Gary Brent

Infobox cricketer biography
playername = Gary Brent


country = Zimbabwe
fullname = Gary Bazil Brent
nickname =
living = true
dayofbirth = 13
monthofbirth = 1
yearofbirth = 1976
placeofbirth = Sinoia
countryofbirth = Zimbabwe
dayofdeath =
monthofdeath =
yearofdeath =
placeofdeath =
countryofdeath =
heightft =
heightinch =
heightm =
batting = Right-handed bat
bowling = Right-arm medium-fast
role =
family = JP Brent (uncle)

international = true
testdebutdate = 18 November
testdebutyear = 1999
testdebutagainst = Sri Lanka
testc

lasttestdate = 27 December
lasttestyear = 2001
lasttestagainst = Sri Lanka
odidebutdate = 30 October
odidebutyear = 1996
odidebutagainst = Pakistan
odic

lastodidate = 2 February
lastodiyear = 2008
lastodiagainst = Pakistan
odishirt =

club1 = Mashonaland (Northerns)
year1 = 2007–present
clubnumber1 =
club2 = Southerns
year2 = 2006–2007
clubnumber2 =
club3 =
year3 = Manicaland
clubnumber3 = 1999–2006
club4 = Mashonaland
year4 = 1994–1999
clubnumber4 =

deliveries = balls
columns = 4
column1 = Test
matches1 = 4
runs1 = 35
bat avg1 = 5.83
100s/50s1 = 0/0
top score1 = 25
deliveries1 = 818
wickets1 = 7
bowl avg1 = 44.85
fivefor1 = 0
tenfor1 = 0
best bowling1 = 3/21
catches/stumpings1 = 1/–
column2 = ODI
matches2 = 70
runs2 = 408
bat avg2 = 12.00
100s/50s2 = 0/1
top score2 = 59*
deliveries2 = 3,390
wickets2 = 75
bowl avg2 = 37.01
fivefor2 = 0
tenfor2 = n/a
best bowling2 = 4/22
catches/stumpings2 = 20/–
column3 = FC
matches3 = 61
runs3 = 2,066
bat avg3 = 26.15
100s/50s3 = 2/8
top score3 = 130
deliveries3 = 10,157
wickets3 = 186
bowl avg3 = 25.27
fivefor3 = 7
tenfor3 = 0
best bowling3 = 6/46
catches/stumpings3 = 30/–
column4 = List A
matches4 = 129
runs4 = 934
bat avg4 = 14.82
100s/50s4 = 0/3
top score4 = 64
deliveries4 = 5,823
wickets4 = 135
bowl avg4 = 34.09
fivefor4 = 0
tenfor4 = n/a
best bowling4 = 4/22
catches/stumpings4 = 33/–

date = 27 September
year = 2008
source = http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4171/4171.html CricketArchive

Gary Bazil Brent (born January 13, 1976 in Sinoia - now Chinhoyi) is a Zimbabwean cricketer.

Generally speaking, he is an inswinging bowler, with a good slow-arm bowling technique. Though his Test batting average lies at a mere 5.83 runs, he is sometimes used further up the order than his average suggests, in order to utilise some of the power his batting possesses in the hope of tiring the opposition with his swift shots and quick runs. His bowling average, however, often hovers around the low-30s, though it can at times fluctuate greatly.

Having missed the cut for the World Cup in 2003, he made the squad for the 2003/04 tour in Australia. Brent was one of the fifteen "rebel" players who were dismissed in 2004 due to a dispute with the Zimbabwean cricket board.

Gary Brent was a surprise call-up during the ICC Champions Trophy (2006), replacing the injured Terrence Duffin. He played just the one match, but proved useful, taking 1/28 from 7 overs, and adding 10 with the bat, which was not a bad effort considering the Zimbabwean total of 130.

In the first ODI against South Africa, he equal top scored with a defiant 59 after his team was reduced to 72-7. He won the man of the match award, after a good bowling performance as well.

He has been selected for the tour to Bangladesh, starting in late November 2007.

External links

*cricinfo|ref=zimbabwe/content/player/55269.html
*cricketarchive|ref=Archive/Players/4/4171/4171.html