Wesley Madhevere

Wesley Madhevere

Personal information
Full name	Wesley Nyasha Madhevere
Born	(2000-09-04) 4 September 2000 (age 24) Harare, Zimbabwe
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off-break
Role	All-rounder
International information
National side	Zimbabwe (2020–present)
Test debut (cap 114)	2 March 2021 v Afghanistan
Last Test	10 March 2021 v Afghanistan
ODI debut (cap 141)	1 March 2020 v Bangladesh
Last ODI	4 July 2023 v Scotland
ODI shirt no.	17
T20I debut (cap 59)	9 March 2020 v Bangladesh
Last T20I	14 July 2024 v India
T20I shirt no.	17
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC Matches 2 36 62 23 Runs scored 0 705 1,111 1,032 Batting average 0.00 20.73 21.36 33.29 100s/50s 0/0 0/5 0/7 1/7 Top score 0 72 73* 111 Balls bowled 78 806 396 2,690 Wickets 0 13 13 52 Bowling average – 52.53 35.76 38.58 5 wickets in innings – 0 0 2 10 wickets in match – 0 0 0 Best bowling – 3/36 2/8 7/105 Catches/stumpings 1/– 9/– 24/– 18/–
Source: Cricinfo, 7 July 2024

Wesley^{[nb 1]} Nyasha Madhevere (born 4 September 2000) is a Zimbabwean cricketer. He made his international debut for the Zimbabwe cricket team in March 2020.^[3]

Career

Madhevere made his List A debut on 8 February 2020, for Mashonaland Eagles in the 2019–20 Pro50 Championship.^[5] Prior to his List A debut, he was named as the vice-captain of Zimbabwe's squad for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.^[6] He was also part of Zimbabwe's teams for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup^[7] and the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup,^[8] with the International Cricket Council (ICC) naming him as the rising star of the squad following the 2018 tournament.^[9] He made his first-class debut on 20 February 2020, for Mashonaland Eagles in the 2019–20 Logan Cup.^[10]

In February 2020, Madhevere was named in Zimbabwe's One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) squads for their tour against Bangladesh.^[11] He made his ODI debut for Zimbabwe, against Bangladesh, on 1 March 2020.^[12] He made his T20I debut for Zimbabwe, against Bangladesh, on 9 March 2020.^[13]

In December 2020, Madhevere was selected to play for the Eagles in the 2020–21 Logan Cup.^[14][15] In February 2021, Madhevere was named in Zimbabwe's Test squad for their series against Afghanistan.^[16] He made his Test debut for Zimbabwe, against Afghanistan, on 2 March 2021.^[17]

In March 2023, he was named in the Zimbabwe's ODI squad for their series against the Netherlands.^[18] In the second ODI, on 23 March 2023, he became the third cricketer from Zimbabwe to take a hat-trick in ODIs.^[19]

In December 2023, he was suspended by Zimbabwe Cricket after failing a drugs test.^[20] On 25 January 2024, Zimbabwe Cricket announced that Madhevere as well as teammate Brandon Mavuta had been suspended for four months, as well as fined 50% of their salaries for three months, effective from January 2024.^[21]

Notes

1. The International Cricket Council (ICC) and Wisden both spell his first name as "Wesley".^[1][2] Cricinfo has his first name as "Wessley",^[3] and Zimbabwe Cricket spell his first name "Wessly".^[4]

References

1. "Wesley Madhevere". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
2. "Wesley Madhevere". Wisden. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
3. "Wesley Madhevere". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
4. "Zimbabwe retain Ervine as skipper for Sri Lanka tour". Zimbabwe Cricket. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
5. "5th Match, Pro50 Championship at Harare, Feb 8 2020". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
6. "Zimbabwe U-19 WC squad named". New Zimbabwe. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
7. "All 16 squads confirmed for ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2016". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
8. "ICC U19 World Cup 2018: Zimbabwe name 15-member squad". Cricket Country. 17 November 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
9. "U19CWC Report Card: Zimbabwe". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
10. "9th Match, Logan Cup at Harare, Feb 20-22 2020". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
11. "Uncapped Wesley Madhevere in Chamu Chibhabha-led white-ball squads". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
12. "1st ODI (D/N), Zimbabwe tour of Bangladesh at Sylhet, Mar 1 2020". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
13. "1st T20I (D/N), Zimbabwe tour of Bangladesh at Dhaka, Mar 9 2020". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
14. "Logan Cup first class cricket competition gets underway". The Zimbabwe Daily. Archived from the original on 9 December 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
15. "Logan Cup starts in secure environment". The Herald. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
16. "No Brendan Taylor, Craig Ervine in Zimbabwe squad for Afghanistan Tests". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
17. "1st Test, Abu Dhabi, Mar 2 - 6 2021, Afghanistan tour of United Arab Emirates". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
18. "Zimbabwe name full-strength squad for Netherlands series". Zimbabwe Cricket. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
19. "Wessly Madhevere becomes third Zimbabwe player to take ODI hat-trick". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
20. "Zimbabwe Cricket: Wesley Madhevere and Brandon Mavuta suspended". BBC Sport. 21 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
21. "Madhevere, Mavuta banned for four months by Zimbabwe Cricket for recreational drug use". ESPN Cricinfo. 25 January 2024.

External links

• Wesley Madhevere at ESPNcricinfo