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Brad Evans (cricketer)

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Brad Evans
Personal information
Full name
Bradley Neil Evans
Born (1997-03-24) 24 March 1997 (age 27)
Harare, Zimbabwe
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm fast
RoleBowling all-rounder
RelationsCraig Evans (father)
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 122)4 February 2023 v West Indies
ODI debut (cap 150)7 August 2022 v Bangladesh
Last ODI23 March 2023 v Netherlands
T20I debut (cap 68)21 May 2022 v Namibia
Last T20I14 January 2023 v Ireland
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 1 11 8 18
Runs scored 7 101 41 449
Batting average 3.50 14.42 10.25 21.38
100s/50s -/- -/- -/- -/2
Top score 7 33* 19 81
Balls bowled 216 405 142 2603
Wickets 2 11 6 49
Bowling average 57.50 39.18 29.66 26.79
5 wickets in innings 1 1
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 2/41 5/54 2/25 5/25
Catches/stumpings -/– 4/– 1/– 11/–
Source: Cricinfo, 4 February 2023

Brad Evans (born 24 March 1997) is a Zimbabwean cricketer.[1] He made his first-class debut on 1 April 2018 for Cardiff MCCU against Gloucestershire as part of the Marylebone Cricket Club University fixtures.[2] In December 2020, he was selected to play for the Eagles in the 2020–21 Logan Cup.[3][4] He made his Twenty20 debut on 10 April 2021, for Eagles, in the 2020–21 Zimbabwe Domestic Twenty20 Competition.[5] He made his List A debut on 18 April 2021, for Eagles, in the 2020–21 Pro50 Championship.[6] Evans was also named as a standby player in Zimbabwe's squad for their Twenty20 International (T20I) series against Pakistan.[7]

Career

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In May 2022, Evans was named in Zimbabwe's T20I squad for their five-match home series against Namibia.[8] Evans made his T20I debut on 21 May 2022, against Namibia.[9] In August 2022, he was named in Zimbabwe's ODI squad, for their series against Bangladesh.[10] He made his ODI debut on 7 August 2022, for Zimbabwe against Bangladesh.[11] He took his career best 5–54 in the third ODI against a powerful Indian side in Harare sports club within 2 weeks of his debut.

On 4 February 2023, Evans made his Test debut against the West Indies.[12]

References

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  1. ^ "Brad Evans". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Marylebone Cricket Club University Matches at Bristol, Apr 1-3 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Logan Cup first class cricket competition gets underway". The Zimbabwe Daily. Archived from the original on 9 December 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Logan Cup starts in secure environment". The Herald. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  5. ^ "1st Match, Harare, Apr 10 2021, Zimbabwe Domestic Twenty20 Competition". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  6. ^ "2nd Match, Harare, Apr 18 2021, Pro50 Championship". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Uncapped Marumani, Chivanga and Mufudza named in Zimbabwe T20I squad". CricBuzz. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Zimbabwe gear up for strong outing against Namibia in T20I series". Zimbabwe Cricket. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  9. ^ "3rd T20I, Bulawayo, May 21, 2022, Namibia tour of Zimbabwe". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  10. ^ "Chakabva to captain Zimbabwe in ODI series against Bangladesh". Zimbabwe Cricket. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  11. ^ "2nd ODI, Harare, August 07, 2022, Bangladesh tour of Zimbabwe". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  12. ^ "1st Test, Bulawayo, February 4 - 8, 2023, West Indies tour of Zimbabwe". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
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