Tatenda Taibu

Infobox cricketer biography
playername = Tatenda Taibu
country = Zimbabwe
fullname = Tatenda Taibu
nickname =
living = true
dayofbirth = 14
monthofbirth = 5
yearofbirth = 1983
placeofbirth = Harare
countryofbirth = Zimbabwe
heightft = 5
heightinch = 5
batting = Right-handed
bowling = Right arm off spin/right arm medium
role = Wicket-keeper
international = true
testdebutdate = 19 July
testdebutyear = 2001
testdebutagainst = West Indies
testc

lasttestdate = 20 September
lasttestyear = 2005
lasttestagainst = India
odidebutdate = 23 June
odidebutyear = 2001
odidebutagainst = West Indies
odic

lastodidate = 2 February
lastodiyear = 2008
lastodiagainst = Pakistan
odishirt = 44
club1 = Namibia
year1 = 2006 – 2007
club2 = Cape Cobras
year2 = 2005 – 2006
club3 = Mashonaland
year3 = 2000 – 2005
deliveries = balls
columns = 4
column1 = Tests
matches1 = 24
runs1 = 1,273
bat avg1 = 29.60
100s/50s1 = 1/9
top score1 = 153
deliveries1 = 48
wickets1 = 1
bowl avg1 = 27.00
fivefor1 = 0
tenfor1 = 0
best bowling1 = 1/27
catches/stumpings1 = 48/4
column2 = ODI
matches2 = 96
runs2 = 1,791
bat avg2 = 26.73
100s/50s2 = 1/9
top score2 = 107*
deliveries2 = 84
wickets2 = 2
bowl avg2 = 30.50
fivefor2 = 0
tenfor2 = n/a
best bowling2 = 2/42
catches/stumpings2 = 84/10
column3 = FC
matches3 = 88
runs3 = 4,694
bat avg3 = 35.29
100s/50s3 = 9/23
top score3 = 175*
deliveries3 = 924
wickets3 = 22
bowl avg3 = 19.59
fivefor3 = 1
tenfor3 = 0
best bowling3 = 8/43
catches/stumpings3 = 229/23
column4 = LA
matches4 = 159
runs4 = 3,336
bat avg4 = 29.52
100s/50s4 = 3/17
top score4 = 121*
deliveries4 = 515
wickets4 = 13
bowl avg4 = 28.30
fivefor4 = 0
tenfor4 = n/a
best bowling4 = 4/25
catches/stumpings4 = 146/25
date = 27 September
year = 2008
source = http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/10/10297/10297.html CricketArchive

Tatenda Taibu (born May 14, 1983, in Harare) is a Zimbabwean cricketer. He is a wicket-keeper and batsman, and can also bowl right arm off spin.

International career

Taibu made his first-class debut aged sixteen, and his debut for the national team in 2001, aged just eighteen. In 2003, he was appointed vice-captain to Heath Streak on the team's tour of England, and he was appointed national captain in April 2004 following the departure of several 'rebel' players, who resigned from the national team in a dispute with Zimbabwe Cricket. He impressed many with his mature outlook and leading by example and was regarded as one of the few genuinely Test-standard players in a very weak side.

In November 2005, he held a press conference on behalf of 74 Zimbabwe players denouncing the management of Zimbabwe Cricket. This led to death threats against him and his family, as well as criticism of him in the Zimbabwean media. He also failed to agree a new contract with Zimbabwe Cricket. On 24 November, he ended his international career at the age of 22 and is expected to continue his professional career outside Zimbabwe. He played for the Cape Cobras in South Africa in the 2005/06 season. However, he has also said that he would be glad to play for Zimbabwe again if Peter Chingoka and Ozias Bvute resigned and "the right people" replaced them.

He made his return to the Zimbabwean side in a series against India A in July 2007, registering a century. The following month Zimbabwe hosted South Africa for a 3 games ODI series and in the final game Taibu scored a career best 107 not out. It was the first ODI century by a Zimbabwean against South Africa.

Teams

*Namibia (2006)
*Zimbabwe (current)
*Mashonaland
*Kolkata Knight Riders (IPL 2008)

Career summary

Tests

Test Debut: vs West Indies, Bulawayo, 2001
Latest Test: vs South Africa, Centurion, 2004-2005
*Taibu's best Test batting score of 153 was against Bangladesh, Dhaka, 2004-2005
*His best Test bowling figures of 1 for 27 came against Sri Lanka, Harare, 2004
*He captained Zimbabwe in ten Tests: nine losses, one draw
*Taibu holds the record for most runs in an innings without conceding a bye, when Sri Lanka scored 713/3d in 2004. Incidentally all 3 wickets in that innings were caught by Taibu

One-day internationals

ODI Debut: vs West Indies, Harare, 2001
Latest ODI: vs South Africa, Harare, 2007
*Taibu's best ODI batting score of 107 not out was against South Africa, Harare, 2007
*His best ODI bowling figures of 2 for 42 came against Sri Lanka, Harare, 2004
*He captained Zimbabwe in 29 ODIs: two wins, twenty-seven losses

Indian Premier League

On February 20, 2008, Taibu was successfully bid on by the Kolkata franchise of the Indian Premier League for a sum of USD 125,000 to become the first and only Zimbabwean player to be selected in the Indian Premier League.

External links

* [http://content.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/player/55805.html Cricinfo profile on Tatenda Taibu]
* [http://www.howstat.com.au/cricket/Statistics/Players/PlayerOverview_ODI.asp?PlayerID=2975 HowSTAT! statistical profile on Tatenda Taibu]
* [http://cricmania.com/cricket/DB/card/user/us03/game/T1735 Scorecard of one of Taibu's best games at Cricmania]
* [http://content.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/227126.html News of Taibu's resignation at Cricinfo]
* [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/227861.html Subsequent interview with Taibu at Cricinfo]