Quinton Friend
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| Full name | Quinton Friend | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 February 1982 Bellville, Western Cape, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Quinne | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-hand bat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000—2007 | Western Province/Cape Cobras | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009/10-2011/12 | Dolphins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011/12-present | Knights | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricInfo, 24 April 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Quinton Friend (born 16 February 1982) is a South African domestic cricketer as well as a regular representative in the South Africa A cricket team. He bowls right arm fast-medium with an action similar to Damien Fleming and is a tail-end right-handed batsman.
Career
Friend, who was born in Bellville, Western Cape, debuted for the Warriors in 2002 in List-A cricket, and in 2002 in first class cricket at Pietermaritzburg.[1] He took career best figures of 3/36 against Western Province Boland in a one-day match on 17 November 2004,[2] and the following year in January 2005 he took 5/93 in one day again against Western Province in a first class match,[3] ending with final figures of 6/114.[4] Against Western Province again Friend was the pick of the bowlers with 4/65 on 2 March 2006 during a one-day game,[5]
In 2007, Western Provinces merged with Boland to become the Cape Cobras, who then released Friend on 12 July 2007 to join the Dolphins.[6] He led them to victory against the Titans on 22 October 2007,[7] however eight days later was suspended for one match along with Titans' Martin van Jaarsveld for verbal abuse.[8]
Notes
- ^ Quinton Friend at ESPNcricinfo retrieved 24 April 2008
- ^ Warriors waltz to win in the rain at CricInfo retrieved 24 April 2008
- ^ Runs flow as SuperSport Series restarts at CricInfo retrieved 24 April 2008
- ^ Klusener in among the wickets at CricInfo retrieved 24 April 2008
- ^ Morkel shines with bat and ball at CricInfo retrieved 24 April 2008
- ^ Dolphins sign up Quinton Friend at CricInfo retrieved 24 April 2008
- ^ Dolphins and Eagles ease to victories at CricInfo retrieved 24 April 2008
- ^ van Jaarsveld and Friend suspended at CricInfo retrieved 24 April 2008