Stuart Matsikenyeri

Infobox cricketer biography
playername = Stuart Matsikenyeri


country = Zimbabwe
fullname = Stuart Matsikenyeri
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dayofbirth = 3
monthofbirth = 5
yearofbirth = 1983
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batting = Right-hand bat
bowling = Right-arm off break
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international = true
testdebutdate = 4 November
testdebutyear = 2003
testdebutagainst = West Indies
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lasttestdate = 11 March
lasttestyear = 2005
lasttestagainst = South Africa
odidebutdate = 23 November
odidebutyear = 2002
odidebutagainst = Pakistan
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lastodidate = 24 January
lastodiyear = 2008
lastodiagainst = Pakistan
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club1 = Manicaland (Easterns)
year1 = 1999–present
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club2 = CFX Academy
year2 = 2001/02
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deliveries = balls
columns = 4
column1 = Test
matches1 = 8
runs1 = 351
bat avg1 = 23.40
100s/50s1 = 0/2
top score1 = 57
deliveries1 = 483
wickets1 = 2
bowl avg1 = 172.50
fivefor1 = 0
tenfor1 = 0
best bowling1 = 1/58
catches/stumpings1 = 7/–
column2 = ODI
matches2 = 72
runs2 = 1,339
bat avg2 = 20.60
100s/50s2 = 0/7
top score2 = 89
deliveries2 = 758
wickets2 = 13
bowl avg2 = 51.00
fivefor2 = 0
tenfor2 = n/a
best bowling2 = 2/33
catches/stumpings2 = 22/–
column3 = FC
matches3 = 76
runs3 = 3,519
bat avg3 = 27.92
100s/50s3 = 5/17
top score3 = 201
deliveries3 = 3,405
wickets3 = 54
bowl avg3 = 43.66
fivefor3 = 1
tenfor3 = 0
best bowling3 = 5/41
catches/stumpings3 = 54/–
column4 = List A
matches4 = 137
runs4 = 2,732
bat avg4 = 22.39
100s/50s4 = 0/17
top score4 = 96
deliveries4 = 1,428
wickets4 = 23
bowl avg4 = 52.13
fivefor4 = 0
tenfor4 = n/a
best bowling4 = 2/2
catches/stumpings4 = 41/–

date = 04 October
year = 2008
source = http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/10/10506/10506.html CricketArchive

Stuart Matsikenyeri (born 3 May 1983 in Harare) is a Zimbabwean cricketer. He is a right handed batsman and usually opens the batting for Zimbabwe. Matsikenyeri also bowls part time right-arm off-break and is a sharp fielder in the gully.

Matsikenyeri was a promising junior player and he represented Zimbabwe at U-16 and U-19 levels. It was thus no surprise when he made his international debut against Pakistan in November 2002, opening the batting. He participated in the 2003 World Cup, although he only played in one game. Later in the year he played in the NatWest Series in England and he scored a crucial 44 at Trent Bridge as Zimbabwe pulled off an upset win.

His strengths are on the cut and pull but he has at times struggled against high quality pace bowling in international cricket, often getting out to loose shots.

In 2006 he spend time out of the side after refusing to sign a new contract with the board. He returned however and went on to bring up his 1000th ODI run for Zimbabwe in early 2007, becoming one of only 4 players in the 2007 World Cup squad to have done so.

Included in the 2007 World Cup squad, he is the only remaining member of the 2003 World Cup Zimbabwe squad.

External links

*cricinfo|ref=zimbabwe/content/player/55612.html
*cricketarchive|ref=Archive/Players/10/10506/10506.html