Guy Whittall
78Zimbabwe · AR · 1993 to 2003 · on scorecards: GJ Whittall
BATTING
- Matches
- 147
- Innings
- 142
- Runs
- 2705
- Average
- 22.54
- Strike rate
- 67.43
- High score
- 83
- 100s / 50s
- 0 / 11
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 88
- Average
- 39.55
- Economy
- 5.14
- Strike rate
- 46.1
- Best figures
- 4/35
- 4w / 5w
- 1 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 36 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 7
CAREER IN BRIEF
Guy Whittall played 147 ODIs for Zimbabwe in CricArcade's archive, from 1993 to 2003. The first came against Sri Lanka at Moin-ul-Haq Stadium, with a score of 36, and the last against New Zealand at Mangaung Oval in 2003.
The most productive decade was the 1990s: 1,731 runs at 23.4 in 89 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 83 from 105 balls against Kenya at Gymkhana Club Ground in 1997, in a match Zimbabwe won. The best bowling is 4 for 35 against Sri Lanka at Queens Sports Club in 1999.
In all: 11 fifties. At home the average was 25.5 across 43 ODIs; away it was 21.7 across 53 ODIs. The most runs came against New Zealand: 431 runs at 22.7 in 20 ODIs. Harare Sports Club was the most frequent ground, with 28 ODIs and 445 runs at 21.2. Guy Whittall captained Zimbabwe in 4 ODIs, winning 0 and losing 4. The scorecards record 4 player-of-the-match awards. Zimbabwe won 45 of the ODIs Guy Whittall played and lost 94.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 147 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83 | 105 | Kenya | Gymkhana Club Ground | 1997 | Won |
| 83 | 111 | West Indies | St Lawrence Ground | 2000 | Won |
| 79* | 80 | Bangladesh | Gymkhana Club Ground | 1997 | Won |
| 70 | 73 | New Zealand | Eden Park | 1996 | Lost |
| 67 | 76 | Kenya | Bangabandhu National Stadium | 1999 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/35 | 10 | Sri Lanka | Queens Sports Club | 1999 | Lost |
| 3/29 | 10 | Kenya | Gymkhana Club Ground | 1999 | Won |
| 3/35 | 10 | Sri Lanka | County Ground | 1999 | Lost |
| 3/36 | 7 | Sri Lanka | Queens Sports Club | 1999 | Tied/NR |
| 3/37 | 8 | Sri Lanka | Harare Sports Club | 1999 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 22 | 392 | 20.63 | 0/1 | 9 | 53.78 |
| New Zealand | 20 | 431 | 22.68 | 0/2 | 6 | 60.83 |
| Sri Lanka | 18 | 323 | 26.92 | 0/1 | 21 | 23.19 |
| Pakistan | 17 | 244 | 17.43 | 0/1 | 16 | 27.69 |
| England | 15 | 176 | 13.54 | 0/1 | 7 | 48.29 |
| South Africa | 13 | 180 | 18.00 | 0/0 | 8 | 59.25 |
| West Indies | 12 | 291 | 32.33 | 0/1 | 2 | 117.00 |
| Australia | 11 | 133 | 12.09 | 0/0 | 7 | 51.14 |
| Kenya | 11 | 287 | 41.00 | 0/2 | 9 | 22.22 |
| Bangladesh | 6 | 218 | 43.60 | 0/2 | 0 | – |
| Namibia | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 2 | 10.00 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 30 | 30.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 19.00 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 43 | 739 | 25.48 | 0/2 | 40 | 27.77 |
| Away | 53 | 1,018 | 21.66 | 0/4 | 23 | 54.83 |
| Neutral | 51 | 948 | 21.55 | 0/5 | 25 | 44.36 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89 | 1,731 | 23.39 | 0/9 | 73 | 33.41 |
| 2000s | 58 | 974 | 21.17 | 0/2 | 15 | 69.47 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harare Sports Club | 28 | 445 | 21.19 | 0/1 | 30 | 26.97 |
| Queens Sports Club | 15 | 294 | 36.75 | 0/1 | 10 | 30.20 |
| Gymkhana Club Ground | 8 | 234 | 33.43 | 0/2 | 10 | 23.70 |
| Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 7 | 116 | 19.33 | 0/0 | 3 | 32.33 |
| Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 5 | 106 | 26.50 | 0/1 | 1 | 98.00 |
| Bangabandhu National Stadium | 4 | 149 | 74.50 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Sri Lanka, 1993 at Moin-ul-Haq Stadium
- Latest in the archive: v New Zealand, 2003 at Mangaung Oval
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 5 September 1972
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm medium
- Balls faced (career)
- 4,011
- Ducks
- 12
- Four-wicket hauls
- 1
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