Brad Evans (cricketer)

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]

Brad Evans
Personal information
Full name
Bradley Neil Evans
Born (1997-03-24) 24 March 1997
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

Career

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, for Zimbabwe 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
  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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