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Aviwe Mgijima

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Aviwe Mgijima
Personal information
Full name
Aviwe Mgijima
Born (1988-08-10) 10 August 1988 (age 36)
East London, Cape Province, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleAll-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2007/08Border
2009/10–presentWestern Province
2013/14–2020/21Cape Cobras
2018/19–2019/20South Western Districts
2019Cape Town Blitz
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 85 79 82
Runs scored 2,884 1,246 576
Batting average 25.75 20.76 14.40
100s/50s 2/15 0/7 0/1
Top score 112 77 55*
Balls bowled 3,923 667 418
Wickets 64 25 21
Bowling average 33.04 22.88 26.66
5 wickets in innings 1 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 5/24 3/21 3/14
Catches/stumpings 63/– 32/– 32/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 27 January 2023

Aviwe Mgijima (born 10 August 1988) is a South African cricketer.[1] He was included in the Western Province cricket team squad for the 2015 Africa T20 Cup.[2] In August 2017, he was named in Cape Town Knight Riders' squad for the first season of the T20 Global League.[3] However, in October 2017, Cricket South Africa initially postponed the tournament until November 2018, with it being cancelled soon after.[4]

In September 2017, he scored his maiden first-class century playing for Cape Cobras against Knights in the 2017–18 Sunfoil Series, and has since scored a second.[5] In June 2018, he was named in the squad for the Cape Cobras team for the 2018–19 season.[6]

In September 2018, he was named in South Western Districts' squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup.[7] In September 2019, he was named in the squad for the Cape Town Blitz team for the 2019 Mzansi Super League tournament.[8] In April 2021, he was named in Western Province's squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Aviwe Mgijima". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  2. ^ Northerns Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  3. ^ "T20 Global League announces final team squads". T20 Global League. Archived from the original on 5 September 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Cricket South Africa postpones Global T20 league". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Amla, Mgijima help Cobras earn draw with Knights". Cricket South Africa. Archived from the original on 23 September 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  6. ^ "Prince announces 'exciting' World Sports Betting Cape Cobras Squad for 2018/2019". Cape Cobras. Archived from the original on 16 June 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  7. ^ "South Western Districts Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  8. ^ "MSL 2.0 announces its T20 squads". Cricket South Africa. Archived from the original on 4 September 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  9. ^ "CSA reveals Division One squads for 2021/22". Cricket South Africa. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
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