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Full name Ngonidzashe Blessing Mahwire
Born July 31, 1982, Bikita, Masvingo
Current age 25 years 361 days
Major teams Zimbabwe,Mashonaland,Zimbabwe Cricket Academy
Playing role Bowler
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
10
17
6
147
50*
13.36
346
42.48
0
1
21
2
1
0
ODIs
23
19
8
117
22*
10.63
249
46.98
0
0
5
2
6
0
First-class
58
97
14
1347
115
16.22
1
2
23
0
List A
63
47
12
580
85
16.57
0
3
11
0
Twenty20
4
3
0
50
22
16.66
49
102.04
0
0
5
0
0
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
10
14
1287
915
18
4/92
4/92
50.83
4.26
71.5
1
0
0
ODIs
23
21
885
775
21
3/29
3/29
36.90
5.25
42.1
0
0
0
First-class
58
8202
4556
160
7/64
28.47
3.33
51.2
4
0
List A
63
2620
2102
70
4/23
4/23
30.02
4.81
37.4
1
0
0
Twenty20
4
3
47
63
3
2/9
2/9
21.00
8.04
15.6
0
0
0
Career statistics
Test debut
Zimbabwe v Pakistan at Harare, Nov 9-12, 2002 scorecard
Last Test
Zimbabwe v India at Harare, Sep 20-22, 2005 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
Australia v Zimbabwe at Melbourne, Jan 29, 2004 scorecard
Last ODI
Bangladesh v Zimbabwe at Bogra, Dec 3, 2006 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class debut
2000/01
Last First-class
Northerns (Zimbabwe) v Southerns at Harare, May 3-4, 2008 scorecard
List A debut
2000/01
Last List A
Griqualand West v Zimbabwe Provinces at Kimberley, Feb 3, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut
Northerns (Zimbabwe) v Southerns at Harare, Mar 19, 2008 scorecard
Last Twenty20
Centrals v Southerns at Harare, Mar 21, 2008 scorecard
Profile
A quick bowler and a handy lower-order batsman, Blessing Mahwire is the first national player to come from the Masvingo area of Zimbabwe, where he turned in some impressive schoolboy performances, especially with the bat. He attended the CFX Academy in 2001 and was posted to Manicaland, where he developed more as a bowler than a batsman, although without losing his ability with the bat -- he has a Test fifty against New Zealand to his credit. He made his international debut against Pakistan at Harare in November 2002, but struggled to make an impact. However, a year later he was recalled for the 2003-04 tour of Australia and made the second Test at Sydney, but failed to take a wicket. Nevertheless, he impressed with his whole-hearted attitude and stayed in the side for the home West Indies series in November 2003. But in May 2004, his action came under scrutiny and he was reported to the ICC after the first Test against Sri Lanka at Harare. With assistance from Kevin Curran, he remodelled his action, becoming more side-on, and returned to the side against India and New Zealand in 2005, impressing with both bat and ball. He struggled in West Indies, though, bowling his away-swingers inconsistently. He also emerged as an unofficial spokesman for the players in their bitter dispute with the board.
John Ward June 2006
