Full name Arnoldus Mauritius Blignaut
Born August 1, 1978, Salisbury (now Harare)
Current age 42 years 219 days
Major teams Zimbabwe, Mashonaland, Tasmania
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium-fast
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 19 | 36 | 3 | 886 | 92 | 26.84 | 1292 | 68.57 | 0 | 6 | 102 | 23 | 13 | 0 |
ODIs | 54 | 41 | 8 | 626 | 63* | 18.96 | 589 | 106.28 | 0 | 5 | 62 | 13 | 11 | 0 |
T20Is | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8.00 | 8 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 57 | 91 | 5 | 2375 | 194 | 27.61 | 2 | 15 | 40 | 0 | ||||
List A | 80 | 61 | 9 | 915 | 63* | 17.59 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 0 | ||||
T20s | 13 | 11 | 4 | 264 | 63* | 37.71 | 181 | 145.85 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 19 | 30 | 3173 | 1964 | 53 | 5/73 | 8/110 | 37.05 | 3.71 | 59.8 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
ODIs | 54 | 53 | 2348 | 2063 | 50 | 4/43 | 4/43 | 41.26 | 5.27 | 46.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
T20Is | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
First-class | 57 | 8112 | 4862 | 133 | 5/73 | 36.55 | 3.59 | 60.9 | 3 | 0 | |||
List A | 80 | 3341 | 2973 | 70 | 4/43 | 4/43 | 42.47 | 5.33 | 47.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
T20s | 13 | 7 | 88 | 138 | 6 | 2/31 | 2/31 | 23.00 | 9.40 | 14.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Test debut | Zimbabwe v Bangladesh at Bulawayo, Apr 19-22, 2001 scorecard |
Last Test | Zimbabwe v India at Harare, Sep 20-22, 2005 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | West Indies v Zimbabwe at Singapore, Sep 2, 1999 scorecard |
Last ODI | Zimbabwe v India at Harare, Jun 3, 2010 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
Only T20I | New Zealand v Zimbabwe at Providence, May 4, 2010 scorecard |
T20I statistics | |
First-class debut | 1997/98 |
Last First-class | West Indies A v Zimbabwe at St George's, Apr 16-19, 2010 scorecard |
List A debut | 1997/98 |
Last List A | Zimbabwe v India at Harare, Jun 3, 2010 scorecard |
T20s debut | Lions v Warriors at Johannesburg, Jan 20, 2006 scorecard |
Last T20s | New Zealand v Zimbabwe at Providence, May 4, 2010 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1/22 | Zimbabwe | v India | Harare | 3 Jun 2010 | ODI # 2986 |
1, 0/15 | Zimbabwe | v Sri Lanka | Bulawayo | 1 Jun 2010 | ODI # 2985 |
0/5 | Zimbabwe | v India | Bulawayo | 28 May 2010 | ODI # 2981 |
8 | Zimbabwe | v New Zealand | Providence | 4 May 2010 | T20I # 159 |
1 | Zimbabwe | v Pakistan | Gros Islet | 29 Apr 2010 | Other T20 |
- | Zimbabwe | v Australia | Gros Islet | 27 Apr 2010 | Other T20 |
0, 1/12 | Zimbabwe | v W. Indies A | St George's | 22 Apr 2010 | T20 |
0, 0/16, 72, 0/27 | Zimbabwe | v W. Indies A | St George's | 16 Apr 2010 | FC |
18 | Tuskers | v Vipers | Harare | 20 Feb 2010 | T20 |
- | Tuskers | v Vipers | Harare | 18 Feb 2010 | T20 |
A laid-back character, Blignaut hails from an Afrikaner farming family, as his forenames (Arnoldus Mauritius) suggest. His stronger suit is his pace bowling, and he returned the best figures by a Zimbabwean on Test debut - 5 for 73 in the first Test against Bangladesh at Bulawayo in April 2001. He also managed a first-ball duck in his maiden Test innings, although as a strokeplaying left-hander, he has a terrific eye for the ball and is also a fine fielder. After growing disenchanted with the game he sat out the 2001-02 season, amid reports of disputes with administrators and fellow players. He pursued a number of lines of employment including, briefly, male modelling. But in August 2002 he announced that he was returning, and in his first game back he took 5 for 79 against Pakistan. He then cemented his place back in the team and put in steady performances during the 2003 World Cup and in England later in the same year.