Trevor Gripper

Infobox Cricketer


nationality = Zimbabwean
country = Zimbabwe
country abbrev = ZIM
name = Trevor Gripper
picture = Cricket_no_pic.pngbatting style = Right-handed batsman
bowling style = Right arm off-break
tests = 20
test runs = 809
test bat avg = 21.86
test 100s/50s = 1/5
test top score = 112
test overs = 132.1
test wickets = 6
test bowl avg = 84.83
test 5s = 0
test 10s = 0
test best bowling = 2/91
test catches/stumpings = 14/0
ODIs = 8
ODI runs = 80
ODI bat avg = 10.00
ODI 100s/50s = 0/0
ODI top score = 26
ODI overs = 20
ODI wickets = 2
ODI bowl avg = 38.00
ODI 5s = 0
ODI best bowling = 2/28
ODI catches/stumpings = 4/0
date = 14 May
year = 2005
source = http://content.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/player/55463.html Cricinfo

Trevor Raymond Gripper is a Zimbabwean cricketer. He was born on December 28, 1975 in Salisbury - now Harare.

Gripper is a somewhat solid opening batsman, who once spent four hours 23 minutes inching his way to 28 in a match against England A. However, his off-spin bowling has also proved useful, and in first-class cricket he may fairly be considered an all-rounder, with his batting average above 33 and his bowling average below 32.

Gripper made his first-class debut for a Matabeleland Invitation XI during Worcestershire's 1996/97 tour of Zimbabwe, scoring 45 in the number 1 position before being caught by Graeme Hick off the bowling of Gavin Haynes. However, he did not play another match at that level until the aforementioned game against England A in February 1999.

Gripper made his Test match debut in October 1999 against Australia at Harare; the selectors' decision was somewhat surprising since at the time Gripper had still not recorded a first-class century. He made 60 in the second innings. His maiden Test hundred came against Bangladesh in 2001, as Zimbabwe piled up 542/7 declared.

He has played domestic cricket for Matabeleland, Manicaland and Mashonaland, and it was for the latter that he made his highest first-class score - 234 against Manicaland, which performance brought him a recall to the Zimbabwe team for the 2003/04 tour of Australia.

He also played two seasons for [http://cranleigh.play-cricket.com Cranleigh Cricket Club] in Surrey (1999 and 2004) totalling over 1,400 1st XI runs and 68 wickets.