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Wesley Madhevere

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Wesley Madhevere
Personal information
Full name
Wesley Nyasha Madhevere
Born (2000-09-04) 4 September 2000 (age 24)
Harare, Zimbabwe
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off-break
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 114)2 March 2021 v Afghanistan
Last Test10 March 2021 v Afghanistan
ODI debut (cap 141)1 March 2020 v Bangladesh
Last ODI4 July 2023 v Scotland
ODI shirt no.17
T20I debut (cap 59)9 March 2020 v Bangladesh
Last T20I14 July 2024 v India
T20I shirt no.17
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 2 36 62 23
Runs scored 0 705 1,111 1,032
Batting average 0.00 20.73 21.36 33.29
100s/50s 0/0 0/5 0/7 1/7
Top score 0 72 73* 111
Balls bowled 78 806 396 2,690
Wickets 0 13 13 52
Bowling average – 52.53 35.76 38.58
5 wickets in innings – 0 0 2
10 wickets in match – 0 0 0
Best bowling – 3/36 2/8 7/105
Catches/stumpings 1/– 9/– 24/– 18/–
Source: Cricinfo, 7 July 2024

Wesley[nb 1] Nyasha Madhevere (born 4 September 2000) is a Zimbabwean cricketer. He made his international debut for the Zimbabwe cricket team in March 2020.[3]

Career

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Madhevere made his List A debut on 8 February 2020, for Mashonaland Eagles in the 2019–20 Pro50 Championship.[5] Prior to his List A debut, he was named as the vice-captain of Zimbabwe's squad for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[6] He was also part of Zimbabwe's teams for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup[7] and the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup,[8] with the International Cricket Council (ICC) naming him as the rising star of the squad following the 2018 tournament.[9] He made his first-class debut on 20 February 2020, for Mashonaland Eagles in the 2019–20 Logan Cup.[10]

In February 2020, Madhevere was named in Zimbabwe's One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) squads for their tour against Bangladesh.[11] He made his ODI debut for Zimbabwe, against Bangladesh, on 1 March 2020.[12] He made his T20I debut for Zimbabwe, against Bangladesh, on 9 March 2020.[13]

In December 2020, Madhevere was selected to play for the Eagles in the 2020–21 Logan Cup.[14][15] In February 2021, Madhevere was named in Zimbabwe's Test squad for their series against Afghanistan.[16] He made his Test debut for Zimbabwe, against Afghanistan, on 2 March 2021.[17]

In March 2023, he was named in the Zimbabwe's ODI squad for their series against the Netherlands.[18] In the second ODI, on 23 March 2023, he became the third cricketer from Zimbabwe to take a hat-trick in ODIs.[19]

In December 2023, he was suspended by Zimbabwe Cricket after failing a drugs test.[20] On 25 January 2024, Zimbabwe Cricket announced that Madhevere as well as teammate Brandon Mavuta had been suspended for four months, as well as fined 50% of their salaries for three months, effective from January 2024.[21]

Notes

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  1. ^ The International Cricket Council (ICC) and Wisden both spell his first name as "Wesley".[1][2] Cricinfo has his first name as "Wessley",[3] and Zimbabwe Cricket spell his first name "Wessly".[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Wesley Madhevere". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Wesley Madhevere". Wisden. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Wesley Madhevere". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Zimbabwe retain Ervine as skipper for Sri Lanka tour". Zimbabwe Cricket. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  5. ^ "5th Match, Pro50 Championship at Harare, Feb 8 2020". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Zimbabwe U-19 WC squad named". New Zimbabwe. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  7. ^ "All 16 squads confirmed for ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2016". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  8. ^ "ICC U19 World Cup 2018: Zimbabwe name 15-member squad". Cricket Country. 17 November 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  9. ^ "U19CWC Report Card: Zimbabwe". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  10. ^ "9th Match, Logan Cup at Harare, Feb 20-22 2020". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  11. ^ "Uncapped Wesley Madhevere in Chamu Chibhabha-led white-ball squads". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  12. ^ "1st ODI (D/N), Zimbabwe tour of Bangladesh at Sylhet, Mar 1 2020". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  13. ^ "1st T20I (D/N), Zimbabwe tour of Bangladesh at Dhaka, Mar 9 2020". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  14. ^ "Logan Cup first class cricket competition gets underway". The Zimbabwe Daily. Archived from the original on 9 December 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  15. ^ "Logan Cup starts in secure environment". The Herald. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  16. ^ "No Brendan Taylor, Craig Ervine in Zimbabwe squad for Afghanistan Tests". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  17. ^ "1st Test, Abu Dhabi, Mar 2 - 6 2021, Afghanistan tour of United Arab Emirates". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  18. ^ "Zimbabwe name full-strength squad for Netherlands series". Zimbabwe Cricket. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  19. ^ "Wessly Madhevere becomes third Zimbabwe player to take ODI hat-trick". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  20. ^ "Zimbabwe Cricket: Wesley Madhevere and Brandon Mavuta suspended". BBC Sport. 21 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  21. ^ "Madhevere, Mavuta banned for four months by Zimbabwe Cricket for recreational drug use". ESPN Cricinfo. 25 January 2024.
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