Hamilton Masakadza
81Zimbabwe · OP · 2001 to 2019 · on scorecards: H Masakadza
BATTING
- Matches
- 209
- Innings
- 208
- Runs
- 5658
- Average
- 27.73
- Strike rate
- 73.21
- High score
- 178*
- 100s / 50s
- 5 / 34
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 39
- Average
- 41.94
- Economy
- 5.32
- Strike rate
- 47.2
- Best figures
- 3/39
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 71 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 6
CAREER IN BRIEF
Hamilton Masakadza played 209 ODIs for Zimbabwe in CricArcade's archive, from 2001 to 2019. The first came against South Africa at Queens Sports Club, with a score of 11, and the last against Ireland at Civil Service Cricket Club in 2019.
The most productive decade was the 2010s: 3,328 runs at 27.1 in 124 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 178 not out from 167 balls against Kenya at Harare Sports Club in 2009, in a match Zimbabwe won. In all: 5 hundreds, 34 fifties.
At home the average was 30.2 across 108 ODIs; away it was 23.6 across 79 ODIs, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against Bangladesh: 1,189 runs at 23.3 in 52 ODIs. Harare Sports Club was the most frequent ground, with 68 ODIs and 1,892 runs at 28.7. Hamilton Masakadza captained Zimbabwe in 25 ODIs, winning 0 and losing 24. The scorecards record 7 player-of-the-match awards. Zimbabwe won 54 of the ODIs Hamilton Masakadza played and lost 153.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 209 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 178* | 167 | Kenya | Harare Sports Club | 2009 | Won |
| 156 | 151 | Kenya | Harare Sports Club | 2009 | Won |
| 111 | 98 | Sri Lanka | Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium | 2017 | Lost |
| 110 | 111 | Afghanistan | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 2016 | Lost |
| 102 | 112 | Bangladesh | Queens Sports Club | 2009 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/39 | 8 | Bangladesh | Harare Sports Club | 2006 | Won |
| 2/20 | 7 | Kenya | Gymkhana Club Ground | 2009 | Won |
| 2/22 | 6 | Kenya | Harare Sports Club | 2009 | Lost |
| 2/26 | 4 | Kenya | Queens Sports Club | 2006 | Won |
| 2/27 | 7 | West Indies | National Cricket Stadium | 2013 | Lost |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 52 | 1,189 | 23.31 | 1/5 | 14 | 32.79 |
| South Africa | 25 | 553 | 22.12 | 0/3 | 4 | 42.75 |
| Pakistan | 22 | 630 | 30.00 | 0/5 | 2 | 124.50 |
| Sri Lanka | 18 | 596 | 33.11 | 1/4 | 1 | 20.00 |
| India | 16 | 316 | 19.75 | 0/1 | 1 | 118.00 |
| West Indies | 16 | 315 | 19.69 | 0/2 | 5 | 34.00 |
| Kenya | 15 | 794 | 66.17 | 2/5 | 7 | 32.29 |
| Afghanistan | 14 | 545 | 38.93 | 1/3 | 2 | 31.50 |
| Ireland | 9 | 145 | 16.11 | 0/1 | 1 | 75.00 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 227 | 25.22 | 0/2 | 2 | 38.00 |
| England | 3 | 90 | 30.00 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Scotland | 3 | 66 | 22.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Australia | 2 | 88 | 44.00 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Netherlands | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 84 | 84.00 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 108 | 3,166 | 30.15 | 3/19 | 26 | 37.96 |
| Away | 79 | 1,819 | 23.62 | 1/11 | 12 | 44.00 |
| Neutral | 22 | 673 | 30.59 | 1/4 | 1 | 121.00 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85 | 2,330 | 28.77 | 3/14 | 23 | 35.65 |
| 2010s | 124 | 3,328 | 27.06 | 2/20 | 16 | 51.00 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harare Sports Club | 68 | 1,892 | 28.67 | 2/10 | 19 | 34.63 |
| Queens Sports Club | 40 | 1,274 | 32.67 | 1/9 | 7 | 47.00 |
| Shere Bangla National Stadium | 18 | 418 | 23.22 | 0/3 | 2 | 34.50 |
| Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 9 | 350 | 38.89 | 1/1 | 0 | – |
| Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium | 7 | 76 | 10.86 | 0/0 | 1 | 11.00 |
| Gymkhana Club Ground | 5 | 239 | 59.75 | 0/3 | 2 | 35.00 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v South Africa, 2001 at Queens Sports Club
- Latest in the archive: v Ireland, 2019 at Civil Service Cricket Club
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 9 August 1983
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm medium
- Balls faced (career)
- 7,728
- Ducks
- 15
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
- Most common batting position
- 1st
- Strike rate, overs 1 to 10
- 65.3
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 78.4
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 108.8
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 36.4
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 41.0
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 5,479 balls faced in that period.
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