Andy Blignaut
76Zimbabwe · PACE · 1999 to 2010 · on scorecards: AM Blignaut
BATTING
- Matches
- 54
- Innings
- 41
- Runs
- 626
- Average
- 18.96
- Strike rate
- 106.28
- High score
- 63*
- 100s / 50s
- 0 / 5
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 50
- Average
- 41.26
- Economy
- 5.27
- Strike rate
- 46.9
- Best figures
- 4/43
- 4w / 5w
- 2 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 11 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 8
CAREER IN BRIEF
Andy Blignaut played 54 ODIs for Zimbabwe in CricArcade's archive, from 1999 to 2010. The first came against West Indies at Kallang Ground, with a score of 1, and the last against India at Harare Sports Club in 2010.
The most productive decade was the 2000s: 575 runs at 21.3 in 45 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 63 not out from 43 balls against Kenya at Queens Sports Club in 2002, in a match Zimbabwe won. The best bowling is 4 for 43 against West Indies at Harare Sports Club in 2003.
In all: 5 fifties. At home the average was 31.1 across 29 ODIs; away it was 17.3 across 8 ODIs, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against Australia: 138 runs at 34.5 in 8 ODIs. Harare Sports Club was the most frequent ground, with 15 ODIs and 205 runs at 22.8. The scorecards record 2 player-of-the-match awards. Zimbabwe won 14 of the ODIs Andy Blignaut played and lost 37.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 54 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63* | 43 | Kenya | Queens Sports Club | 2002 | Won |
| 58 | 38 | Netherlands | Queens Sports Club | 2003 | Won |
| 55 | 39 | Pakistan | Queens Sports Club | 2002 | Lost |
| 54 | 28 | Australia | Queens Sports Club | 2003 | Lost |
| 50 | 47 | New Zealand | Harare Sports Club | 2005 | Lost |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/43 | 10 | West Indies | Harare Sports Club | 2003 | Won |
| 4/46 | 9.1 | New Zealand | Harare Sports Club | 2005 | Lost |
| 3/33 | 10 | Sri Lanka | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 2003 | Won |
| 2/21 | 5 | Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground | 2004 | Lost |
| 2/24 | 10 | Bangladesh | Harare Sports Club | 2001 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 12 | 82 | 9.11 | 0/0 | 9 | 47.89 |
| Australia | 8 | 138 | 34.50 | 0/1 | 5 | 65.20 |
| West Indies | 8 | 59 | 19.67 | 0/0 | 9 | 38.56 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 85 | 21.25 | 0/1 | 3 | 63.00 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 41 | 41.00 | 0/0 | 6 | 18.67 |
| Kenya | 4 | 69 | 23.00 | 0/1 | 3 | 32.33 |
| England | 3 | 17 | 17.00 | 0/0 | 3 | 41.00 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 55 | 18.33 | 0/1 | 8 | 22.88 |
| South Africa | 3 | 20 | 10.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 137.00 |
| Sri Lanka | 3 | 2 | 1.00 | 0/0 | 3 | 29.33 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 58 | 58.00 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 29 | 497 | 31.06 | 0/5 | 29 | 38.69 |
| Away | 8 | 52 | 17.33 | 0/0 | 6 | 48.50 |
| Neutral | 17 | 77 | 5.50 | 0/0 | 15 | 43.33 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6 | 50 | 10.00 | 0/0 | 4 | 43.75 |
| 2000s | 45 | 575 | 21.30 | 0/5 | 45 | 41.02 |
| 2010s | 3 | 1 | 1.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 42.00 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harare Sports Club | 15 | 205 | 22.78 | 0/1 | 19 | 29.74 |
| Queens Sports Club | 14 | 292 | 41.71 | 0/4 | 10 | 55.70 |
| Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 4 | 29 | 9.67 | 0/0 | 5 | 32.00 |
| Adelaide Oval | 2 | 43 | 43.00 | 0/0 | 2 | 39.00 |
| Mangaung Oval | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0/0 | 3 | 25.67 |
| Kallang Ground | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0/0 | 2 | 30.50 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v West Indies, 1999 at Kallang Ground
- Latest in the archive: v India, 2010 at Harare Sports Club
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 1 August 1978
- Batting
- Left-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm medium-fast
- Balls faced (career)
- 589
- Ducks
- 3
- Four-wicket hauls
- 2
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