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Full name Hamilton Masakadza
Born August 9, 1983, Harare
Current age 25 years 118 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
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
15
30
1
785
119
27.06
1786
43.95
1
3
107
4
8
0
ODIs
58
58
2
1243
87
22.19
1845
67.37
0
9
122
9
23
0
T20Is
7
7
0
258
79
36.85
190
135.78
0
2
25
9
3
0
First-class
59
105
3
3520
142
34.50
6
21
44
0
List A
99
99
6
2628
103*
28.25
1
20
43
0
Twenty20
19
18
4
593
101*
42.35
485
122.26
1
4
53
17
8
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
15
4
126
39
2
1/9
1/9
19.50
1.85
63.0
0
0
0
ODIs
58
21
535
507
14
3/39
3/39
36.21
5.68
38.2
0
0
0
T20Is
7
2
18
25
1
1/9
1/9
25.00
8.33
18.0
0
0
0
First-class
59
1798
850
20
2/6
42.50
2.83
89.9
0
0
List A
99
997
844
30
4/36
4/36
28.13
5.07
33.2
1
0
0
Twenty20
19
8
126
109
9
2/6
2/6
12.11
5.19
14.0
0
0
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
Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka at Harare, Nov 30, 2008 scorecard
ODI statistics
T20I debut
Bangladesh v Zimbabwe at Khulna, Nov 28, 2006 scorecard
Last T20I
Canada v Zimbabwe at King City (NW), Oct 13, 2008 scorecard
T20I statistics
First-class debut
1999/00
Last First-class
Zimbabwe Select XI v Sri Lankans at Bulawayo, Nov 12-15, 2008 scorecard
List A debut
2001
Last List A
Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka at Harare, Nov 30, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut
Eagles v Zimbabweans at Kimberley, Sep 13, 2006 scorecard
Last Twenty20
Canada v Zimbabwe at King City (NW), Oct 13, 2008 scorecard
Profile
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
