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Full name Paul Andrew Strang
Born July 28, 1970, Bulawayo
Current age 37 years 294 days
Major teams Zimbabwe,Kent,Manicaland,Marylebone Cricket Club,Mashonaland,Mashonaland Country Districts,Nottinghamshire,Zimbabwe Cricket Academy
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak googly
Relations Father - RC Strang,Brother - BC Strang
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
24
41
10
839
106*
27.06
1918
43.74
1
2
92
3
15
0
ODIs
95
73
24
1090
47
22.24
1651
66.02
0
0
30
0
First-class
107
157
37
3613
154
30.10
3
17
96
0
List A
180
140
41
1941
52*
19.60
0
1
64
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
24
38
5720
2522
70
8/109
10/158
36.02
2.64
81.7
3
4
1
ODIs
95
89
4351
3173
96
5/21
5/21
33.05
4.37
45.3
2
2
0
First-class
107
21747
9933
324
8/109
30.65
2.74
67.1
17
3
List A
180
8015
5743
193
6/32
6/32
29.75
4.29
41.5
6
3
0
Career statistics
Test debut
Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka at Harare, Oct 26-31, 1994 scorecard
Last Test
Zimbabwe v South Africa at Bulawayo, Sep 14-18, 2001 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
Australia v Zimbabwe at Perth, Dec 2, 1994 scorecard
Last ODI
Bangladesh v Zimbabwe at Dhaka, Nov 26, 2001 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class span
1992/93 - 2002/03
List A span
1994/95 - 2003/04
Profile
A fine allrounder, combining top-class legspin with useful lower order batting, and superb fielding. As a bowler he had a wide repertoire - regular legbreaks, googly, topspinner and flipper - and his control improved considerably as his career progressed . Paul was one of the best fielders in an outstanding fielding side, often seen in the covers or backward point area. He was at his best as a batsman when the pressure was on and runs were needed urgently, as he proved while scoring his only Test century , against Pakistan at Sheikhapura in 1996-97 . Paul's greatest qualities were his fighting spirit and his unselfish approach. His match double of a century and five wickets in a Test innings was a major career highlight, and he took great pleasure in his 87-run partnership with his brother Bryan - their father was a first-class umpire. Paul's figures of 8 for 109 against New Zealand at Bulawayo in 2000-01 were at the time the best ever recorded for Zimbabwe in Test cricket, but his international career was cut short by a chronic muscular injury in his bowling hand. He spent two seasons in England, playing for Kent and Nottinghamshire, gaining much valuable experience, and latterly moved to New Zealand where he coached with Auckland A. John Ward
