Zimbabwe
Full name Alexander Graeme Cremer
Born September 19, 1986, Harare
Current age 33 years 79 days
Major teams Zimbabwe, Mid West Rhinos, Northerns (Zimbabwe), Zimbabwe A, Zimbabwe Board XI, Zimbabwe Select XI, Zimbabwe Under-19s
Playing role Bowler
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak googly
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 19 | 38 | 5 | 540 | 102* | 16.36 | 1657 | 32.58 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
ODIs | 96 | 71 | 20 | 744 | 58 | 14.58 | 1196 | 62.20 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 5 | 37 | 0 |
T20Is | 29 | 19 | 6 | 68 | 17 | 5.23 | 102 | 66.66 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
First-class | 88 | 150 | 27 | 2887 | 171* | 23.47 | 3 | 10 | 62 | 0 | ||||
List A | 164 | 127 | 39 | 1794 | 63 | 20.38 | 2552 | 70.29 | 0 | 4 | 126 | 18 | 57 | 0 |
T20s | 78 | 49 | 15 | 416 | 36* | 12.23 | 430 | 96.74 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 13 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 19 | 27 | 4214 | 2604 | 57 | 5/125 | 9/275 | 45.68 | 3.70 | 73.9 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
ODIs | 96 | 95 | 4680 | 3597 | 119 | 6/46 | 6/46 | 30.22 | 4.61 | 39.3 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
T20Is | 29 | 28 | 570 | 660 | 35 | 3/11 | 3/11 | 18.85 | 6.94 | 16.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 88 | 19148 | 10276 | 365 | 8/61 | 28.15 | 3.21 | 52.4 | 24 | 19 | 4 | ||
List A | 164 | 8097 | 5947 | 226 | 6/33 | 6/33 | 26.31 | 4.40 | 35.8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | |
T20s | 78 | 76 | 1647 | 1780 | 83 | 4/17 | 4/17 | 21.44 | 6.48 | 19.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Test debut | Bangladesh v Zimbabwe at Chattogram, Jan 6-10, 2005 scorecard |
Last Test | South Africa v Zimbabwe at Port Elizabeth, Dec 26-27, 2017 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | Kenya v Zimbabwe at Mombasa, Jan 27, 2009 scorecard |
Last ODI | Zimbabwe v United Arab Emirates at Harare, Mar 22, 2018 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
T20I debut | Canada v Zimbabwe at King City (NW), Oct 13, 2008 scorecard |
Last T20I | Afghanistan v Zimbabwe at Sharjah, Feb 6, 2018 scorecard |
T20I statistics | |
First-class debut | Zimbabwe Select XI v India A at Harare, Jul 22-24, 2004 scorecard |
Last First-class | South Africa v Zimbabwe at Port Elizabeth, Dec 26-27, 2017 scorecard |
List A debut | Mashonaland v Matabeleland at Harare, Nov 9, 2004 scorecard |
Last List A | Mashonaland Eagles v Mid West Rhinos at Harare, Dec 12, 2018 scorecard |
T20s debut | Northerns (Zimbabwe) v Southerns at Harare, Mar 19, 2008 scorecard |
Last T20s | Afghanistan v Zimbabwe at Sharjah, Feb 6, 2018 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
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32, 2/46 | Rhinos | v Eagles | Harare | 12 Dec 2018 | LA |
2/41 | Rhinos | v Mountaineers | Kwekwe | 8 Dec 2018 | LA |
0/34, 0 | Zimbabwe | v U.A.E. | Harare | 22 Mar 2018 | ODI # 4005 |
0, 2/63 | Zimbabwe | v West Indies | Harare | 19 Mar 2018 | ODI # 4002 |
4, 3/18 | Zimbabwe | v Ireland | Harare | 16 Mar 2018 | ODI # 3999 |
8, 3/23 | Zimbabwe | v Scotland | Bulawayo | 12 Mar 2018 | ODI # 3996 |
7, 2/42 | Zimbabwe | v Hong Kong | Bulawayo | 10 Mar 2018 | ODI # 3994 |
19*, 0/40 | Zimbabwe | v Afghanistan | Bulawayo | 6 Mar 2018 | ODI # 3988 |
4*, 1/37 | Zimbabwe | v Nepal | Bulawayo | 4 Mar 2018 | LA |
1/15 | Zimbabwe | v P.N.G. | Bulawayo | 1 Mar 2018 | Other OD |
Graeme Cremer has chosen the hardest form of the game to master but his legspin showed enough promise to get him into the Zimbabwe side at 18 years old, after just six first-class matches. His selection at such a young age was entirely due to the exits of Paul Strang and Andy Whittall, and Ray Price's international hiatus, but it still takes some guts for a youngster to stand-up at Test level, and his debut series against Bangladesh provided a glimpse of his talent. He claimed six wickets in the two Tests but his next experience, against South Africa, was a much sterner challenge and he was viciously dealt with by Graeme Smith, AB de Villers and Jacques Kallis. He was on a hiding to nothing but such was the ferocity of the assault one felt for his state of mind, although to his credit he eventually dismissed all three.
Zimbabwe's involvement in Test cricket was suspended soon afterward, and Cremer had to wait four years for another chance in the national side, eventually making his one-day debut against Kenya at Mombasa in January 2009. He picked up 15 wickets in that series, establishing a place in the Zimbabwe one-day outfit, and in his first year in the side took 32 wickets at an average of 22.15, although all but one of those wickets came against Bangladesh and Kenya. Cremer has potential with the bat, as is evidenced by his first-class high score of 171 not out, and has more than 250 first-class wickets. He plays for the Midwest Rhinos in the Zimbabwean domestic system.
Andrew McGlashan and Liam Brickhill