Quinton Friend

Infobox cricketer biography
playername = Quinton Friend


country = South Africa
fullname = Quinton Friend
nickname = Quinne
living = true
dayofbirth = 16
monthofbirth = 02
yearofbirth = 1982
placeofbirth = Bellville, Cape Town
countryofbirth = South Africa
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batting = Right-hand bat
bowling = Right-arm fast-medium
role = Bowler
club1 = Western Province/Cape Cobras
year1 = 2000—2007
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club2 = Dolphins
year2 = 2007—2008
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type1 = First Class
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debutyear1 = 2002
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lastdate1 = January 27
lastyear1 = 2008
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lastdate2 = March 2
lastyear2 = 2008
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column1 = First Class
matches1 = 41
runs1 = 638
bat avg1 = 17.24
100s/50s1 = 0/1
top score1 = 51
deliveries1 = 5844
wickets1 = 117
bowl avg1 = 25.51
fivefor1 = 4
tenfor1 = 0
best bowling1 = 7/31
catches/stumpings1 = 13/0
column2 = List-A
matches2 = 35
runs2 = 82
bat avg2 = 5.86
100s/50s2 = 0/0
top score2 = 20
deliveries2 = 1563
wickets2 = 39
bowl avg2 = 29.05
fivefor2 = 0
tenfor2 = -
best bowling2 = 3/36
catches/stumpings2 = 10/0
column3 = Twenty20
matches3 = 10
runs3 = 1
bat avg3 = 0.50
100s/50s3 = 0/0
top score3 = 1*
deliveries3 = 223
wickets3 = 7
bowl avg3 = 36.86
fivefor3 = 0
tenfor3 = -
best bowling3 = 2/29
catches/stumpings3 = 2/0
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date = April 24
year = 2008
source = http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/player/45197.html CricInfo

Quinton Friend (February 16 1982—) is a South African domestic cricketer who played for Western Province (later the Cape Cobras) and now plays for the Dolphins.cricinfo|ref=southafrica/content/player/45197.html retrieved April 24 2008]

Career

Friend, who was born in Cape Town, debuted for the Warriors in 2002 in List-A cricket, and in 2002 in first class cricket at Pietermaritzburg. He took career best figures of 3/36 against Western Province Boland in a one day match on November 17 2004, [ [http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/141752.html "Warriors waltz to win in the rain"] at CricInfo retrieved April 24 2008] and the following year in January 2005 he took 5/93 in one day again against Western Province in a first class match, [ [http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/145080.html "Runs flow as SuperSport Series restarts"] at CricInfo retrieved April 24 2008] ending with final figures of 6/114. [ [http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/145103.html "Klusener in among the wickets"] at CricInfo retrieved April 24 2008] Against Western Province again Friend was the pick of the bowlers with 4/65 on March 2 2006 during a one day game, [ [http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/239344.html "Morkel shines with bat and ball"] at CricInfo retrieved April 24 2008]

In 2007, Western Provinces merged with Boland to become the Cape Cobras, who then released Friend on July 12 2007 to join the Dolphins. [ [http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/301631.html "Dolphins sign up Quinton Friend"] at CricInfo retrieved April 24 2008] He led them to victory against the Titans on October 22 2007, [ [http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/316460.html "Dolphins and Eagles ease to victories"] at CricInfo retrieved April 24 2008] however eight days later was suspended for one match along with Titans' Martin van Jaarsveld for verbal abuse. [ [http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/317743.html "van Jaarsveld and Friend suspended"] at CricInfo retrieved April 24 2008]

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