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Full name Prosper Utseya
Born March 26, 1985, Harare
Current age 23 years 166 days
Major teams Zimbabwe,Easterns (Zimbabwe),Mashonaland A,Zimbabwe A
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
1
2
0
45
45
22.50
58
77.58
0
0
5
1
2
0
ODIs
71
57
20
400
31
10.81
706
56.65
0
0
25
4
21
0
T20Is
3
2
2
20
13*
-
18
111.11
0
0
1
0
1
0
First-class
46
84
6
1604
115*
20.56
1
9
20
0
List A
106
87
28
675
41
11.44
0
0
36
0
Twenty20
13
11
5
71
13*
11.83
95
74.73
0
0
6
0
5
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
1
1
72
55
0
-
-
-
4.58
-
0
0
0
ODIs
71
67
3607
2482
46
3/35
3/35
53.95
4.12
78.4
0
0
0
T20Is
3
3
72
80
5
3/25
3/25
16.00
6.66
14.4
0
0
0
First-class
46
7840
3833
117
6/91
32.76
2.93
67.0
5
5
0
List A
106
5293
3625
77
4/16
4/16
47.07
4.10
68.7
1
0
0
Twenty20
13
13
280
282
13
3/14
3/14
21.69
6.04
21.5
0
0
0
Career statistics
Only Test
Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka at Harare, May 6-8, 2004 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka at Bulawayo, Apr 20, 2004 scorecard
Last ODI
Pakistan v Zimbabwe at Hyderabad (Sind), Jan 24, 2008 scorecard
ODI statistics
T20I debut
Bangladesh v Zimbabwe at Khulna, Nov 28, 2006 scorecard
Last T20I
England v Zimbabwe at Cape Town, Sep 13, 2007 scorecard
T20I statistics
First-class debut
2001/02
Last First-class
Westerns v Easterns (Zimbabwe) at Bulawayo, May 17-20, 2008 scorecard
List A debut
2003/04
Last List A
Northerns (Zimbabwe) v Easterns (Zimbabwe) at Harare, Jun 2, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut
Bangladesh v Zimbabwe at Khulna, Nov 28, 2006 scorecard
Last Twenty20
Titans v Zimbabwe at Centurion, Apr 11, 2008 scorecard
Profile
An offspinner with real promise, Prosper Utseya was unexpectedly thrust into the Zimbabwe national team against Sri Lanka at the age of 19 when the rebel players withdrew, but was not given the chance to bat or bowl on his debut and it soon became clear that he was considered by the selectors a one-day specialist. Despite being given an extensive run in the side, he failed to make a mark with either bat or ball. But he really came to prominence in the Caribbean in 2006 when his mature bowling was a rare highlight for the Zimbabweans, with his flight and ability to turn the ball was widely praised and his economy rate was at times remarkable. It was, nevertheless, a surprise when he was appointed captain for the series against Bangladesh in July 2006. But the pressure, both on and off the pitch, soon got to him and his own performances fell away as his side endured a string of hefty defeats.
Like many other young black players, he was first introduced to the game at Chipembere Primary School in the Harare township of Highfield, and won a ZCU scholarship to Churchill High School. He played for Takashinga Sports Club first team since Form Two and made his first-class debut for Mashonaland A just before his 16th birthday, scoring a fifty in a tight situation in just his second match. In 2003-04 he was assigned to Manicaland to strengthen the provincial side there, and was selected for the CFX Academy in 2004.
Steven Price April 2007
