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Andy Blignaut
Zimbabwe
Player profile
Full name Arnoldus Mauritius Blignaut
Born August 1, 1978, Salisbury (now Harare)
Current age 30 years 20 days
Major teams Zimbabwe, Mashonaland, Tasmania
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium-fast
Batting and fielding averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
BF |
SR |
100 |
50 |
4s |
6s |
Ct |
St |
| Tests |
19 |
36 |
3 |
886 |
92 |
26.84 |
1292 |
68.57 |
0 |
6 |
102 |
23 |
13 |
0 |
| ODIs |
51 |
40 |
8 |
625 |
63* |
19.53 |
586 |
106.65 |
0 |
5 |
62 |
13 |
11 |
0 |
| First-class |
56 |
89 |
5 |
2303 |
194 |
27.41 |
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2 |
14 |
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38 |
0 |
| List A |
77 |
60 |
9 |
914 |
63* |
17.92 |
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0 |
6 |
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17 |
0 |
| Twenty20 |
6 |
5 |
3 |
145 |
61* |
72.50 |
85 |
170.58 |
0 |
1 |
11 |
8 |
3 |
0 |
Bowling averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
Balls |
Runs |
Wkts |
BBI |
BBM |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
4w |
5w |
10 |
| Tests |
19 |
30 |
3173 |
1964 |
53 |
5/73 |
8/110 |
37.05 |
3.71 |
59.8 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
| ODIs |
51 |
50 |
2270 |
2021 |
49 |
4/43 |
4/43 |
41.24 |
5.34 |
46.3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| First-class |
56 |
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8052 |
4819 |
133 |
5/73 |
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36.23 |
3.59 |
60.5 |
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3 |
0 |
| List A |
77 |
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3263 |
2931 |
69 |
4/43 |
4/43 |
42.47 |
5.38 |
47.2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| Twenty20 |
6 |
5 |
76 |
111 |
5 |
2/31 |
2/31 |
22.20 |
8.76 |
15.2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Career statistics
| Test debut |
Zimbabwe v Bangladesh at Bulawayo, Apr 19-22, 2001 scorecard |
| Last Test |
Zimbabwe v India at Harare, Sep 20-22, 2005 scorecard |
| Test statistics |
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| ODI debut |
West Indies v Zimbabwe at Singapore, Sep 2, 1999 scorecard |
| Last ODI |
Zimbabwe v India at Harare, Sep 4, 2005 scorecard |
| ODI statistics |
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| First-class debut |
1997/98 |
| Last First-class |
Lions v Dolphins at Johannesburg, Mar 16-19, 2006 scorecard |
| List A span |
1997/98 - 2005/06 |
| Twenty20 debut |
Lions v Warriors at Johannesburg, Jan 20, 2006 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 |
Eagles v Lions at Bloemfontein, Feb 13, 2006 scorecard |
A laid-back character, Blignaut hails from an Afrikaner farming family, as his forenames (Arnoldus Mauritius) suggest. His stronger suit is his pace bowling, and he returned the best figures by a Zimbabwean on Test debut - 5 for 73 in the first Test against Bangladesh at Bulawayo in April 2001. He also managed a first-ball duck in his maiden Test innings, although as a strokeplaying left-hander, he has a terrific eye for the ball. A fine fielder as well. After growing disenchanted with the game he sat out the 2001-02 season, amid reports of disputes with administrators and fellow players. He pursued a number of lines of employment including, briefly, male modelling. But in August 2002 he announced that he was returning, and in his first game back he took 5 for 79 against Pakistan. He then cemented his place back in the team and put in steady performances during the 2003 World Cup and in England later in the same year. But he was one of the 15 rebel players who was involved in the stand-off with the Zimbabwe board and was ultimately sacked by them. In June 2004 he joined the growing exodus from Zimbabwe by signing for Tasmania, and also had a brief stint with Durham during the English summer. But Tasmania released him from his contract early - his spell was dogged by injury - and in February 2005 he returned 'unconditionally' to Zimbabwe. He was part of the strike against the board later in the year, and spent 2005-06 playing for the Lions in South Africa. He was for a time touted as successor to Tatenda Taibu as captain, but refused to play until he was paid substantial monies owed to him by the board.
Martin Williamson March 2006
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Dinesh Karthik appeals for Andy Blignaut's wicket
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Sep 4, 2005 |
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MS Dhoni stumps Andy Blignaut after he hit 41 off 26 balls
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Sep 4, 2005 |
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Andy Blignaut successfully appeals for an lbw against Mohammad Kaif
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