | 30 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 15* | 8.00 | 49 | 48.97 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
T20s | 27 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 3.40 | 18 | 94.44 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 1 | 2 | 210 | 121 | 1 | 1/80 | 1/121 | 121.00 | 3.45 | 210.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ODIs | 1 | 1 | 53 | 69 | 3 | 3/69 | 3/69 | 23.00 | 7.81 | 17.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 59 | 103 | 8563 | 4460 | 133 | 7/35 | 9/52 | 33.53 | 3.12 | 64.3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
List A | 30 | 27 | 1085 | 859 | 30 | 5/35 | 5/35 | 28.63 | 4.75 | 36.1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
T20s | 27 | 25 | 462 | 556 | 26 | 3/27 | 3/27 | 21.38 | 7.22 | 17.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Only Test | Zimbabwe v New Zealand at Bulawayo, Nov 1-5, 2011 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
Only ODI | Zimbabwe v New Zealand at Bulawayo, Oct 25, 2011 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
First-class debut | Easterns (Zimbabwe) v Westerns at Harare, Mar 24-26, 2009 scorecard |
Last First-class | Rising Stars v Mountaineers at Harare, May 13-16, 2018 scorecard |
List A debut | Northerns (Zimbabwe) v Westerns at Harare, Feb 28, 2009 scorecard |
Last List A | Mid West Rhinos v Matabeleland Tuskers at Kwekwe, Jan 12, 2013 scorecard |
T20s debut | Northerns (Zimbabwe) v Westerns at Harare, Mar 21, 2008 scorecard |
Last T20s | Matabeleland Tuskers v Mashonaland Eagles at Bulawayo, Jan 10, 2013 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
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0/78, 8, 1/59 | Rising Stars | v Mountaineers | Harare | 13 May 2018 | FC |
5/109, 8, 1/44 | Rising Stars | v Rhinos | Harare | 1 May 2018 | FC |
3/57, 5, 0/95, 1* | Rising Stars | v Eagles | Harare | 19 Apr 2018 | FC |
5*, 4/40, 4, 1/6 | Rising Stars | v Tuskers | Harare | 21 Nov 2017 | FC |
0/30, 4, 0/94, 0* | Rising Stars | v Mountaineers | Harare | 12 Nov 2017 | FC |
2/58, 2, 0/66, 4 | Tuskers | v Rhinos | Bulawayo | 6 May 2017 | FC |
0/53 | Tuskers | v Eagles | Harare | 4 Mar 2017 | FC |
3/79, 13, 0/5 | Tuskers | v Rhinos | Bulawayo | 18 Dec 2016 | FC |
0/87, 0*, 1* | Zimbabwe A | v SA A | Bulawayo | 15 Jul 2016 | FC |
0, 1/47, 29, 0/13 | Tuskers | v Rocks | Masvingo | 5 Mar 2013 | FC |
A short, nippy fast bowler, Njabula Ncube first played cricket on the streets of Bulawayo's Gwabalanda township, going on to represent Milton High School before finding his way into the Westerns Under-19s and B teams. A right-arm seamer who considers Makhaya Ntini as his role model for his aggression and commitment to the game, Ncube represented Zimbabwe Under-19 at the 2008 Under-19 World Cup in Malaysia. He spent a couple of seasons with the Matabeleland-based Westerns before heading to Mountaineers under the new franchise system. The move was short-lived, however, and in 2010 he returned to the Matabeleland Tuskers. In October 2011, he got his first opportunity to play for Zimbabwe's national team, when he was selected for the third ODI against New Zealand. A three-wicket haul in that game earned Ncube a Test cap in Bulawayo
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