John Nyumbu
Personal information
Born (1985-05-31) 31 May 1985
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm off break
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 91)9 August 2014 v South Africa
Last Test6 August 2016 v New Zealand
ODI debut (cap 122)17 August 2014 v South Africa
Last ODI29 August 2014 v South Africa
Only T20I (cap 50)1 July 2018 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2003/04Matabeleland
2006-2009Westerns
2009-Matabeleland Tuskers
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 1 5 47 50
Runs scored 15 20 725 136
Batting average 7.50 5.00 13.67 8.50
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/2 0/0
Top score 13 18 65 24
Balls bowled 321 235 7,747 2,218
Wickets 5 8 127 51
Bowling average 36.20 29.37 30.66 32.84
5 wickets in innings 1 0 7 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 5/157 3/42 6/59 4/45
Catches/stumpings 0/– 2/– 54/– 27/–
Source: Cricinfo, 29 August 2014

John Nyumbu (born 31 May 1985) is a Zimbabwean cricketer. He is right-handed tail-ended batsman and right arm off break bowler.

Career

He made his Test cricket debut for Zimbabwe against South Africa at Harare Sports Club in August 2014 in which he took five wickets in the first innings and became second Zimbabwean cricketer after Andy Blignaut.[1] He made his One Day International debut later that same month, also against South Africa.[2]

In May 2018, he took his 200th first-class wicket in his 73rd first-class match.[3] He was the leading wicket-taker for Matabeleland Tuskers in the 2017–18 Pro50 Championship tournament, with eleven dismissals in eight matches.[4]

In June 2018, he was named in a Board XI team for warm-up fixtures ahead of the 2018 Zimbabwe Tri-Nation Series.[5] Later the same month, he was named in a 22-man preliminary Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the tri-nation series.[6] He made his T20I debut for Zimabwbe against Pakistan on 1 July 2018, during the tri-series.[7]

In December 2020, he was selected to play for the Tuskers in the 2020–21 Logan Cup.[8][9]

References

  1. ↑ "South Africa tour of Zimbabwe, Only Test: Zimbabwe v South Africa at Harare, Aug 9-13, 2014". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "South Africa in Zimbabwe ODI Series, 1st ODI: Zimbabwe v South Africa at Bulawayo, Aug 17, 2014". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "Nyumbu reaches 200 wickets milestone - The Chronicle". www.chronicle.co.zw. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "2017–18 Pro50 Championship, Matabeleland Tuskers: Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  5. ↑ "Graeme Cremer, Sikandar Raza left out of T20 practice matches". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  6. ↑ "Raza, Taylor absent from Zimbabwe T20I squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  7. ↑ "1st match, Zimbabwe Twenty20 Tri-Series at Harare, Jul 1 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  8. ↑ "Logan Cup first class cricket competition gets underway". The Zimbabwe Daily. Archived from the original on 9 December 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  9. ↑ "Logan Cup starts in secure environment". The Herald. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
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