Brighton Watambwa

Brighton Tonderai Watambwa (born 9 June 1977) is a Zimbabwean cricketer who currently captains the Belgium national cricket team.[2]

Brighton Watambwa
Personal information
Full nameBrighton Tonderai Watambwa
Born (1977-06-09) 9 June 1977
Salisbury, Rhodesia
NicknameBulb, Spikey, Slim[1]
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut19 April 2001 v Bangladesh
Last Test28 February 2002 v India
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1997/98–2000/01Mashonaland A
1999/00–2001/02Mashonaland
Career statistics
Competition Test FC LA
Matches 6 21 12
Runs scored 11 70 15
Batting average 3.66 5.83 2.14
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 4* 14* 6*
Balls bowled 931 3,076 598
Wickets 14 66 9
Bowling average 35.00 26.06 59.44
5 wickets in innings 0 3 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 4/64 6/96 2/37
Catches/stumpings 0/– 5/– 3/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 11 June 2015

A right-arm fast-medium bowler, Watambwa played six Tests for Zimbabwe between April 2001 and March 2002, taking 14 wickets. Domestically, he alternated between playing for Mashonaland and Mashonaland A.

Following a contract dispute with the Zimbabwe Cricket Union, Watambwa emigrated to the USA in the autumn of 2002.[3][4] After obtaining a degree from the University of Miami, he moved to Belgium in 2009, taking on a full-time job with Johnson & Johnson in Brussels [5] until 2015.

References

  1. "Brighton Watambwa - a biography". ESPNcricinfo. 25 April 2002. Retrieved 9 March 2013.
  2. "Zimbabwe's former cricketer Brighton Watambwa makes comeback by captaining Belgium". Cricket Country. 13 April 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  3. "Zimbabwe players emigrate to USA". ESPNcricinfo. 16 September 2002. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  4. "The speed merchant Zimbabwe lost". ESPNcricinfo. 20 September 2005. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
  5. Muchinjo, Enock (22 April 2014). "Meet the cricket captain of... eeh... Belgium!". Daily News. Harare. Retrieved 11 June 2015.


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