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Full name Hamilton Masakadza
Born August 9, 1983, Harare
Current age 25 years 64 days
Major teams Zimbabwe, Easterns (Zimbabwe), Manicaland, Mashonaland
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak googly
Relations Brother - SW Masakadza

Batting and fielding averages

Mat

Inns

Runs

Ave

100

Tests

785

119

27.06

1786

43.95

107

ODIs

1037

21.16

1610

64.40

T20Is

179

29.83

138

129.71

First-class

103

3422

142

34.22

List A

2422

103*

28.16

Twenty20

514

101*

39.53

433

118.70

Bowling averages

Mat

Inns

Balls

Runs

Wkts

BBI

BBM

Ave

Econ

Tests

126

1/9

19.50

1.85

63.0

ODIs

529

495

3/39

35.35

5.61

37.7

T20Is

1/9

25.00

8.33

18.0

First-class

1798

850

2/6

42.50

2.83

89.9

List A

991

832

4/36

27.73

5.03

33.0

Twenty20

126

109

2/6

12.11

5.19

14.0

Career statistics

Test debut

Zimbabwe v West Indies at Harare, Jul 27-31, 2001 scorecard

Last Test

Zimbabwe v India at Harare, Sep 20-22, 2005 scorecard

Test statistics

ODI debut

Zimbabwe v South Africa at Bulawayo, Sep 23, 2001 scorecard

Last ODI

Pakistan v Zimbabwe at Sheikhupura, Feb 2, 2008 scorecard

ODI statistics

T20I debut

Bangladesh v Zimbabwe at Khulna, Nov 28, 2006 scorecard

Last T20I

Pakistan v Zimbabwe at King City (NW), Oct 12, 2008 scorecard

T20I statistics

First-class debut

1999/00

Last First-class

Westerns v Easterns (Zimbabwe) at Bulawayo, May 17-20, 2008 scorecard

List A debut

2001

Last List A

Centrals v Easterns (Zimbabwe) at Harare, Jun 1, 2008 scorecard

Twenty20 debut

Eagles v Zimbabweans at Kimberley, Sep 13, 2006 scorecard

Last Twenty20

Pakistan v Zimbabwe at King City (NW), Oct 12, 2008 scorecard

Hamilton Masakadza was still a schoolboy at Churchill High School in Harare when he set the record - since beaten by Mohammad Ashraful - of being the youngest batsman ever to score a century on his Test debut, at 17 years and 254 days. This was against West Indies in 2000-01 when, batting at No. 3 instead of his normal opening position, he scored a composed 119 that was largely responsible for Zimbabwe saving the match after conceding a first-innings lead of 216. Earlier in the year he had not only become the youngest Zimbabwean ever to score a first-class century, but also the first black player to do so. A year later, though, he put his professional cricket career on hold as he began a three-year course at the University of the Free State. Although an agreement was reached that he would still be available for Zimbabwe if required, he could not maintain his form playing against club opposition in South Africa, and the national selectors initially decided to await his return to the country in 2005. But the Streak crisis led to his early recall in the one-dayers against England where, unsurprisingly, he struggled before registering his maiden ODI fifty in the final game. His return to the Test match team brought mixed results, but he was Zimbabwe's best batsman, technically, on their tour of South Africa, where he showed an application lacking in his team mates. He declined a contract in early 2006, explaining that he preferred to concentrate on his studies in South Africa, but remained in the frame despite that.
Steven Price September 2006

Jan 30, 2008

Mohammad Yousuf and Hamilton Masakadza shake hands after the game © AFP

Jan 24, 2008

Shahid Afridi cut Hamilton Masakadza's innings on 87 © AFP

Jan 24, 2008

Hamilton Masakadza dropped a skier off Shahid Afridi © AFP

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