Craig Wishart

Craig Wishart
Personal information
Full name	Craig Brian Wishart
Born	9 January 1974 (age 50); Salisbury, Rhodesia
Batting	Right-hand bat
Bowling	Right-arm offbreak
Role	Batsman
International information
National side	Zimbabwe (1995–2005);
Test debut (cap 29)	13 October 1995 v South Africa
Last Test	15 August 2005 v New Zealand
ODI debut (cap 44)	26 August 1996 v Australia
Last ODI	24 August 2005 v New Zealand
Domestic team information
1994–1999	Mashonaland
2000–2005	Midlands
Career statistics
	Source: Cricinfo, 11 February 2017

Craig Brian Wishart (born 9 January 1974) is a former Zimbabwean cricketer, who played Tests and ODIs for 10 years. He played domestic cricket for Mashonaland and Midlands as well as the Zimbabwean national team.

Currently he is self-employed in Zimbabwe and plays social cricket there.

International career

Wishart made his Test debut in 1995 in Harare. He has a Test record batting score of 114, with a 22.40 batting average, and a one-day record batting score of 172 not out, achieved against Namibia in the 2003 Cricket World Cup, the sixth highest in World Cup history and the highest scored by a Zimbabwean player in ODIs.^[1]^[2]

Wishart retired in 2005, citing "stress from the problems in local cricket", and was one of a number of senior internationals to announce their retirements in protest of the local governing body's controversial decisions during the early 2000s.^[3]

International centuries

Test centuries

Test centuries of Craig Wishart
No	Runs	Match	Against	City/Country	Venue	Start date	Result
[1]	114	18	Bangladesh	Chittagong, Bangladesh	MA Aziz Stadium	15 November 2001	Won

ODI centuries

One Day International centuries of Craig Wishart
No	Runs	Match	Against	City/Country	Venue	Date	Result
[1]	102	30	India	Harare, Zimbabwe	Harare Sports Club	30 September 1998	Won
[2]	172*	73	Namibia	Harare, Zimbabwe	Harare Sports Club	10 February 2003	Won

International awards

One Day International Cricket

Man of the Match awards

S No	Opponent	Venue	Date	Match Performance	Result
1	India	Harare Sports Club, Harare	30 September 1998	102 (124 balls, 4x4, 2x6)	Zimbabwe won by 37 runs.^[4]
2	Bangladesh	MA Aziz Stadium, Chittagong	23 November 2001	79* (91 balls, 11x4, 2x6)	Zimbabwe won by 5 wickets.^[5]
3	Namibia	Harare Sports Club, Harare	10 February 2003	172* (151 balls, 18x4, 3x6) ; 1 ct.	Zimbabwe won by 86 runs (D/L).^[6]

References

^ "Zimbabwe beat Namibia and the weather". Cricinfo. 10 February 2003.
^ "Wishart inspires Zimbabwe victory". Daily Telegraph. 10 February 2003.
^ "Wishart quits as problems grow". Cricinfo. 30 September 2005.
^ "1998–1999 Zimbabwe v India – 3rd Match – Harare". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
^ "2001-2002 Bangladesh v Zimbabwe - 1st Match - Chittagong". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
^ "2002-2003 ICC World Cup - 2nd Match - Zimbabwe v Namibia - Harare". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 August 2015.

External links

[1] "Zimbabwe beat Namibia and the weather". Cricinfo. 10 February 2003.

[2] "Wishart inspires Zimbabwe victory". Daily Telegraph. 10 February 2003.

[3] "Wishart quits as problems grow". Cricinfo. 30 September 2005.

[4] "1998–1999 Zimbabwe v India – 3rd Match – Harare". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 August 2015.

[5] "2001-2002 Bangladesh v Zimbabwe - 1st Match - Chittagong". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 August 2015.

[6] "2002-2003 ICC World Cup - 2nd Match - Zimbabwe v Namibia - Harare". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 August 2015.

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v t e Zimbabwe squad – 2003 Cricket World Cup
2 Whittall 8 Vermeulen 9 Streak (c) 10 Wishart 14 Ervine 18 Friend 22 Ebrahim 27 Murphy 33 A. Flower 42 Marillier 44 Taibu 68 G. Flower 77 Olonga 79 Hondo 99 Blignaut Coach: Marsh
Alistair Campbell and Stuart Matsikenyeri were named in the original squad but withdrew from the tournament