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Full name Murray William Goodwin
Born December 11, 1972, Salisbury (now Harare)
Current age 35 years 343 days
Major teams Netherlands,Zimbabwe,ACB Chairman's XI,Ahmedabad Rockets,Cricket Australia Chairman's XI,Mashonaland,Mashonaland A,Subiaco-Floreat,Sussex,Warriors,Western Australia,Western Australia Second XI
Nickname Muzza, Fuzz, Goodie
Playing role Higher middle order batsman
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak
Height
1.77 m
Education St John's, Harare, Zimbabwe; Newtonmoore Senior High, Bunbury, Western Australia
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
19
37
4
1414
166*
42.84
3053
46.31
3
8
165
5
10
0
ODIs
71
70
3
1818
112*
27.13
2654
68.50
2
8
160
8
20
0
First-class
234
408
32
18380
335*
48.88
58
77
133
0
List A
311
299
36
9309
167
35.39
12
59
97
0
Twenty20
46
41
5
993
102*
27.58
818
121.39
1
5
116
13
6
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
19
8
119
69
0
-
-
-
3.47
-
0
0
0
ODIs
71
15
248
210
4
1/12
1/12
52.50
5.08
62.0
0
0
0
First-class
234
701
363
7
2/23
51.85
3.10
100.1
0
0
List A
311
351
306
7
1/9
1/9
43.71
5.23
50.1
0
0
0
Twenty20
46
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Career statistics
Test debut
Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe at Kandy, Jan 7-11, 1998 scorecard
Last Test
England v Zimbabwe at Nottingham, Jun 1-5, 2000 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe at Colombo (SSC), Jan 22, 1998 scorecard
Last ODI
England v Zimbabwe at Lord's, Jul 22, 2000 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class debut
1994/95
Last First-class
Sussex v Yorkshire at Hove, Sep 24-27, 2008 scorecard
List A debut
1994/95
Last List A
Nottinghamshire v Sussex at Nottingham, Sep 14, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut
Hampshire v Sussex at Southampton, Jun 13, 2003 scorecard
Murray Goodwin is a diminutive and sometimes destructive player who can bat anywhere in the top four. His formative years were spent on the bouncy WACA wickets in Perth, and left him a predominantly back-foot player who cuts and pulls the pace men with impunity. His light feet and willingness to use them make him equally adept against spin, and he is quick and alert in the field. Goodwin was born in Rhodesia, where he returned after his family had emigrated to Australia while he was still a youngster. But his wife could not settle in Zimbabwe, and Goodwin went back to Australia after the England tour of 2000, thus renouncing the chance to play Test cricket. Goodwin, who was popular with his team-mates, missed the chance to become one of Zimbabwe's great batsmen. In the meantime he made a name for himself at Sussex. After a prolific season in 2001, he became an instant legend two years later, when he scored a club-record 335 not out against Leicestershire to seal Sussex's first Championship title in their 164-year history. He has since been involved in the success in the C & G Trophy final of 2006. At Western Australia he has enjoyed some big-scoring years, including 1183 in 2003-04 and 840 the following summer, and moved into the top 15 on the state's domestic first-class run list, but he seems to be on the way out after playing only three games last summer. Geoffrey Dean June 2006
