Zimbabwe
Full name Solomon Farai Mire
Born August 21, 1989, Harare
Current age 31 years 153 days
Major teams Zimbabwe, Centrals, Melbourne Renegades, Mid West Rhinos, Zimbabwe Under-19s
Playing role Batsman
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium-fast
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 2 | 4 | 0 | 78 | 47 | 19.50 | 135 | 57.77 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
ODIs | 47 | 47 | 0 | 955 | 112 | 20.31 | 1190 | 80.25 | 1 | 3 | 93 | 24 | 12 | 0 |
T20Is | 9 | 8 | 0 | 253 | 94 | 31.62 | 196 | 129.08 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
First-class | 16 | 28 | 1 | 567 | 96 | 21.00 | 1061 | 53.44 | 0 | 3 | 74 | 11 | 8 | 0 |
List A | 81 | 80 | 5 | 2146 | 128 | 28.61 | 2468 | 86.95 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 0 | ||
T20s | 29 | 26 | 1 | 594 | 109 | 23.76 | 412 | 144.17 | 1 | 3 | 45 | 40 | 9 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
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Tests | 2 | 3 | 84 | 32 | 1 | 1/22 | 1/27 | 32.00 | 2.28 | 84.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ODIs | 47 | 19 | 507 | 515 | 12 | 4/43 | 4/43 | 42.91 | 6.09 | 42.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
T20Is | 9 | 5 | 72 | 115 | 1 | 1/15 | 1/15 | 115.00 | 9.58 | 72.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 16 | 25 | 1170 | 682 | 7 | 1/10 | 1/10 | 97.42 | 3.49 | 167.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
List A | 81 | 43 | 1358 | 1253 | 31 | 4/22 | 4/22 | 40.41 | 5.53 | 43.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
T20s | 29 | 16 | 255 | 382 | 14 | 3/24 | 3/24 | 27.28 | 8.98 | 18.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Test debut | Zimbabwe v West Indies at Bulawayo, Oct 21-24, 2017 scorecard |
Last Test | Zimbabwe v West Indies at Bulawayo, Oct 29-Nov 2, 2017 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | Bangladesh v Zimbabwe at Chattogram, Nov 21, 2014 scorecard |
Last ODI | Ireland v Zimbabwe at Belfast, Jul 7, 2019 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
T20I debut | Afghanistan v Zimbabwe at Sharjah, Feb 5, 2018 scorecard |
Last T20I | Ireland v Zimbabwe at Bready, Jul 14, 2019 scorecard |
T20I statistics | |
First-class debut | Westerns v Centrals at Bulawayo, Apr 12-15, 2007 scorecard |
Last First-class | Zimbabwe v West Indies at Bulawayo, Oct 29-Nov 2, 2017 scorecard |
List A debut | Centrals v Southerns at Harare, Mar 22, 2007 scorecard |
Last List A | Ireland v Zimbabwe at Belfast, Jul 7, 2019 scorecard |
T20s debut | Centrals v Easterns (Zimbabwe) at Harare, Mar 19, 2008 scorecard |
Last T20s | Ireland v Zimbabwe at Bready, Jul 14, 2019 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
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0/33 | Zimbabwe | v Ireland | Bready | 14 Jul 2019 | T20I # 831 |
14, 1/22 | Zimbabwe | v Ireland | Belfast | 7 Jul 2019 | ODI # 4189 |
4/43, 4 | Zimbabwe | v Ireland | Belfast | 4 Jul 2019 | ODI # 4185 |
1/27, 35 | Zimbabwe | v Ireland A | Eglinton | 29 Jun 2019 | LA |
4 | Zimbabwe | v Netherlands | Rotterdam | 23 Jun 2019 | T20I # 808 |
28, 0/17 | Zimbabwe | v Netherlands | Deventer | 21 Jun 2019 | ODI # 4167 |
4 | Zimbabwe | v Netherlands | Deventer | 19 Jun 2019 | ODI # 4164 |
40 | Zimbabwe | v U.A.E. | Harare | 14 Apr 2019 | ODI # 4123 |
14 | Zimbabwe | v U.A.E. | Harare | 12 Apr 2019 | ODI # 4122 |
11 | Zimbabwe | v U.A.E. | Harare | 10 Apr 2019 | ODI # 4121 |
Solomon Mire's reputation as a big hitter preceded his international debut by several years, but the allrounder only came into contention for national honours on the strength of club cricket performances thousands of miles away from his native Zimbabwe. As a teenager, he put together knocks of 94 against Southerns, an unbeaten 79 against Westerns and 52 not out against Northerns in the 2006-07 Faithwear Inter-Provincial One-Day Competition. He was then part of the Zimbabwe Under-19 team's dire trip to the Youth World Cup in early 2008, but his performances there and subsequently didn't suggest an outstanding talent, and an abductor injury upon his return to Zimbabwe was another set-back.
Mire's fortunes began to change when he emigrated to Australia in 2012. As something of a nomadic Grade cricketer, he spent some time in country Victoria and then moved on to Premier Cricket in Melbourne, where he played for Carlton and Essendon while also spending time in Darwin during the winter. He made community paper headlines in July 2014 when he slammed a 157-ball 260, including 21 sixes, for Waratahs to set a new tournament record in the Darwin and District Cricket Competition. His exploits for Essendon in the Victoria Cricket Association Premiership had also led to a game for Victoria Under-23s, and then a handful of games for Melbourne Renegades in the Big Bash League in 2013-14 as a community rookie. Zimbabwe eventually came calling, and Mire cobbled together a pair of fifties in unfamiliar conditions in his debut series in Bangladesh in late 2014. He'd done enough to earn a place in Zimbabwe's 2015 World Cup squad, with his experience of Australian conditions also adding to his value.
Liam Brickhill