John Nyumbu (born 31 May 1985) is a Zimbabwean
cricket
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er. He is right-handed tail-ended batsman and right arm
off break
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bowler.
Career
He made his
Test cricket
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debut for
Zimbabwe
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against
South Africa
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at
Harare Sports Club
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in August 2014 in which he took five wickets in the first innings and became second Zimbabwean cricketer after
Andy Blignaut
Arnoldus Mauritius Blignaut (born 1 August 1978) is a former Zimbabwean cricketer, who played all formats of the game. He was a right-arm fast-medium bowler, also known as a hard-hitting batsman in ODIs, where he frequently scored a fast rate; ...
.
He made his
One Day International
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debut later that same month, also against South Africa.
In May 2018, he took his 200th
first-class wicket in his 73rd first-class match. He was the leading wicket-taker for
Matabeleland Tuskers
The Matabeleland Tuskers is one of five Zimbabwean cricket franchises. They are a first-class cricket team, based in the Bulawayo Metropolitan and Matabeleland North area. They play their home matches at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo. They were ...
in the
2017–18 Pro50 Championship
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tournament, with eleven dismissals in eight matches.
In June 2018, he was named in a Board XI team for warm-up fixtures ahead of the
2018 Zimbabwe Tri-Nation Series
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.
Later the same month, he was named in a 22-man preliminary
Twenty20 International
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(T20I) squad for the tri-nation series.
He made his T20I debut for Zimabwbe against
Pakistan
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on 1 July 2018, during the tri-series.
In December 2020, he was selected to play for the
Tuskers in the
2020–21 Logan Cup
The 2020–21 Logan Cup was the 27th edition of the Logan Cup, a first-class cricket competition in Zimbabwe, which started on 9 December 2020. After originally scheduled to start on 3 December 2020, the tournament was moved back a week to allow ...
.
References
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1985 births
Living people
Zimbabwean cricketers
Zimbabwe Test cricketers
Zimbabwe One Day International cricketers
Zimbabwe Twenty20 International cricketers
Cricketers from Bulawayo
Cricketers who have taken five wickets on Test debut
Matabeleland Tuskers cricketers